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A recent article by Independent Women’s Forum’s Senior Policy Analyst Kelsey Bolar highlights an unusual victim of California’s new restrictions on independent contractors: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas. In 2018, California lawmakers enacted Assembly Bill 5, which redefined what constitutes an independent contractor. While many choose contracting for the flexibility and diversity of clients, AB 5 […]
State Representative Daymon Ely and Brenda Boatman, Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico Community Engagement Director | Albuquerque Journal In 2018, we ran against each other for a seat in the New Mexico State House – Democrat vs. Republican. It goes without saying that we have disagreements on a number of issues. But there are areas where […]
Every state should have a set of rules that guide and restrain taxing and spending. While important in the best of times, such rules are crucial in times like these, when the coronavirus pandemic and the accompanying lockdowns have strained state resources. In a new report, Americans for Prosperity Senior Fellow Alison Acosta Winters lays […]
Lansing, Mich. — Americans for Prosperity-Michigan’s (AFP-MI) statewide grassroots network is encouraging lawmakers to reject the revival of a corporate cronyism program that benefits a handful of businesses at the expense of hardworking Michiganders. Known as “Good Jobs for Michigan,” SB 492 would re-instate a corporate tax incentive plan that would set aside $500 million worth […]
The rise of the gig economy has helped college students across the country pick up extra cash and gain valuable work experience between classes. Allison Rigterink counts herself among them. Rigterink, a senior political science major at Saginaw Valley State University, and an intern at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, picked up gig work in January 2019. She became a courier for Shipt, an app-based company that facilitates front-door delivery […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) for finalizing the rule to retain existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter. In today’s final rule, EPA is completing a robust science-based process to lock-in standards for particulate matter consistent with the Clean Air Act, the Administration’s Back-to-Basics […]
Americans for Prosperity Tennessee State Director Tori Venable | Tennessean Elected officials in Metro Nashville are desperate to avoid doing their jobs, and taxpayers are paying the price. It’s time policymakers at the local and state levels act to head off a future fiscal crisis. When the city encountered a completely predictable revenue slowdown as […]
Group urges decisive action on remainder of jail and pre-trial reforms before end of year Lansing, Mich. — Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) today applauded state Senators after their passage of seven bills related to the recommendations of the Jail & Pre-Trial Task Force. SB 1046-1051 and SB 1125 arose from recommendations introduced by the state’s bipartisan […]
It’s hard to imagine a more tireless and passionate advocate for freedom and individual rights than Dr. Walter Williams, who passed away December 2, at the age of 84. He understood that all of us have the ability to transform our own lives and create tremendous value for others. In his decades of teaching at […]
