Commentary

Commonplace in the market for medical services, certificate-of-need  laws prohibit medical providers from practicing or expanding unless they can demonstrate not only “need” for their proposed services but also survive a bureaucratic gauntlet that can take years, cost thousands of dollars, and allow competitors — existing and potential — to challenge the application. The result […]

Randy Chamberlain is a candidate for Montana Senate District 32. He has lived in the district for more than a quarter century and his four children and 10 grandchildren also live in the Gallatin Valley. Chamberlain is a small business owner who has been self-employed since 1985. Chamberlain ran for the statehouse in 2020 too. […]

Brad Tschida has served in the state legislature since 2015, including a two-year stint as House majority leader from 2019 to 2021. Over the past seven years, Tschida has been a leader on the issues most important to Montanans, from education to health care, from regulatory reform to energy policy. He is now running to […]

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 […]