A Missouri judge has scheduled two hearings this month on a challenge to the ballot language of a health care measure that goes before voters in November.
The lawsuit by Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and several top GOP lawmakers contends the ballot summary is unfair and misleading. Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, a Democrat, wrote the summary.
Online court records show Cole County Circuit Judge Dan Green will hear arguments Friday and again on Aug. 28.
The ballot proposal was approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature in response to the federal health care overhaul.
It would bar Missouri officials from creating a health insurance exchange without approval from voters or the Legislature. It also would prohibit state agencies from taking federal money to prepare for the online insurance marketplace.
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