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Highlights Arkansas Moratorium on psychiatric residential treatment centers for children and adolescents, in effect since 2008, causes dangerous shortages. Iowa CON Denied: $250 million (July 2016 – Feb 2020) Michigan CON Denied: $585 million (Jan 2018 – Feb 2021) North Carolina CON Denied: $1.5 billion (Jan 2012 – Oct 2020) South Carolina CON Denied, appealed, […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) today released its legislative scorecard for the 2021-22 legislative session. This important resource gives Pennsylvanians an at-a-glance understanding of how their state senators and representatives vote on key issues related to government spending, economic growth, and protecting individual freedom. Lawmakers were graded on how they voted on specific bills and […]
Priorities include increased government transparency, economic opportunity, educational freedom, and criminal justice reform NASHVILLE, TN — Americans for Prosperity-TN (AFP-TN) previewed its 2023 Legislative Agenda, which includes efforts to increase government transparency, economic opportunity, educational freedom, and criminal justice reform. The 2023 Legislative Agenda is available here. AFP-TN State Director Tori Venable released the following statement: “This […]
For too long, the conventional wisdom in Washington, D.C., has been that divided government is a free pass for partisan gridlock. We reject that. The fact is, if Americans wake up two years from now with our country on the same path — and lawmakers have nothing to show for their promises but empty political […]
Happy New Year! New year, same newsletter — still as dedicated to protecting the First Amendment and fostering a culture of free speech as last year. Just maybe with a bit more soreness as my New Year’s resolution has me heading back to the gym for the first time in… well, I’m not sure! I […]
JACKSON, MS — Americans for Prosperity – MS (AFP-MS) released its priorities for the 2023 legislative session, with a focus on reducing regulatory burdens around health care, education choice, and economic opportunity. AFP-MS State Director Starla Brown released the following statement: “We are eager to work with legislators and leadership to make Mississippi the best state […]
New op-ed calls on legislature to enact “once-in-a-generation tax cuts that will put thousands of dollars back in the pockets of hardworking West Virginia families” CHARLESTON, WV — Americans for Prosperity – West Virginia (AFP-WV) State Director Jason Huffman wrote an op-ed in the Charleston Gazette-Mail urging the legislature to enact “once-in-a-generation” tax cuts this session. An excerpt […]
‘Tis the season: The one where everyone seems to want to give you advice on how to win arguments while spending the holidays with family members with different political views. Yes, Americans feel more polarized right now than any other time in recent history. But the truth is that Americans are less divided than we […]
The 2023 Washington state legislative session could be fertile ground for common-sense occupational licensing reform. During a recent 2023 state legislative forecast panel at the National Conference of State Legislatures Forecast ’23 Conference, Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins signaled she wants to look at the state’s licensing requirements in 2023 to see if the […]
