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“If you want this permit for your business, you must get a divorce first.” That was the shocking advice the Wisconsin Department of Revenue gave to William Glass, owner of The Brewing Projekt, after he was told he couldn’t open a brewery if his wife owned a bar. Will was feeling the effects of […]
America thrives when people are free to think, speak, and be themselves. Whether you’re working a 9-to-5 job in a big company, freelancing in a creative field, as an independent contractor in construction, or starting your own business, you should be free to pursue your career on your terms. But right now, government regulations are […]
TOPEKA, KS – Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Kansas (AFPF-KS) filed a Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) complaint today against the Department of Commerce (Commerce). AFPF-KS filed the complaint with the Attorney General after the agency failed to provide reports requested by AFPF-KS over seven months ago regarding a Commerce-run corporate welfare scheme called the Attracting Powerful Economic Expansion Act (APEX). Commerce […]
AFP Wyoming has a secret weapon: a dream team of high school volunteers who travel across the state, engage with hundreds of citizens, and energize them for change. This group of students banned together and helped develop and strengthen the 36th state chapter of Americans for Prosperity in Cheyenne, Wyoming. What started out as […]
It’s hard to appreciate what you have when it’s all you’ve ever known. If you’re reading this, you’ve lived a whole life in a world with the First Amendment. We quibble about its application in specific cases, many of them very important. But even where government gets it wrong the courts have been consistent in […]
Nearly nine million illegal crossings, including nearly two million got aways. That’s the catastrophic record of the Biden-Harris Administration border policy. That’s why AFP has hosted dozens of events nationwide to explain to Americans what good border policy looks like. In the last two months, AFP went to Nevada, Montana, where retired Border Patrol Chief […]
AFP-LA Sees More than 50 State Legislators Obtain Perfect Score on Top Legislative Issues BATON ROUGE, LA—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) released its 2024 Legislative Scorecard, highlighting state lawmakers’ votes during the past legislative session and thanking top policy champions for their work to remove barriers for Louisianians to live and work more freely. The complete […]
Americans are known for their hardworking, innovative spirit. With a working population of over 161 million, we have all the human capital necessary to create prosperity for everyone. The trouble is, we’re tied down by restrictive labor regulations. On top of the overwhelming federal regulatory structure, each state has on average 179 occupational barriers that restrict how we […]
“No taxation without representation” rang out as powerful rallying cry during the American Revolution, and self-government was a fundamental principle in the founding of the United States. This principle meant that before a single cent of taxpayer money could be spent, we the people, through our elected representatives, could have our say. This restraint on arbitrary […]
