medicaid expansion

Grassroots group praises governor for pledging to work on policies that increase opportunity, improve Granite Staters’ lives CONCORD, N.H. – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) commended Governor Sununu for pledging to provide further business tax relief in his 2019 inaugural address. This week, a 2.5% reduction in the business profits tax and the elimination of […]

Americans for Prosperity State Director Jessica Shelburn, Kay Orr and Don Stenberg | Omaha World Herald Shelburn is state director of Americans for Prosperity. Orr is a former Nebraska governor. Stenberg is the current Nebraska state treasurer. This November, Nebraskans will vote on Ballot Initiative 427, which would expand Medicaid eligibility under Obamacare. This government […]

Grassroots group warns Medicaid expansion could make property tax burden even worse LINCOLN, NE – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) today expressed concern after a recent report found Nebraska has the 10th worse property tax component in the Tax Foundation’s 2019 State Business Tax Climate Index. Ballot Initiative 427, which would expand Medicaid under Obamacare threatens […]

Grassroots group urges Tennesseans to reject Medicaid expansion NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN), the state’s leading grassroots advocacy organization for economic freedom, today urged gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean to protect Tennessee’s most vulnerable citizens and the state’s fiscal future by abandoning his proposal to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. Karl Dean has been an […]

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 […]

AFP-NE State Director Jessica Shelburn | July 23, 2018 | McCook Gazette Those wishing to expand Medicaid under Obamacare in Nebraska are working double time. After coming up short in the legislature, supporters are now eyeing a ballot initiative on the November ballot. But before going down this path, Nebraskans should know every state that […]

High costs, increased taxes follow Medicaid expansion grassroots group says LINCOLN, Nebr. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE), the state’s leading free-market grassroots organization, commented today on the Medicaid expansion petition obtaining the necessary requirements to be placed on the November ballot. AFP has long been opposed to the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare that will […]

Energy growing as thousands of activists join AFP-VA call on Medicaid expansion Richmond, Va. – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) hosted a conference call on Thursday with lawmakers, policy experts, and thousands of activists to discuss the current standing of the fight over expanding Medicaid under Obamacare in the Virginia legislature. Senator Bill Stanley and Special […]