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Brandon, MS – As we wait to see if a tentative agreement between the UAW and Ford advances and leads to deals ending the strikes at GM and Stellantis facilities, Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi State Director Starla Brown released the following statement: “President Biden’s reckless spending and failed ‘Bidenomics’ agenda have emboldened big union leaders who know he will stand […]
Today marks the one-year anniversary since Elon Musk closed a $44 billion deal to purchase X (formerly known as Twitter). The company has undergone numerous changes since then. As we reflect, it’s worth highlighting three major developments that strengthen free speech and protected against online censorship: Releasing the Twitter files Elevating community notes Suing California […]
Lansing, Michigan – As Ford, Stellantis, and GM recently announced new rounds of layoffs due to the UAW strike, Americans for Prosperity-Michigan State Director Annie Patnaude released the following statement: “By playing favorites and recklessly spending Michiganders’ hard-earned tax dollars the Biden-Whitmer agenda has emboldened big union leaders who know they will stand with them instead of American auto […]
The challenging part about defending free speech is that it means defending speech you hate. There has been a lot of that for me the last couple of weeks. Hamas terrorists killed Israeli civilians on October 7 and took hostage many more, including young children. While many individuals and organizations released statements and protested against […]
Manchester, New Hampshire—Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) on Wednesday congratulated lawmakers on successfully blocking a veto override of House Bill 142, known as the Burgess Biomass bill. This move ensures that Granite State ratepayers and taxpayers won’t need to continue to subsidize a poorly run facility. AFP-NH State Director Greg Moore congratulated both the Governor […]
Dear Senators, On behalf of millions of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to support S.Amdt.1232 to S.Amdt.1092, the bipartisan, bicameral Prevent Government Shutdowns Act, by Senator James Lankford. This amendment would restore the federal government’s pre-Carter Administration practice of automatically continuing appropriations (“auto CRs”) until new appropriations bills are […]
If the government shuts down, it can’t spend appropriated money, and many activities stop. At surface level this may seem like a great way to block big government. However, shutdown politics actually cost the American people far more in the long run. Here’s how Washington’s crisis-to-crisis governing hurts us all and the measures we need […]
Baton Rouge, LA—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) announced its support of four additional candidates to serve various parts of the Pelican State, rounding out a total of 21 endorsements this election season. The announcement comes on the heels of the organization’s backing of 17 candidates in the primary, 15 of which found success on election night. With a priority […]
Benjamin Glasner at the Economic Innovation Group recently released a report detailing economic flows between different states during the Covid-19 pandemic. Using IRS data from 2020 and 2021, stifling high-tax, high-regulation states such as California and New York saw massive economic outflows to low-tax, low-regulation states such as Florida, Texas, Nevada, and Arizona. Which states […]
