Brewer adds education, CPS funding in proposed $8.9B budget

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Jan Brewer

Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday defends her plan to expand the state's Medicaid program by having hospitals levy an assessment on themselves to draw down $2 billion in federal Affordable Care Act funds. She is flanked by Glenn Hamer, president of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which supports the plan. [Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services]