Issues
March 07, 2013 JTaxes, Legislative Session
Nebraskans pay the 17th highest property tax rate in the nation. That’s higher than all of our neighboring states. And now Sen. Rick Kolowski has introduced a bill to allow property taxes to go even higher. Contact members of the Revenue Committee by clicking here and tell them to reject increased property taxes! LB 346 [...]
March 06, 2013 JTaxes, Legislative Session
This current legislative session, Nebraska is one of seven states considering comprehensive tax reform. As is too often the case, the proposals are a mixed bag of good and bad economic policy. In this critical time of reform, Americans for Prosperity would like to outline our four principles of tax reform so citizens can hold [...]
March 04, 2013 JLabor, Education & Pensions, Energy & Environment
Last week John Kerry’s State Department released a draft environmental impact study that finds it ‘very unlikely’ the Keystone XL pipeline would have an environmental impact. Read the State Department report here. Secretary Kerry’s State Department echoes previous statements and environmental reports produced by the Clinton State Department that confirm the safety of the Keystone [...]
March 01, 2013 JHealth Care & Entitlements, Legislative Session
Below is an op-ed printed by the Omaha World-Herald on Feb. 26, 2013 written by AFP-Nebraska state director Brad Stevens Midlands Voices: Reject costly expansion of Medicaid Jan. 1, 2014, is an important date just around the corner. That is when most of the president’s health care law will go into effect. One of the [...]
February 28, 2013 JHealth Care & Entitlements, Legislative Session
Opponent Testimony for LB 577 February 28, 2013 Chairperson Campbell and members of the [...]