Nebraska Republicans file suit to block Medicaid expansion from appearing on ballot
Sen. Lydia Brasch of Bancroft and former Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial filed a lawsuit Tuesday attempting to block Nebraska's proposed Medicaid expansion initiative from reaching the general election ballot.
The lawsuit was filed in Lancaster County District Court after Medicaid expansion supporters completed a petition drive that appears to have gathered sufficient signatures to win a slot on the November ballot.
Tuesday's court action raises a number of claims that the petitions have failed to meet all legal requirements.
Responding to the lawsuit, Medicaid expansion campaign manager Meg Mandy said "this is clearly a desperate attempt to block the people's ability to voice their opinion on this issue and ensure affordable health care for 90,000 Nebraskans."
Brasch and Christensen are "two politicians who have failed to bring back $1 billion of Nebraska taxpayers' money and who have failed to find solutions for working Nebraskans to access health care," she said.
Mandy, campaign manager for Insure the Good Life, the organization that conducted the successful petition drive, said supporters are confident the initiative will appear on the ballot in November.
Brasch, who is Nebraska's Republican national committeewoman, is listed as a plaintiff who is "opposed to the Medicaid expansion petition because of the negative impact it will have on property taxes in Nebraska."
Christensen is described as "concerned that if the Medicaid expansion petition proceeds, his son's existing benefits will be reduced or altered."
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