(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed nine bills Friday, including a much-debated bill that would prevent tax money from going toward the health care of undocumented immigrants .

The bill had passed the Senate 21-12 and the Assembly 51-44, with bill sponsors saying it was aimed at preventing those who are unlawfully present in the country from receiving BadgerCare benefits.

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Evers pointed to legislative debate on Assembly Bill 308 where a co-author stated that undocumented immigrants already cannot enroll in BadgerCare.

“I am vetoing this bill

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