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Free speech is perhaps nowhere more vital than on our college campuses, where it is not only critical to the search for truth in the academy but also to building support for the importance of constructive dialogue as today’s students become tomorrow’s leaders. That’s why our college campuses should be leading the way on free […]
Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico State Director Burly Cain | Albuquerque Journal After a successful inaugural season that included a trip to the playoffs, the New Mexico United soccer team is now looking for a permanent venue to call home with some help from taxpayers. The team played its premier season in Isotopes Park, but with […]
Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico State Director Burly Cain | Santa Fe New Mexican New Mexico’s fiscal and economic future is in jeopardy unless we act now to reform our state pension system. For years our politicians have made pension promises they won’t be able to keep, leaving retiring public employees in jeopardy and future generations […]
President Donald Trump will release his budget proposal today. But the reforms he’s likely to call for are unlikely to get a hearing in Congress. These annual budget proposals have become largely ceremonial in a broken budget process. Washington has a spending problem that it hasn’t been able to kick for decades. But the reality […]
Picture this: You’re a governor. It’s September 2019 and President Donald Trump has recently announced that you and other governors are now required to provide consent and opt-in to whether your states will continue accepting refugees through the national Refugee Resettlement Program, rather the previous practice of requiring governors to opt-out if they no longer wished to participate. The president says you have a few […]
The president took stock of American progress in his State of the Union address last night. While the growing American economy was rightly celebrated, there was something notably missing: the nation’s massive debt and deficit. Here’s our take on the great successes, areas needing improvement and America’s next big policy test: Success: The economy is growing Lower taxes combined […]
In South Dakota, we have many opportunities to reform our criminal justice system and remove barriers to opportunity that will provide second chances to those that have paid their debts. We must eliminate barriers that block formerly incarcerated individuals from successfully returning to our communities after they’ve served their time and focus on treating addiction […]
CHARLESTON, WV – This week, Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) and its coalition members held a press conference at the capitol on the need for lawmakers to pursue criminal justice reform. Below is coverage of the press conference and an interview with AFP-WV State Director, Jason Huffman. Our message was heard loud and clear, as […]
