Commentary
Should you be forced to join and contribute financially to an organization whose fundamental principles you don’t agree with? That’s what Mark Janus had to do as a condition of keeping his job. As an Illinois state employee, he was required to pay fees to a government union, even though he didn’t agree with many […]
Americans for Prosperity-Missouri State Director Jeremy Cady, American Conservative Union General Counsel David Safavian, American Conservative Union Policy Analyst, Alyse Ullery| The Missouri Times Missouri has the seventh-highest incarceration rate in the country – 56 percent higher than Kansas and 64 percent higher than Illinois. If incarceration rates were effective in lowering violent crime, Missouri would be […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced its support for the Justice Act, Reforming Qualified Immunity Act and the Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2020, legislation that would improve policing standards. Americans for Prosperity Board Member Mark Holden stated: “We applaud Senator(s) Scott, Braun and Representative Roy for working quickly and diligently […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips wrote an op-ed published by Newsweek today on how to help the economy recover stronger. Read the entire article here. Below are excerpts from the piece: Like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested, let’s think big. That does not mean doubling down on the […]
Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina State Director Andrew Yates | Post and Courier Amid the tragedy and hardship brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen the best of South Carolina. High school students in the Charleston area are using 3D printers from their own homes to make face masks for health care professionals. Restaurant owners […]
Americans for Prosperity Board Member Mark Holden | Morning Consult The U.S. Sentencing Commission, which is largely dormant due to a lack of a quorum, published a study late last month on recidivism that is a blast from the past and straight from the failed “Tough on Crime” era playbook of the 1980s. Its key finding was that “incarceration […]
Americans for Prosperity South Carolina State Director Andrew Yates | The Greenville News South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham recently introduced a bill that should give everyone in our state reason for pause. The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act, or EARN IT Act, is a measure that would jeopardize key free speech protections and could […]
Americans for Prosperity-Indiana State Director Michael Chartier | Indianapolis Business Journal In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, state officials are taking a new and better approach in their efforts to protect public health. Before the outbreak, state government saw restrictions and regulations as the best way to keep the public safe. But it ignored […]
Responding to the health and economic crises in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic will require everyone to do their part. Communities, businesses, educational institutions, and government each have a critical role to play to ensure we take care of those hardest hit and help our country rebuild. How we rise to this challenge will […]
