COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Republican legislators and anti-abortion activists sued Tuesday to block the Ohio Controlling Board's decision to expand Medicaid.
The dispute pits the plaintiffs against Republican Gov. John Kasich, The Columbus Dispatch reported. Kasich, unable to get the legislature to agree on Medicaid, turned to the board, which approved the expansion Monday in a 5-2 bipartisan vote.