MADISON - We discuss new data released this week showing more than 60% of Wisconsinites kicked off BadgerCare by Gov. Walker were unable to access healthcare through the new marketplace.

We also talk about WI municipalities placing BadgerCare and minimum wage referendums on the November ballot, WEDC outsourcing WI jobs, U.S. AG Eric Holder's likely intervening in Wisconsin voter ID cases, and new documents indicating Senate Republicans tried to  to legalize Gov. Walker's activities in the middle of the John Doe investigation

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Wisconsin releases new Medicaid enrollment numbers
Wisconsin healthcare advocates react to news of uninsured
Dane County could vote to urge Scott Walker to accept federal Medicaid funds
Lincoln County Board Asks Public To Advise On Medicaid Money
Center for Media and Democracy Exclusive: After Subpoenas in Walker Criminal Probe, WI GOP Sought to Quietly Change Law. 
Voters Could Face Fall Referendum on Minimum Wage
U.S. to intervene in Wisconsin, Ohio voter restriction cases
Racine Journal Times editorial: No outsourcing after taking WEDC money 
Report: WEDC-backed Kestrel had financing issues in Maine before moving to Wisconsin 
Reports: ACA coverage reached more than 9 million

Citizen Action of Wisconsin in the news:

• Urban Milwaukee (July 17, 2014) The Impact of Obamacare
• WUWM (July 17, 2014) State Promises to Contact Residents Dropped From Medicaid Who Did Not Enroll in Marketplace
• Wisconsin Radio Network (July 16, 2014) Coverage gap may exist for 38,000 Wisconsin residents
• WXPR (July 16, 2014) Lincoln Board Asks Public To Advise On Medicaid Money
• Green Bay Press Gazette (July 14, 2014) Walker’s Actions on Medicaid Raise Health Care Costs
• Wisconsin Public Radio (July 11, 2014) Counties Consider Asking Voters if State Should Accept Medicaid Funds