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Americans’ concerns about trust and accountability in government have surged in recent years. Those concerns are justified, and they can also be addressed. Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, works alongside partners to make it easier for Americans to get information about their government. That knowledge empowers people to hold those in […]
In September 2019, freelancer writer, editor and photographer Karen Anderson opened her newspaper to find out Gov. Gavin Newsom had just signed Assembly Bill 5, an expansive law that requires businesses that use independent contractors to reclassify them as employees unless they can meet a strict three-part test known as the ABC test. AB 5’s […]
The proper role of criminal law is to protect public safety and order by punishing and deterring actions that harm people and property. When we require the criminal justice system to stray from this core function, the outcomes are usually more costly and less effective than we hoped or intended. Criminal law should rarely be […]
Every kid needs and deserves a quality education — one that provides them with essential skills and helps them find and develop their talents and interests. Our nation’s education system should be flexible and responsive enough to support students as they identify the subjects and practices that engage them and drive their passion. That’s the […]
Updated July 7, 2022. In the year since the COVID-19 pandemic first reached our shores, the coronavirus has exacted a heavy toll on American lives and livelihoods. In many ways, government mismanagement worsened this crisis, particularly in the field of health care. Onerous mandates and regulations at the federal and state levels made care harder […]
House lawmakers passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or the PRO Act, earlier this week. Supporters claim the bill would protect independent contractors, gig workers, and freelancers from exploitation at the hands of their clients by pushing them out of their flexible work arrangements and into traditional employment under the National Labor Relations […]
On March 8, Americans for Prosperity co-hosted a virtual briefing with the Institute for the American Worker (I4AW) and the State Policy Network that explored how H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act will harm workers, entrepreneurs and job creators. Broadly, as I4AW President Vincent Vernuccio explained, the PRO Act would weaken worker […]
Welcome to Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin! No matter what you call yourself — a patriot, community leader, activist, etc. — we are citizens first in this American experiment. We are all reaching to achieve the American dream in ways unique to each of us. When we see barriers keeping ourselves or others from this dream, we […]
As Congress debates a massive $1.9 trillion spending package intended to provide relief from the coronavirus, President Joe Biden has challenged those who say it spends too much. The president has asked where cuts should be made: Critics say my plan is too big, that it costs $1.9 trillion. So that’s too much. Well, let […]
