JEFFERSON CITY – Choosing between the November and the lessattended August elections, Gov. Mike Parson picked August for when the public should vote on whether to expand Medicaid to more Missourians. Supporters filed an initiative petition to place the issue, called Amendment 2, on the ballot. Parson announced his opposition to the measure while picking the date. “At a time when our state is undergo “At a time when our state is undergoing a major health, economic and budget crisis, we need to know exactly where we stand on what would be a massive spending initiative for Missouri,” Parson said. Parson’s likely Democratic opponent in November, Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway, estimated Medicaid expansion could save the state up to $1 billion annually by 2026. Thirty-six governors have approved Medicaid expansion in their states, including Vice President Mike Pence while serving as Indiana’s governor. Democrats called putting the issue on the August, rather than the November ballot, a …