Stethoscope
Using West Virginia’s certificate-of-need law, the government shut down a health care provider
Mar 26, 2020

AFP-West Virginia is committed to fixing this problem  The Hunt Club Urgent Care facility in Short Gap, West Virginia, averaged around 30 visits per day. It treated patients who suffered from a range of emergency medical issues, including burns, bleeding, broken bones, infections, animal bites, and lacerations. For 28 years, the facility provided urgent care for patients in need. No longer. On Jan. 30, the state shut […]

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South Carolina Budget
ICYMI: Commentary: South Carolina must end civil asset forfeiture
Mar 16, 2020

Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina State Director Andrew Yates and ACLU of South Carolina Executive Director Frank Knaack | Charleston Post and Courier Did you know the government can take and keep your property without charging you with a crime? Intended as a tool to take the ill-gotten gains of drug kingpins who were beyond the […]

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Education
ICYMI: Opinion: Why education reform should include education scholarship accounts
Mar 2, 2020

Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina Director of Grassroots Operations Candace Carroll | The Greenville News and the Anderson Independent Mail For too long, K-12 education in our state has been a closed system that denies families access to options that ensure every child has an educational experience that meets his/her individual needs and unique learning styles. It’s […]

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FAA Bill, Obamacare Risk
When the state gambles with our money, we all lose
Feb 25, 2020

Among the roles we expect our government to fill, betting taxpayer money on private companies isn’t one of them. But too often, that’s exactly what government does. The latest example in Tennessee has come at a huge cost – $1.2 million, to be specific. In 2015, Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community Development provided a […]

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ICYMI: Stick taxpayers with soccer stadium tab?
Feb 21, 2020

Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico State Director Burly Cain | Albuquerque Journal After a successful inaugural season that included a trip to the playoffs, the New Mexico United soccer team is now looking for a permanent venue to call home with some help from taxpayers. The team played its premier season in Isotopes Park, but with […]

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AFP-NJ Pension Crisis
ICYMI: It’s time to address our pension crisis
Feb 13, 2020

Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico State Director Burly Cain | Santa Fe New Mexican New Mexico’s fiscal and economic future is in jeopardy unless we act now to reform our state pension system. For years our politicians have made pension promises they won’t be able to keep, leaving retiring public employees in jeopardy and future generations […]

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Occupational licensing laws chip away at opportunity
Jan 21, 2020

By Jason Huffman We believe that everyone in America should have the opportunity to achieve their potential. That belief informs everything we do at Americans for Prosperity. It’s why we work hard to remove barriers to success for everyone in this country. Contrary to a recent editorial in the Times West Virginian, we are not […]

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ICYMI: WOWK: AFP-WV Calls for Occupational Licensing, Criminal Justice Reform for 2020
Jan 7, 2020

Grassroots group advocates for state legislature to remove barriers, help unleash state’s economy CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia State Director, Jason Huffman, joined WOWK’s Mark Curtis to discuss the nonpartisan organization’s 2020 legislative agenda, including regulations, occupational licensing reform, and criminal justice reform. Watch our Inside West Virginia Politics interview here.

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ICYMI: WV deserves shot at prosperity
Jan 2, 2020

Americans for Prosperity West Virginia State Director Jason Huffman | Charleston Gazette-Mail The U.S. economy is booming, resulting in the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years. That’s great news for families across the country looking for economic opportunities that will make their version of the American Dream a reality. Sadly, folks looking to do the […]

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