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Happy belated Martin Luther King, Jr., Day! There’s so much to celebrate about Dr. King. He was perhaps the most significant non-president in American history. His courage changed America and advanced the cause of justice, equality, and freedom for every American. But because of the means through which he brought about that change — peaceful […]
Tallahassee, Fla. – Americans for Prosperity-FL (AFP-FL) today commended House Speaker Paul Renner’s forward-thinking education package, which he unveiled today for consideration during the upcoming legislative session. “We commend Speaker Paul Renner for his bold leadership behind this transformational education package. These proposals, including universal education savings accounts, represent commonsense reforms that will help […]
Federal borrowing has reached the statutory debt limit, yet Treasury has another five or six months of “extraordinary measures” until the real deadline in June or July. The federal government must avoid default this year while ending the debt accumulation’s march toward slower growth, fiscal crisis, and global instability. Closely divided government means a debt […]
Texas is booming. Between 2010 and 2020, the population expanded 16% — a rate twice the national average. But the influx has put added stress on an already-taxed health care system. Texas has one of the highest uninsured rates in the country and is 41st of 50 states in terms of the number of physicians […]
Records obtained by Americans for Prosperity Foundation reveal Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas used personal email for official business. DHS disclosed these records last month as part of ongoing litigation over AFPF’s FOIA request concerning the agency’s Disinformation Governance Board. Because Secretary Mayorkas’s use of a personal account warrants further investigation, AFPF has […]
Raleigh, North Carolina—Today Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) announced its legislative agenda for the 2023 long legislative session. Titled “A North Star for the Old North State”, the legislative agenda outlines AFP-NC’s top five priorities for this session: Foundational education reform, including expanding education options for North Carolina’s students. Economic reform, including reforming the state’s […]
Lansing, Michigan—The Michigan chapter of Americans for Prosperity issued the following statement from AFP-MI State Director Annie Patnaude in response to policy priorities laid out today by Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks and House Speaker Joe Tate. “Depriving private-sector union members of the freedom to choose whether or not to join a union will harm Michigan […]
DENVER, CO — Politicians are once again trying to eliminate TABOR refunds, just a few months after congratulating themselves for expediting refunds. But AFP-CO is doubling down on its pro-TABOR campaign to ensure Coloradans know this money belongs in their billfolds – not with money-hungry politicians. AFP-CO State Director Jesse Mallory released the following statement: […]
NASHVILLE, TN — Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) today helped secure new transparency measures in the legislative process for taxpayers. Amendments will now be added to the legislative tracker in real time, as well as redline edits to legislation. AFP-TN State Director Tori Venable released the following statement: “Tennessee taxpayers have won big today. These […]
