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COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP-SC) today renewed calls for the Legislature to repeal the state’s ‘certificate of need’ (CON) laws, after an announcement that the Legislature awarded $64 million for a state-wide mental health task force. A December 2021 report on psychiatric services found that CON laws result in fewer psychiatric hospitals and inpatient options. Earlier this year, […]
Updated September 2, 2022 On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the latest iteration of Washington’s tax-and-spend proposal called the Inflation Reduction Act. But don’t let the title fool you: the proposal would do anything but reduce inflation. Here are three major things it doesn’t do: ❌Reduce inflation ❌Bring down gas prices […]
Event is part of a national tour making its way through Florida Orlando, FL — On Tuesday, Aug. 2, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will partner with a local gas station, Carrigan Marathon, in Oviedo, FL, to lower gas to $2.38 per gallon – the national average in mid-January 2021 – as compared to the current […]
Concord, NH—Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today announced its second wave of state legislature candidate endorsements, bringing the organization’s total legislative endorsements to 29. AFP-NH is endorsing and supporting candidates committed to policies that break down barriers that block opportunities and prevent people from reaching their full potential, such as excessive and wasteful government spending, […]
As summer temperatures have spiked, so has U.S. inflation. To give Americans some relief from rising prices, Americans for Prosperity activists have traveled the country rolling back the cost of a gallon of gas to the price it was when President Joe Biden took office. “[It] was great to feel a bit of nostalgia after […]
Dear lawmaker, Reforming our tax code so that it is more fair, flat, simple, and predictable remains one of the most transformational policy changes that lawmaker can introduce. Doing so will increase the ability of every West Virginian to live out their aspirations as they best see fit and put us even further down the […]
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has officially quantified the true likely cost and impact of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-New York) “Build Back Better” bill — and the numbers are staggering. At the heart of the bill is a proposed “temporary” two-year extension of Obamacare health insurance premium subsidies — subsidies that congressional Democrats […]
As the House takes up appropriations under the shadows of inflation and last year’s reconciliation, the cracks in federal budgeting continue to grow. Floor consideration of appropriations bills won’t be followed with individual conference committees and enactment, but with a short-term continuing resolution and perhaps a bloated omnibus appropriations bill after the election. After nearly […]
There’s never a full reprieve from free speech controversies. But whether it’s because fewer legislatures are in session or because students aren’t on campus, July and August tend to be relatively quiet periods for free speech. This gives us an opportunity to look at some recent work of my colleagues and our partners, as well […]
