MADISON - After a moment of silence for the on-going events in Ferguson, we discuss the new TV ad in the Gubernatorial election exposing Gov. Walker's failed jobs agency, WEDC. We also review new state data showing Gov. Walker's plan to reject federal Medicaid money will cost the state over 70% more money than expected and discuss Walker's ridiculous responses to the data.

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Links:

• Greater Wisconsin Committee TV Ad
• MJS: Liberal group pumps $737,000 into campaign against Scott Walker
• WEDC is marketing industrial properties owned by Walker donors
• The case against Medicaid expansion collapses
• Gov. Scott Walker's Medicaid decision costs Wisconsin taxpayers
• Walker on Medicaid: Dems living in alternate universe
• New State Report on BadgerCare Reveals Cost to Counties
• Medicaid expansion would save Brown County $21.7 million
• Winnebago County supervisor: BadgerCare referendums are 'scare tactics' for the poor

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Citizen Action of Wisconsin in the news:

• Wisconsin Radio Network (August 21, 2014) State loses out by not expanding BadgerCare
• Wisconsin Eye (August 20, 2014) Citizen Action of Wisconsin Legislative Health Care Briefing
• Capital Times (August 20, 2014) Winnebago Co. Supervisor: BadgerCare Referendum a Scare Tactic to Poor
• Fox 11 (August 19, 2014) New report: Medicaid expansion would save state $206M
• Kenosha News (August 19, 2014) New analysis projects Medicaid expansion’s effect on counties