AFP Responds to Governor Hochul’s State of the State
Jan 14, 2026

ALBANY, NY — Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) released the following statement following Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address. AFP North East Region Director Ross Connolly said: “From sky-high taxes and energy costs to the ongoing housing crisis and out-of-control spending from Albany, Governor Hochul missed the mark by not acknowledging these issues […]

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Americans for Prosperity Launches TCJA Ad Campaign and Grassroots Push in New York
Apr 3, 2025

AFP’s Tax Day Ads Warn Americans of Massive Tax Hikes Next Year if TCJA Not Renewed Albany, NY – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is launching a seven-figure ad and grassroots campaign highlighting what will be a Tax Day nightmare next year for working families across New York if Congress fails to renew the 2017 Tax […]

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Americans for Prosperity Launches $20 Million Nationwide Campaign Supporting the Trump Tax Cuts to Protect New York Families From Tax Hikes 
Jan 13, 2025

Albany, NY— Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) launched a $20 million nationwide campaign calling on Congress to protect prosperity and renew President Trump’s highly successful Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) – a cornerstone of AFP and the Trump Administration’s shared economic agenda this year. The campaign, the largest effort by a conservative organization to support President […]

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Summer news round-up: The brave WWII heroes, the Tiananmen legacy, and SCOTUS decisions
Jun 13, 2024

It’s summer! If you’re like me that means vacations, kids home from school, and general business that somehow surprises me every year. So I’ll keep this newsletter relatively short and focus on some recent anniversaries and developments in civil liberties. Commemorating the battle that liberated Europe We recently passed the anniversaries of two key events […]

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Parents sue New York City to protect civil rights against government’s illegal searches
Apr 4, 2024

Note: This piece was updated on 4/5/2024 to include a link to AFPF’s brief. If the idea that government officials can threaten to take your children if you don’t allow them into your home based only on anonymous complaints sounds like something that would only happen in Moscow, I have some bad news for you. […]

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AFP Calls Out Train Wreck of “Bidenomics” in New Accountability Ads
Mar 1, 2024

Turns Up Heat on Pat Ryan (NY-18) Who Voted for Higher Prices and More Inflation Albany, New York – Americans for Prosperity has launched a new round of ads in New York calling out the train wreck of “Bidenomics” and holding lawmakers accountable ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union address. The ads turn up the […]

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Is the Biden Admin censoring books? And other civil liberties news from across the country
Feb 8, 2024

One thing about a newsletter on constitutional freedoms and civil liberties is that there’s rarely a shortage of topics to discuss. We’re not even halfway into February, and it’s already been a busy new year. I hope you enjoyed the last newsletter from James about Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and why the separation of powers […]

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