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Jackson, MS — On Tuesday, Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) State Director Starla Brown and AFP Employment Policy Fellow Austen Bannan testified before the Mississippi Senate Insurance Committee to urge the advancement of voluntary portable benefits legislation for Magnolia State’s growing independent workforce. AFP-MS State Director Starla Brown said: “Today’s workforce has changed, with over a quarter million […]
LANSING, MI — Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) presented U.S. Representatives Bill Huizenga and Tim Walberg with the “Pioneers for Prosperity” award, recognizing their leadership in Congress in advancing policies that put Michigan taxpayers first. The award recognizes outstanding legislators who turn grassroots free-market ideas into policy. Award consideration looked beyond voting records to a […]
By Emily Seidel Less than a week before Election Day, The New York Times reported that people working with Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign and senior staff at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spent months on what they called a “ballot composition project.” They recruited spoiler candidates, including a second Dan Sullivan, to intentionally confuse voters […]
TOPEKA, KS – Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) called out Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cindy Holscher today for her fundraising materials featuring Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, who campaigned as a moderate and has governed as an extreme progressive. The message from Spanberger claims that Holscher will keep “extremism out of the way of ordinary life,” but both their records and agendas […]
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) want to overhaul America’s system of government. Its current political program calls for abolishing the Senate and Electoral College and replacing the presidency and Supreme Court with institutions controlled by Congress. These changes would dismantle much of the system of checks and balances established by America’s founders — a […]
New Orleans, LA – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) presented Congresswoman Julia Letlow with the “Pioneers for Prosperity” award, recognizing her leadership in Congress in advancing policies that put Louisiana taxpayers first. The award recognizes outstanding legislators who turn free-market ideas from the grassroots into policy. Award consideration looked beyond voting records to an official’s year-round presence and […]
Wealth taxes sound simple. If someone has a large fortune, the government should tax a percentage of it every year and use the money for public programs. Many developed countries tried exactly that. Then most of them walked away. In 1990, 12 developed countries taxed individual wealth each year. By 2017, only four still did: […]
WWE Hall of Famer turned two-term mayor will help AFP grow its grassroots movement on key policy issues Arlington, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity announced that former Knox County, Tennessee, Mayor Glenn Jacobs has joined its Advisory Council, a group of like-minded leaders who share AFP’s vision of how freedom and opportunity unlock the […]
Looking for an affordable home shouldn’t feel like a never-ending series of root canals. But with America facing a shortage of roughly 6 million homes, renters and would-be buyers are competing for too few places to live. One reason? Local zoning rules make it harder to build. So, what is zoning reform? It’s changing those […]
