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Five years ago, Crystal Overstreet was not very interested in politics. “I was a ‘tell me who to vote for’ type of person,” she told us. Fast-forward four years, and she is on the stage in front of hundreds of her colleagues receiving the 2024 AFP George Gibbs Award for Outstanding Engagement Director. What happened? […]
TOPEKA, KS—In a decisive move, the Kansas Senate has joined the House to override Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of the REINS Act (HB 2648), marking a significant victory for regulatory reform and economic freedom in the state. Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) applauds the legislature’s decision, which promises to reduce the heavy regulatory burdens that have […]
TOPEKA, KS—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) is expressing deep disappointment in the Senate’s inability to override Governor Laura Kelly’s latest tax veto despite an overwhelming majority of the House voting in support of the measure. AFP-KS State Director, Elizabeth Patton, issued the following statement: “It is a disappointing day for Kansans when a desire to increase […]
COLUMBIA, SC—Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) announced its support of State Rep. Carla Schuessler to continue serving residents of House District 61. The announcement follows the release of five candidates AFP-SC put the weight of its grassroots activists behind, making the total six endorsements for this cycle thus far. AFP-SC is confident that these principled leaders will take […]
Governor Kelly has vetoed more than 75 tax cuts in 8 bipartisan and comprehensive tax packages since taking office TOPEKA, KS—Following Governor Laura Kelly’s reckless veto of a bipartisan, affordable tax compromise bill, HB 2036, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) is strongly condemning the action as a political stunt at the expense of taxpayers. HB 2036 […]
TOPEKA, KS—Following Kansas’ premier grassroots organization’s four year-long effort to advocate for changes to the legal system that failed to protect people’s property without overreaching and unconstitutional confiscation of assets, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) is celebrating SB 458 becoming law. AFP-KS said the law will ensure improved transparency when handling property seized by Kansas law enforcement. Thanks to AFP […]
Little Rock, AR—Following Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s visit to the state, Americans for Prosperity-Arkansas (AFP-AR) called out the Biden Administration’s reckless plans to burden taxpayers with the soaring cost of higher education and said that hardworking families are already struggling under inflationary policies caused by ‘Bidenomics.’ AFP-AR State Director, Ryan Norris, released the following […]
TOPEKA, KS—Following the latest Consensus Revenue Estimates outperforming expectations, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) says Governor Laura Kelly has even more reason to sign the latest tax compromise bill on her desk, HB 2036, and return the state’s budget surplus to hardworking families. AFP-KS State Director, Elizabeth Patton, issued the following statement: “Under Bidenomics, it’s not […]
Déjà vu alert: Last month, Congress scrambled to pass a $1.2 trillion-dollar spending deal to prevent a government shutdown. The last time Washington was forced to vote for a similar deal was *checks notes* just a few weeks before that. For years, Congress has played this absurd and unproductive game of chicken. They fail to fund the […]
