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Bills that Passed Both Chambers SB 288; Criminal Justice Reform—Expungement Currently, 41 states allow a rehabilitated individual an opportunity to seal or expunge some records after a period of time has passed. In Georgia, the only records that can be restricted and sealed are certain misdemeanors an individual was convicted of before they turned […]
The House of Representatives will vote this week on legislation that would improve the transparency and accountability citizens can expect from their government. HR 7617 includes a provision that pressures the Department of Justice to release redacted legal memos from the Office of Legal Counsel and provide Congress with an explanation if they do not release them. As Americans […]
Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina State Director Andrew Yates | Greenville News The U.S. Senate recently had an opportunity to debate legislation to reform policing in America. Sadly, a minority of senators blocked consideration. But while partisan games in Washington might prevent the Senate from acting, there is much our own state can do — and lawmakers in […]
The Kansas Board of Education rejected an executive order from Governor Laura Kelly’s office last week that would have delayed the opening of schools until after Labor Day in response to COVID-19. The board made the right call. Kansas doesn’t need top-down solutions that decide the fate of every school in the state, regardless of circumstance. The severity of COVID-19 varies county by […]
Senator Michelle Benson walks us through the closing moments of the second Minnesota Legislative special session, the important policing reform that broke through the logjam, and the ongoing fight over executive overreach. Then in the second half: With Congress back to work this week, host Jason Flohrs checks in with Kelly Merkel with AFP’s Government […]
Americans for Prosperity-Arkansas State Director Ryan Norris and Lessons Learned Founder Kevin Hunt | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The purpose of the criminal justice system is to protect public safety while respecting human dignity and everyone’s constitutional rights. Our state legislators have before them a slate of proposals that would go a long way toward achieving both […]
Today, Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in CIC Services, LLC v. IRS. Americans for Prosperity Foundation asked the Court to reject the IRS’s use of the Anti-Injunction Act to shield its unlawful regulations from judicial review by requiring regulated parties to literally […]
Law enforcement and other public officials play a dual role in the criminal justice system: ensuring our communities are safe while protecting the constitutional rights of citizens. The deployment of federal agents to quell a violent faction of protests in Portland, Oregon, has raised questions on both fronts. “Peaceful protest, free expression, and free assembly […]
Late last month, South Carolina National Guard Adjutant General Van McCarty warned that the Palmetto State would need to begin rationing care if the state’s hospital capacity exceeds 80 percent in the coming months. We’re nearing that ceiling now, with nearly 73 percent of the state’s hospital beds in use as providers work to keep up with an influx […]
