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Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips wrote an op-ed published by Newsweek today on how to help the economy recover stronger. Read the entire article here. Below are excerpts from the piece: Like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested, let’s think big. That does not mean doubling down on the […]
Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina State Director Andrew Yates | Post and Courier Amid the tragedy and hardship brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen the best of South Carolina. High school students in the Charleston area are using 3D printers from their own homes to make face masks for health care professionals. Restaurant owners […]
Safely getting our economy going will do much more for the state than any federal bailout. As Adam Michel with the Heritage Foundation demonstrates, history shows it will just make Minnesota all the more dependent federal aid. Then in the second half, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka talks about reaction to Governor Walz’s piecemeal approach […]
West Virginia’s health care professionals are hard at work addressing COVID-19 and treating the medical needs of patients across the state. Now more than ever, it’s essential that these frontline workers have all the tools at their disposal in this fight. To talk about the needs of health care workers, Heather ONeal, a nurse midwife with Wise Women Health Care, sat down for a Zoom call in late April with Americans for […]
Congress will be providing at least $1.9 trillion in total assistance to state and local governments this year, most of which is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, some lawmakers claim that additional municipal bailouts will be necessary to address revenue pitfalls in state and local budgets. One proposal calls for an additional $1 trillion in federal spending. These bailouts are a bad idea, according to a new report from Americans […]
This letter was sent to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on May 18, 2020 Dear Governor Murphy, On behalf of Americans for Prosperity and all our activists across New Jersey, we commend you for addressing the legitimate public safety and economic challenges associated with the spread of the novel coronavirus. The coronavirus pandemic is […]
Jails and prisons have been some of the worst hot spots for COVID-19 cases, which is no surprise: they have large elderly and immunocompromised populations and it’s extremely difficult, if not impossible, to socially distance or follow recommended sanitation guidelines behind bars. As with many other states, Virginia has made efforts to shrink their prison […]
This post originally appeared in Crain’s Chicago Business By Andrew Nelms As things now stand, voters in November will consider amending the state constitution to scrap our flat income tax and give the General Assembly more latitude to levy higher taxes. But, as one of its first acts when they return to Springfield, lawmakers shouldwithdraw […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) issued a key vote alert urging representatives to support SF2898, a bill that would exempt a number of activities from cosmetology occupational licenses. Read the Key Vote Alert Here. Background: In the 1950s, about one-in-twenty Americans required a license to work. Today that number is one-in-four. Many of these licenses do […]
