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Grassroots group praises Sen. Manchin, Rep. Alex Mooney for standing up for fiscal responsibility  CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today launched a new digital effort thanking U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney for taking a principled stand for fiscal responsibility by voting against the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. […]

Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire Community Engagement Director Sarah Scott | Foster’s Daily Democrat In New Hampshire, we have a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the direction our economy is going. Record-low unemployment, record-high workforce participation, record-high revenue from business taxes, and top economic growth in the region make for an environment of […]

Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire Deputy State Director Ross Connolly | Union Leader CONGRESS WAS set to face a moment of reckoning in September. After years of reckless spending, the government would once again come up against the debt ceiling, meaning the country could no longer borrow to pay for out-of-control expenditures. This could have […]

You might have heard that some lawmakers were trying to do serious damage to your rights as a taxpayer. Over the last few months, legislators and Gov. Jared Polis considered calling a special legislative session to undermine the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. Their goal was to withhold as much as $575 million in tax refunds […]

Howley to head grassroots group in New Jersey TRENTON, NJ – Americans for Prosperity – New Jersey (AFP-NJ) today announced Tony Howley as its new state director. Howley will succeed outgoing State Director Erica Jedynak. He previously served as the grassroots director as well as the deputy state director for AFP-NJ. “I am humbled and […]

Suppose you earned $26,000 last year, but you spent $32,000 — meaning you borrowed $6,000, which you now have to pay interest on. Most people would say that you’re not living within your means. What’s more, since you you’ve already racked up $168,000 in debt, you’ve been at this overspending thing for a while. Clearly, […]

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity released a new report today warning that a failure to change course on federal spending and debt would threaten the quality of life of all Americans and offering Congress a realistic menu of options to reform mandatory programs in order to get spending under control. The report, authored by AFP Senior […]

Washington, D.C., is buzzing about Section 230 — internet regulations within the Communications Decency Act. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have proposed reforming Section 230 to give government a greater hand in controlling online speech. That dangerous path could lead to free-speech infringements that would change the internet as we know it for […]

Americans for Prosperity West Virginia State Director Jason Huffman | Charleston Gazette-Mail  West Virginia lawmakers were on the cusp of enacting historic change by dramatically expanding educational freedom for every family in the state and creating a road map for other states to follow. Instead, defenders of the status quo in the House, and Gov. […]