"Judge Frank Pfiffner"

Judge Frank Pfiffner ruled the governor did not violate the state’s constitution when he expanded Medicaid. More than 10,000 low-income Alaskans have enrolled in the program since it began Sept. 1.

“For this fiscal year, with acceptance of Medicaid expansion, nobody disputes that the federal government is picking up 100 percent of the tab,” the judge said. “It doesn’t cost the state one single dime.”