The Trump Administration’s Policy of Health Care Openness is Working  
Mar 18, 2019

The Kaiser Family Foundation published a study earlier this month on the costs of health insurance plans under Obamacare. The results are grim. Obamacare was intended to lower health insurance premiums, but it did precisely the opposite.  Millions of Americans are struggling to afford even the most basic plans on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges. Despite low incomes, many Americans still earn slightly too much to qualify […]

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Say Goodbye to Your Health Insurance Plan 
Mar 8, 2019

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 […]

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The Supreme Court Strikes a Blow Against Civil Asset Forfeiture 
Mar 5, 2019

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 […]

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To Expand Access to Health Care, States Must Remove Unnecessary Regulations  
Feb 28, 2019

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 […]

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Congress Has No ‘Appetite’ for Spending Cuts, While America Starves for Fiscal Sanity 
Feb 21, 2019

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 […]

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Supreme Court Decision Hopefully Leads to Restoration of Civil Liberties
Feb 20, 2019

BISMARCK, ND – Americans for Prosperity-North Dakota (AFP-ND) today commented on the unanimous Supreme Court ruling in Timbs v. Indiana that found the Constitution’s 8th amendment prohibition on excessive fines applies not just to the federal government, but to the states, as well. The ruling could have major ramifications for a practice known as civil asset forfeiture which […]

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North Dakota Legislative Update: What’s Happening in Bismark
Feb 12, 2019

North Dakota lawmakers have been in session for about a month now — and the AFP-ND team has been hard at work, fighting for policies that will help people improve their lives. I know not everyone can be in Bismarck on the front lines or attend every event we have. But I do want to keep […]

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To Understand Medicare for All, Look Under the Hood   
Feb 7, 2019

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 […]

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Taxpayers Get Sacked at the Big Game
Feb 1, 2019

No matter who wins the Big Game this coming weekend, American taxpayers have already lost. That’s because it doesn’t matter the sport – baseball, basketball, hockey or football – when teams consider setting up shop in a town, taxpayers are all too often forced to shell out hundreds of millions in direct subsidies and tax […]

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