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Since Governor Doyle opposed the Senate's mandate plan, he chose instead to expand BadgerCare, claiming that 98% of Wisconsinites would have some form of health insurance under his expansion. [4] Doyle called the revised program BadgerCare+ and included it in his 2007-2009 biennial budget. BadgerCare+ began functioning on February 1, 2008.
BadgerCare Plus caps premiums and co-pays in a given month at 5% of monthly household income, the report said. Medicaid expansion would shift some people off commercial plans onto BadgerCare Plus
Jim Doyle was born on November 23, 1945, in Washington, D.C., the son of Ruth Bachhuber Doyle and James Edward Doyle, who were influential leaders of the post-1946 Democratic Party of Wisconsin. [3] Doyle Sr. ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1954 and was appointed as a federal judge in 1965.
The average age of governors at the time of their inauguration was about 59 years old. Alabama governor Kay Ivey (born 1944) is the oldest current governor, and Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (born 1982) is the youngest. [15] As of January 2025, there are 12 female state governors serving.
However, he says the state and federal program is already stretched thin. “There's like 20,000 people on the list in Illinois who are like us, who qualify for a home health aide. And they just ...
Before that, he was the 42nd governor of Wisconsin (1987–2001) and Republican floor leader in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1981–1987). Thompson is the longest-serving governor in Wisconsin history, holding office from January 1987 until February 2001, and is the only person to be elected to the office four times.
(The Center Square) – On Wednesday, a joint House and Senate Appropriations Committee will hear Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s fiscal year 2025-2026 budget recommendations. Over the past ...
When Jim Doyle (D-Wisconsin) was governor (2003–2010), the budget deficits that the state faced were filled three times by taking money from the transportation fund, in amounts totaling $1.257 billion. [18]