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Richmond, VA — Americans for Prosperity Virginia has announced that they are endorsing Wendell Walker for his run in HD 52. C.J. Sailor, State Director for Americans for Prosperity-Virginia, released the following statement: “We are excited to announce our support for Wendell Walker in his run for HD 52. He has worked to pass transformative legislation […]
BATON ROUGE, LA – Americans for Prosperity today announced Scott Simon will serve as State Director of Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA). Simon joined AFP-LA after serving in the Louisiana House of Representatives for over a decade. AFP-LA State Director Scott Simon released the following statement: “I am excited to serve as the new State Director for […]
Online speech wins big, Tucker moves to Twitter, and other free speech news for your Memorial Day weekend Ready for the holiday weekend? If you’re looking for a free speech update to pack next to your cooler and towels, you’ve come to the right place. So let’s dive in (to the round-up, not the pool, […]
According to a Mercatus Center report published in 2021, when it came to state-level red tape, Ohio was the third-most regulated state in the country after California and New York. The regulatory environment had harmed Ohio families by eroding entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic opportunity. Mercatus concluded the increase in Ohio’s regulatory burden from 1997 to […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology for failing to produce records regarding the Biden Administration’s decision to administratively add onerous and counterproductive requirements to the CHIPS Act, including restrictions and mandates specifically rejected by Congress. The Wall Street Journal reported […]
In new op-ed, AFP-SC State Director Candace Carroll and Speaker Murell Smith praise repeal of certificate-of-need laws COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP-SC) State Director Candace Carroll and South Carolina House Speaker Murell Smith have a new op-ed in Becker’s Hosptial Review praising the repeal of the state’s certificate-of-need laws. Becker’s Hospital […]
Raleigh, North Carolina—Today the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to expand educational options in the Old North State by removing barriers and requirements to access the state’s popular Opportunity Scholarship Program. The bill, Choose Your School, Choose Your Future, will grant every student in the state access to up to $7200 to pay for […]
This week, the Senate Judiciary committee hosted a hearing on AI, which included Open AI CEO Sam Altman, IBM Chief Privacy and Trust Officer Christina Montgomery, and New York University professor Gary Marcus. Many bad ideas were proposed during the hearing, but one of the leading proposals getting attention from both members of Congress and […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Today, Americans for Prosperity launched ‘Prosperity is Possible’, a sustained eight-figure campaign dedicated to unleashing the power of people to make the American dream a tangible reality. “Prosperity is Possible” will reach beyond the day-to-day policy debates in Washington in a first-of-its-kind effort to truly change the way Americans think about tackling our biggest economic […]
