Wal-Mart Bill Veto Rejected ; More Health Care Spending Backed
Augusta Chronicle, The › February 28, 2006
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland's Senate voted Thursday to enact a first-in-the-nation requirement that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spend more on employee health care despite the governor's veto of the legislation. The measure, touted as a money saver for the state- supported Medicaid program, now goes to the House for a vote.
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Wal-Mart Bill Veto Rejected ; More Health Care Spending Backed
The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 30-17 to overturn a veto of the so-called Wal-Mart bill last summer by Republican Gov...
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