A look at how area lawmakers voted
How Southeast Missouri's House delegation voted on SB 539, which overhauls the state Medicaid program. The bill was sent to the governor Thursday on an 89-69 vote:
Lanie Black, R-Charleston No
Otto Bean, R-Holcomb No
Nathan Cooper, R-Cape Girardeau Yes
Mike Dethrow, R-Alton Yes
Rod Jetton, R-Marble Hill Yes
Gayle Kingery, R-Poplar Bluff Yes
J.C. Kuessner, D-Eminence No
Scott Lipke, R-Jackson Yes
Peter Myers, R-Sikeston Yes
Brad Robinson, D-Bonne Terre No
Terry Swinger, D-Caruthersville Absent with leave
Steven Tilley, R-Perryville Yes
Wes Wagner, D-DeSoto No
Billy Pat Wright, R-Dexter Yes
SOURCE: Missouri Legislature
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