The idea of making I-80 a toll road is not new, in fact, it's been under discussion since at least 2010 when the state conducted a study of the concept.
Medicaid Expansion has been a contentious issue in the legislature for many years. Proposals to expand the program in Wyoming have repeatedly been defeated.
Jared Olsen [R-Laramie County], the bill's primary sponsor, said that in voting for the measure "I'll be voting for liberty, I'll be voting for access to medicine.''