The conservative group Americans for Prosperity, backed by the billionaire Koch brothers, recently opened an office in Anchorage. They’re working to convince elected officials to support their vision of smaller government. And one of their main priorities this legislative session is defeating Medicaid expansion.
Americans for Prosperity opened up it’s Alaska office in early August to help elect Dan Sullivan to the U.S. Senate. It’s one of 34 chapters across the country. And state director Jeremy Price says the group is here to stay:
“This is a long term effort to promote economic freedom.”
The office has four staff members right now and Price expects that number to grow soon. Stopping Medicaid expansion tops the group’s legislative agenda. Americans for Prosperity led a successful campaign to defeat a Medicaid expansion bill in Tennessee this year, even as the state’s Republican Governor supported it. Price is hoping for the same success in Alaska:
“We think this is a huge issue that will have monumental impacts on the state budget for years to come.”
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