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Senate Republicans’ estimates on number of employees seeking taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgery far off
Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//July 3, 2023//[read_meter]
If you believe the figures reported publicly by Senate Republicans, there are more than 5,500 state and university employees who want taxpayers to pay for gender reassignment surgery. That's how many such procedures could be conducted using the claims by the GOP that the new "abuse of power'' executive order by Gov. Katie Hobbs means "taxpayers will be shelling out $788 million annually for this coverage.'' However, it turns out not to be true. A copy of the actual report to the Legislature from the Department of Administration obtained by Capitol Media Services pegs the annual cost at a thousand times less -- $788,000. (Photo by Pexels)
Senate Republicans’ estimates on number of employees seeking taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgery far off
Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//July 3, 2023//[read_meter]
