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Atlanta, Georgia—Today, the Georgia Senate and Georgia House of Representatives voted to make important reforms to the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) laws. The reforms will greatly expand access to key medical services including newly expanded statewide access to birthing centers as well as increasing the number of hospitals in rural areas. Over the past year, […]
It’s been fantastic getting to feature so many of the experts whom I work alongside. For this newsletter, I’m fortunate to feature Michael Pepson, Regulatory Counsel at Americans for Prosperity Foundation, to discuss a case before the Supreme Court that deserves more attention. – Casey Six years ago, a family opened up a truck stop […]
COLUMBIA, SC—Following the Labor, Commerce, and Industry Committee meeting, Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP-SC) is calling for the House to advance H. 5118, the South Carolina Energy Security Act. AFP-SC is also urging support for H. 5120, a continuing resolution that calls on Congress to work in good faith to reform federal permitting and environmental review processes. AFP-SC State […]
Atlanta, Georgia—Today the Georgia State Senate voted to pass S.B. 233, the Georgia Promise Scholarship which would give students greater access and choices in education. Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA) advocated strongly for the bill’s passage. AFP-GA State Director Tony West issued the following statement after the landmark vote: “Every yes vote today, was a vote […]
Phoenix, Arizona—Today President Biden and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo visited Phoenix to unveil a multi-billion-dollar government grant to a private company to build a microchip facility in Arizona. The taxpayer funded incentives are part of the CHIPS and Science Act passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden in 2022. Americans for Prosperity-Arizona […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) today released its annual scorecard evaluating the voting record of every member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly on a selection of bills that, if passed, would advance freedom and opportunity in the Keystone State. In an open letter, AFP-PA Deputy State Director Emily Greene acknowledges that this legislative session has […]
Bill would Enshrine Free Speech Rights on New Hampshire Campuses Manchester, New Hampshire–Today the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed H.B. 1305, a bill that would ensure that freedom of speech is protected on New Hampshire’s public college campuses. Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) Deputy State Director Sarah Scott issued the following statement after the […]
Lansing, Michigan—Today, President Biden campaigned in Saginaw. Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) State Director Annie Patnaude issued the following statement as President Biden campaigned in the state: “Unless the President is here to announce that he’s changed course on ‘Bidenomics,’ Michiganders don’t want to hear from him. The President is so out of touch that he […]
On Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing entitled “Mission Critical: Restoring National Security as the Focus of the Defense Production Act Reauthorization.” The hearing was the House’s first on the Defense Production Act (DPA) in over a decade. The DPA will lapse in 2025 unless reauthorized. Committee Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer entered a […]
