Commentary
America’s population is not as young as it once was. An aging cohort of 74 million baby boomers is retiring and will be drawing benefits from our nation’s already-strained retirement programs, Social Security and Medicare. Similarly, retiring government workers will strain underfunded state and local government pension and retiree health care programs. As baby boomers […]
By Kim Kennedy On Monday, June 10, I had an opportunity to visit Harrisburg with Pennsylvania Deputy State Director Anna McCauslin. I got a peek into what a typical day is like for her and, wow, is it fast paced and targeted! For some readers, visiting state representatives sounds as fun as watching corn grow. […]
Congress just spent $1.3 trillion on a massive omnibus package. The national debt is ballooning. In the meantime, the federal government has wasted your hard-earned money on…studying the social habits of monkeys? It’s true. Read on to discover these five egregious examples of how the government has wasted your money, as documented by Sen. James […]
On June 27, the Supreme Court expanded worker freedom for more than 5 million government workers nationwide. In Janus v. AFSCME, the Court reversed more than 40 years of precedent that allowed unions in 22 states to forcibly take what they call “agency fees” from the paychecks of government employees. Now, public sector workers have a choice when deciding whether to join or pay a union. This means that public sector unions will […]
The Big W: The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of First Amendment protections in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. What it is: For years, unions had relied on a SCOTUS decision from the 1970s to collect fees from all public employees, including non-members, to cover the costs of collective bargaining. Mark Janus, […]
Bismarck, ND – Americans for Prosperity today announced a digital, direct mail and radio ad campaign holding senators accountable for rejecting President Trump’s rescissions proposal, which would have saved taxpayers about $15 billion in unspent funds from previous years. The ad campaign will target Republican Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Richard Burr (R-NC), and Democrat Senators […]
Americans thrive when the United States embraces free trade. Trade creates prosperity by promoting the free and voluntary exchange of goods and services. By expanding the variety of goods and services available to American consumers, trade increases choices in the marketplace, fostering more competition and innovation and lowering costs. More trade leads to greater business […]
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court handed down a huge victory for free speech and the First Amendment. In the case Janus v American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the nation’s highest court ruled that public employees cannot be compelled to pay any union dues or fees as condition of employment because those fees […]
Americans for Prosperity Policy Manager David Barnes | Washington Examiner More than 1 million Americans die each year from a terminal illness. For those patients who are still fighting, recent passage of the federal Right to Try Act will expand access to potentially life-saving treatment before it’s too late. The law bears the name of […]
