A petition drive aiming to place Medicaid expansion on the November ballot in Nebraska has kicked off at the Capitol.

Lincoln resident Amanda Gershon says signatures will be gathered to take the issue directly to the voters, because the Unicameral has failed to act. . .

Marea Bishop of Bellevue says she cannot afford health insurance and, in 2011, fell ill and was unable to work full-time. . .

The petition drive will need to gather about 85-Thousand signatures by July 6th.
Under the federal health care law, the federal government will cover most of the cost of Medicaid expansion.