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There’s no place like home for the holidays, they say — but only if you can afford to actually get there. Skyrocketing travel and food prices are forcing hard choices for Americans this holiday season, putting the traditional Thanksgiving meal with family out of reach for many. It shouldn’t be this way. And it doesn’t […]

State constitution amendment enshrining right-to-work laws approved by voters NASHVILLE, TN — Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) today praised voters for approving Amendment 1, a state constitutional amendment to protect Tennessee’s status as a right-to-work state. AFP-TN Deputy State Director James Amundsen released the following statement:  “As a right-to-work state, Tennessee has enjoyed higher employment rates, […]

City Council approves new Office of Violent Crime Prevention and Funding COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP-SC) today praised Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann and the City Council for creating the Office of Violent Crime Prevention and providing additional resources to stop violent crime. AFP-SC has been publicly supportive and engaged on this issue, driving almost 100 […]

Following Elon Musk completing his deal to purchase Twitter and beginning ownership, Casey Mattox, vice president for legal and judicial strategy at Americans for Prosperity, issued the following statement: If free speech is his north star, he’s heading in the right direction. Twitter can become a place where people can actually engage with one another. […]

By Jennifer Meinhardt Out of 71,000 students in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), only 4,544, or 6.4%, can read at grade level. You could also say it this way: 94% of students can’t read at grade level. So, if my fourth grader were in MPS, the odds are that she would not have the skills to […]

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a centrist budget watchdog and fiscal responsibility organization, just published The CRFB Fiscal Blueprint for Reducing Debt and Inflation. They call for deficit reduction and faster economic growth, and they suggest illustrative options to reduce spending and increase taxes. (Disclosure: I worked at CRFB for several years […]

This summer, with inflation at historic highs, Americans for Prosperity staff and volunteers hosted more than 130 True Cost of Washington events at gas stations and grocery stores in more than 30 states to lower prices and connect Americans to Washington’s role in causing inflation and the solutions for our current economic woes. To give […]

“Taxpayers should not be stuck with the bill to fund a private business’ profits.”  NASHVILLE, TN — Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) called on state and local leaders to scrutinize Oracle, amid reports of layoffs after the company received nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in taxpayer money. Oracle has received $65 million in Economic Community […]

If you’re a regular reader of this newsletter, you know that October is the best month, by far, and no other month even comes close. The weather, the leaves, football … it’s perfect. And I feel that way despite the fact that Halloween is the worst holiday. *ducks* I know my position may surprise you, […]