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Huge turnout for Medicaid cuts hearing…

Hundreds wait in line to sign up to testify on proposed Medicaid cuts at a public hearing on Tuesday afternoon, even as the hearing begins. (Betsy Russell)
By Betsy Z. Russell betsyr@spokesman.com(208) 336-2854
Hundreds wait in line to sign up to testify on proposed Medicaid cuts at a public hearing on Tuesday afternoon, even as the hearing begins. (Betsy Russell)
Hundreds wait in line to sign up to testify on proposed Medicaid cuts at a public hearing on Tuesday afternoon, even as the hearing begins. (Betsy Russell)

Even as the hearing has begun this afternoon on Medicaid cuts, hundreds still are waiting in line outside to sign up to testify. The Capitol Auditorium, the state’s largest hearing room, is full; some people are standing at the back; and overflow rooms are being opened up to allow people to watch the hearing on video monitors.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Eye On Boise." Read all stories from this blog