6 Ways to Rein in a Runaway Administrative State
Dec 11, 2024

The administrative state is out of control. Consider the case of Bill Bright, a fisherman from Cape May, New Jersey. In 2020, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), a federal agency within the Department of Commerce, demanded that Atlantic herring fishermen like Bright pay for government-appointed monitors to ride along on their boats — at […]

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AFP’s Ground Game Defeats Minnesota’s Costly Clean Transportation Standard
Dec 6, 2024

Just when Minnesota families thought they’d weathered the financial storm of 2023’s crushing tax increases, an even more devastating economic threat emerged from the 2024 legislative session – the Clean Transportation Standard (CTS). The law would make Minnesota’s fuel the most expensive in the entire country, delivering the final financial blow to struggling families and […]

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Eliminating Enterprise Florida; AFP’s Decade-Long Campaign to Saving Florida Residents Millions
Dec 6, 2024

For decades, many Florida residents had no idea they were bankrolling corporations that already made millions in revenue through Enterprise Florida—a program that turned working families’ tax dollars into handouts for some of the state’s wealthiest companies.  At its core, Enterprise Florida was an agency created to attract businesses and jobs to the state. However, […]

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How Health Savings Accounts Can Transform Your Health Care Costs
Nov 27, 2024

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) have the potential to drastically improve the affordability of health care for you and your family. Unfortunately, far too many Americans have never even heard of them. What is an HSA? A Health Savings Account, or HSA, is a powerful way to take control of your health care expenses, combining tax […]

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Turkey, gratitude, and civil liberties: A Thanksgiving reflection
Nov 27, 2024

Thanksgiving is the most underrated holiday. If I could only eat one kind of food for the rest of my life, I’d choose barbecue. But my second choice would be Thanksgiving food. Either way I probably wouldn’t make it very long, but what a wonderful way to go! And in addition to the food, you […]

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Bye Bye Bidenomics!
Nov 26, 2024

It’s (almost) over! After four long years, we can finally say, “Bye bye” to Bidenomics. These economic policies brought historic inflation, massive debt, and economic turmoil to millions of Americans. That’s why Americans for Prosperity (AFP) launched a nationwide grassroots campaign to hold elected officials accountable for the disastrous economic policies of the last four […]

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Recent drop in price of Thanksgiving dinner not enough to overcome rampant inflation
Nov 26, 2024

The cost of a typical Thanksgiving dinner is way too high. Far too many families continue to struggle under the weight of rampant inflation. They’re already spending nearly $1,000 more per month on basic needs than just three years ago. The main culprit? The main dish. As you know, turkey is the main driver of […]

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A Thanksgiving dinner for under $6? How prices have changed since 1950
Nov 26, 2024

You’re at your local supermarket, getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner. You make a final pass through the list, making sure you have everything you need. Turkey, check. Dinner rolls, check. Cranberry sauce (canned, of course), check. Pumpkin pie, check. You run into your neighbor while waiting in line to pay. He tells you he’s excited […]

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From Army wife to veterans’ advocate: Dawn Longie
Nov 25, 2024

Having your husband deployed for seven years, seeing combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, and dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) bureaucratic machine in Montana. For years, Dawn and Loren Longie had to deal with it all. For Dawn, however, the VA’s neglectful treatment of her husband was one of the toughest challenges she […]

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