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Halloween isn’t until Wednesday, but federal spending has been scary this entire year. Actually, it’s been scary for decades. A new report Speeding Toward Bankruptcy indicates that spending grew an average of 2.3 percent each year over the past 30 years. That’s greater than the average annual revenue growth during that same amount of time! But those aren’t the only frightening facts […]
Ballot Initiative 427 hurts the most vulnerable, jeopardizes state’s fiscal future LINCOLN, NE. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) is launching radio advertising calling on Nebraskans to vote “No” on Ballot Initiative 427, a proposal to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. AFP-NE has been at the forefront of educating Nebraskans on the harms Medicaid’s traditional population would […]
LINCOLN, NE – This November, Nebraskans will vote on Ballot Initiative 427, a proposal to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. Last week in Lincoln, Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) participated in a debate against State Senator Adam Morfeld and provided testimony at the Secretary of State’s public hearing on Medicaid expansion. These event in Lincoln and AFP’s […]
The Trump administration has been working diligently to nominate fair and qualified judges to serve on the federal bench. Americans deserve judges who are committed to interpreting the Constitution as written and upholding the rule of law. One of the administration’s nominees, Judge David J. Porter, has demonstrated that commitment throughout his career. He was […]
Talk about sticker shock. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ single-payer plan — a government-run health care scheme — carries with it a price tag north of $30 trillion over 10 years, according to several estimates. The Wall Street Journal editorial board authored an op-ed Oct. 11 on what paying for such a program would entail. The cost […]
Senate Democrats accepted a Republican leadership offer Oct. 11 to allow for the confirmation of 15 judicial nominees to federal district and circuit courts. Essential to this deal was Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) decision to waive the blue slip process, which allows senators from the home state of a judicial nominee to approve or raise an objection to the president’s choice. Blue slips – […]
Nebraska is outshining most other states when it comes to fiscal responsibility, and a new study confirms this using an important indicator. When states want to fund large capital projects such as construction and infrastructure, they can take on certain kinds of debt and loans. One of these debts is a bonded obligation in which […]
This fall, Nebraskans will be asked if they want to expand Medicaid to more recipients. The answer to that question should be a resounding no. Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion does more harm than good. Every state that has expanded Medicaid has put an undue burden on taxpayers. Enrollment in the programs is always higher than expected, […]
Innovations are born of need. Motorboats were invented because people needed aquatic vehicles that moved faster and were easier to steer. Cell phones were invented because people needed a better way to communicate while on the move. We’ve come a long way since motorboats and cell phones. Now, we’re on to high-tech creations, such as a cell phone app that can control the lights and […]
