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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—This week Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) flew into Washington, D.C. to speak to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. AFP-PA State Director Ashley Klingensmith and Coalitions Director Mary Beth Cirucci met with Representatives Mike Kelly, Lloyd Smucker, John Joyce, Scott Perry, Dan Meuser, Mike Kelly, Glen “GT” Thompson, and Brian Fitzpatrick to discuss policies that would […]
DENVER, CO – Grassroots activists from all 50 states embarked on Capitol Hill this week as part of Americans for Prosperity’s annual Capitol Conference. The 2023 Capitol Conference was the largest annual gathering of its kind to date with more than 200 meetings scheduled with members of Congress, senators and other policy champions. Americans for […]
American democracy cannot thrive when its citizens feel stifled In baseball, a relief pitcher will take over for the starting pitcher. This week, we could say that my colleague David Voorman is my relief pitcher (not my designated hitter – because, as David agrees, those shouldn’t exist). David is a fellow attorney and a senior […]
Congress doesn’t have to balance the federal budget, nor does it try. It doesn’t pursue debt-to-GDP targets, deficit targets, or any other comprehensive budget targets. Without an anchor, federal deficits and debt burdens are spiraling. Congress lacks discipline or anything resembling a management structure for weighing tradeoffs. Stealing from the future to benefit current voters […]
Lansing, Michigan—Americans for Prosperity Michigan today issued a Key Vote Alert to members of the Michigan House Labor Committee, urging them to vote down proposals that would reverse existing Michigan law by requiring businesses to adopt Project Labor Agreements in order bid on taxpayer funded construction projects. In addition to issuing a Key Vote Alert […]
Manchester, New Hampshire—Today the New Hampshire Senate voted to concur with the New Hampshire House of Representatives’ annual budget, sending the budget straight to Governor Chris Sununu’s desk. The budget included an accelerated phase out of the state’s Interest and Dividends Tax. The phase out was originally scheduled for 2027. However, the accelerated time line […]
I’ll be honest. I’m not a fan of the term “culture wars.” Too often it’s used to minimize what are real and important debates about significant problems facing the country — even critical First Amendment questions. Too often important debates around education, faith, economics, free speech, or other issues are treated dismissively by invoking the […]
BOSTON, MA– Today, The Boston Globe published an op-ed penned by Americans for Prosperity New England Regional Director Ross Connolly and Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. The piece calls on legislators to strongly consider tax reform to ensure Massachusetts’ economy remains competitive. The op-ed comes a day after Americans for Prosperity (AFP) launched a digital ad campaign […]
“Permission to Care,” a multi-state investigation of Certificate of Need laws produced by Americans for Prosperity Foundation, is getting noticed by academics and policy experts, alike. Earlier this month, the report’s co-author, Thomas Kimbrell, presented findings from the investigation at a conference co-hosted by The Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation at West […]
