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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 […]
Human trafficking — illegally transporting people from one country or area to another, typically for the purposes of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation — is a horrific practice plaguing countries across the globe. Lawmakers should be looking to enact measures that help to end human trafficking. But these laws should not force innocent Americans […]
Alan Wolf | Twice When independent dealer Ron Romero speaks, the industry listens, and now he’s hoping the Trump administration will follow suit. For those unaware, Romero is the third-generation owner of Schaefer’s TV and Appliance, a big-box premium showroom that’s served the greater Lincoln, Neb., community for more than seven decades. In his spare time the outspoken […]
Grassroots group applauds lawmakers for practicing fiscal responsibility, protecting taxpayers LINCOLN, Nebr. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE), the state’s leading grassroots organization dedicated to economic freedom, is applauding Nebraska elected officials from the past several legislative sessions for pushing policies that have helped the Cornhusker State be recognized as the state with the third lowest […]
Buried in the political theatre during Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings last week was a lesson we all need to hear. During opening statements, Sen. Ben Sasse used his time to elevate the conversation to discuss why Supreme Court hearings have devolved into such a circus. “We have a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of […]
