Battle Over Obamacare
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 09:  U.S. House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks as House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA) listens during a news conference after a caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol January 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. House Democrats gathered to discuss the Democratic agenda as the partial government shutdown enters day 19.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 09:  U.S. House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks as House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA) listens during a news conference after a caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol January 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. House Democrats gathered to discuss the Democratic agenda as the partial government shutdown enters day 19.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 23:  The crowd listens to Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, address the March for Life rally on the Mall.  Thousands of pro-life supporters gathered to hear addresses by Congressional leaders and then march to the Supreme Court to express disagreement with the Roe v. Wade decision which was made on January 22, 1973.  (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JANUARY 23:  The crowd listens to Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, address the March for Life rally on the Mall.  Thousands of pro-life supporters gathered to hear addresses by Congressional leaders and then march to the Supreme Court to express disagreement with the Roe v. Wade decision which was made on January 22, 1973.  (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
02.05.19 | 8:11 am
Will Of The People

Here’s a quietly remarkable story out of Utah, getting fairly little attention nationally because of all the fireworks in D.C. Last November Utahns voted by a clear if not overwhelming majority for Medicaid expansion in their state. That was Proposition 3. The state’s legislature is in the process of simply overruling that decision, passing a plan that actually costs more than Medicaid expansion and automatically voids itself if the federal government doesn’t issue Utah a waiver that the state seems unlikely to get. Read More

on October 26, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. on October 26, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.