Commentary
This post was written by Jason R. Baron for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s 2023 Sunshine Week essay series on how government transparency and the Freedom of Information Act have transformed society. Almost 30 years before the 1966 enactment of the Freedom of Information Act, the National Archives opened a reading room to the public for the […]
This post was written by Lauren Harper for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s 2023 Sunshine Week essay series on how government transparency and the Freedom of Information Act have transformed society. Successful declassification initiatives play an outsized role in promoting America’s foreign policy objectives. The reverse is also true; overclassification undermines both critical national security and democratic […]
Lansing, Michigan—Today the Michigan Senate voted to repeal the state’s landmark Right-to-Work law. The bill to repeal Right to Work now goes to Governor Gretchen Whitmer who has promised to sign the bill repealing the popular law. Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) organized activists to protest the repeal. The group printed and handed out 150,000 pink […]
This post was written by David Cuillier for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s 2023 Sunshine Week essay series on how government transparency and the Freedom of Information Act have transformed society. The Freedom of Information Act’s failure is its greatest success. To be sure, FOIA has done some good. Transparency laws and practices reduce corruption, lead […]
This post was written by Anne Weismann for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s 2023 Sunshine Week essay series on how government transparency and the Freedom of Information Act have transformed society. Conceptionally, the Freedom of Information Act represents a valuable tool to advance democracy through the disinfectant of transparency. A statute that imposes on agencies a […]
This article was coauthored by James Valvo for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s 2023 Sunshine Week essay series on how government transparency and the Freedom of Information Act have transformed society. The Freedom of Information Act is the first modern law to guarantee a right of public access to government records upon request. The importance of […]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—Today a dozen activists affiliated with Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) organized a demonstration opposing more federal spending and increased taxes outside the Finishing Trades Institute where President Biden gave his annual budget address.s referring to the Biden Administration’s inflationary tax and spending policies. AFP-PA State Director Ashley Klingensmith explained the group’s objections to the […]
Tallahassee, Fla. – Americans for Prosperity-Florida today issued the following statement regarding the start of Florida’s 2023 regular legislative session. “Today as the 2023 regular legislative session begins, we look to great leaders like House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and their plans to pass bold policy change,” said Skylar Zander, State Director of Americans […]
Dear Members of Congress Americans for Prosperity urges passage of joint resolutions H.J. Res. 27/S.J.Res. 7 disapproving of the final Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, published by the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers (Agencies) in the Federal Register on December 30, 2022. The resolutions are a prime example of how […]
