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The newest Medicare for All plan is a complete overhaul of health care insurance in America. CLICK HERE and tell Congress we can’t afford a health care system that abolishes our insurance. If you like your current health insurance plan, tough luck. You can’t keep it — that is, if Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s newest rendition of Medicare for All becomes […]
FRANKFORT, KY—Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) today applauded the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee for successfully stripping HB 268 of elements that could lead to additional overspending in a non-budget year. HB 268 originally included an add of $150 million to the commonwealth’s debt for the purpose of fixing up parks in Kentucky. AFP-KY State Director Andrew […]
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled unanimously last week that the Eighth Amendment’s excessive fines clause is a protection applicable to the states under the 14th Amendment’s due process clause. To discuss the significance of this case, and what it means for the practice of civil asset forfeiture, Americans for Prosperity’s David Barnes sat […]
For many Americans, seeking medical care requires over an hour’s drive to the nearest provider. For some, this is a major inconvenience. For others, it can be life-threatening. Neither is acceptable. These issues are commonplace in rural areas of the United States. While urban areas naturally attract more hospitals and more providers, there are steps states can take to […]
There’s a lot of news from Frankfort that I thought you’d like to hear. But I’m sure you know how successful our legislative agenda has been so far this year — on several fronts. Here’s what we’ve been up to these past few weeks: Education: Last week, our team participated in Educational Freedom Day in Frankfort. We […]
FRANKFORT, KY—Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) today announced the launch of a digital advertisement campaign as part of its grassroots effort in support of HB 205, which promotes educational opportunities for Kentucky’s families by enacting scholarship tax credits. The digital ad campaign has statewide reach and highlights the need for educational opportunities in the Commonwealth. AFP-KY State […]
The National Debt Clock is ticking up at an alarming rate. Frankly, we’re afraid it may run out of numbers. We’re more than $22 trillion in debt, having spent $4 trillion last year alone. Deficits are on the verge of going back up to $1 trillion each year. We’re heading for a financial catastrophe. So of course our […]
FRANKFORT, KY—Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) today called on the Kentucky General Assembly to reject House Bill 268, a bill that would borrow another $150 million to fix up the commonwealth’s parks. AFP-KY also rejects Kentucky’s Transportation Secretary’s request to raise the gas tax on hardworking Kentuckians in order to provide a band-aid solution to the […]
A recent tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that Medicare for All, a single-payer health care program, enjoys popular support — until, that is, respondents look under the hood and learn what the program would really entail. According to the poll, 56 percent of Americans support Medicare for All. But, when informed that it would eliminate private […]
