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COVID-19 caught our country off guard and exposed a tragic reality: America’s health care system is standing in the way of medical professionals helping people. To confront the pandemic, we need to reimagine our entire health care system. Doing so means breaking down the barriers that have long prevented patients from getting the quality medical […]
Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, represented by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, filed an amicus brief May 22 supporting the American Society of Journalists and Authors’ lawsuit against California Assembly Bill 5. The law, which took effect January 1, requires companies or organizations that engage independent contractors to reclassify them as employees under certain conditions, while arbitrarily carving out exceptions […]
Americans understand the importance of our First Amendment speech protections – the right to speak freely, to assemble peacefully, and to petition the government for redress – as well as the guarantee of a press that is free of government censorship. Those freedoms have driven progress in America, since even before the Constitution was adopted. […]
Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill into law earlier this week that included several provisions to further COVID-19 relief efforts, promote transparency and accountability, help small businesses, and expand access to health care. Lawmakers worked hard to get this passed. And there’s lot to celebrate. What’s in it? Coronavirus relief provisions In March, Governor Kelly issued an emergency executive order to expand telemedicine services. The order allowed licensed doctors to prescribe medication after […]
Though the federal government will be providing over $1.9 trillion to state and local governments this year, that’s still not enough, according to some lawmakers. The House of Representatives passed a $3 trillion bill that included nearly $1 trillion for states and localities last month — legislation that would almost double the amount of federal money made available to states in response to the coronavirus. This is a bad idea. It would push our […]
On Thursday, May 28, 2020, the White House issued an executive order curtailing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The Act, passed in 1996, asserts that people are responsible for their words and actions online, not the tools they use. It ensures that legal challenges to online speech should generally be directed at the speakers rather […]
By Emily Seidel This is a critical moment for our great country. How we collectively respond to the tragedies in Minneapolis and Georgia will determine whether we move closer to the ideals that inspired our nation’s founding: freedom, equal rights, and a deep belief that every person can contribute and succeed. Americans for Prosperity exists […]
How do we address systemic mistrust between police and our communities? Arthur Rizer joins host Jason Flohrs to talk through challenges of the lack of accountability, militarization, and over-criminalization – all from his unique perspective as a former lawyer, prosecutor, police officer, and service in the US Army. Then in the second half: The President’s […]
Tennessee is making great strides in health care policy reform. The Tennessee General Assembly is considering legislation to reform its certificate-of-need (CON) system, with HB 2350 and SB 2312, and regulations on telemedicine, with HB 1699. With these pieces of legislation, the Volunteer State is putting people closest to the problems in our health care system in charge of solving them. These reforms will allow more Tennesseans […]
