Commentary

America is one of the best places in the world to live. We have experienced economic prosperity, declining crime, and ever-improving standards of living for decades. For the last few years though, we have all been experiencing a different reality:  a global pandemic, massive unemployment caused by business closures, rapid inflation, and increasing violent crime. […]

Joins DV8 Kitchen in raising money for the Addiction Recovery Care Spring Hill and employees FRANKFORT, KY — Ahead of President Biden’s visit today, Americans for Prosperity – Kentucky (AFP-KY) teamed up with DV8 Kitchen to support East Kentuckians following the devastating flooding.  DV8 Kitchen is a Catalyst Partner of Stand Together Foundation. Addiction Recovery Care […]

Neither of these measures will reduce inflation – in fact, the added subsidies will do the opposite by incentivizing insurers to continue raising rates.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — Americans for Prosperity – Illinois (AFP-IL) today urged members of the Arlington Heights Village Board to adopt an anti-corporate welfare ordinance and reject proposals that would build a new Chicago Bears stadium with taxpayer money. AFP-IL Deputy State Director Brian Costin released the following statement: “Billionaires can afford to build their own […]

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, […]

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, […]

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 […]