Op-ed
Expanding the legislative calendar is a recipe for wasting time and wasting money. DENVER, CO– Today, Complete Colorado published an op-ed penned by Americans for Prosperity-Colorado State Director Jesse Mallory. The piece responds to the claim that the state’s legislative session should be expanded to a full-time legislature. Mallory responds to these claims and lays out […]
LAS VEGAS, NV– Today, The Nevada Independent published an op-ed penned by Americans for Prosperity-Nevada State Director Ronnie Najarro. The piece focuses on Najarro’s recent trip to the US/Mexico border in McAllen Texas. An immigrant from El Salvador, Najarro makes the case for increased security at the US Southern border. Read the full op-ed here. […]
BOZEMAN, MT — New in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Americans for Prosperity-Montana Legislative Director Henry Kriegel details the urgent need for housing reform in the state. As the legislative session nears a close, Kriegel’s op-ed calls on lawmakers to pass reforms to expand access to affordable housing statewide, protect homeowners’ rights, safeguard wild spaces and help […]
Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | South Florida Sun-Sentinel Back in the days of robber barons and child labor, it made sense for workers to form labor unions to protect their wages, their health and their very lives. There can be little doubt that in the first part of the 20th century, organized labor […]
Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | News-Press Imagine you want to open a small music shop, but the state tells you that first you need to do a detailed economic analysis to determine if you can afford to stock your shop with instruments. Or you want to start a lighting business, but the […]
More needs to be done to promote openness and freedom in occupational licensing. Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | The Florida Standard What do barbers, medical professionals, taxidermists, school bus drivers, and manicurists all have in common? They need an occupational license from the state to be allowed to do their job in Florida. […]
Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | Tallahassee Democrat We all know that the creation of iPhones has transformed the world of communication and improved our daily lives. This is just one example of a free-market technological advancement that continues to radically improve our ability to connect. An opposite analogy, if you think about […]
DENVER, CO — New today in Colorado Politics, Americans for Prosperity State Director Jesse Mallory details the influx of new rate increases, tax hikes, and gas premiums facing hardworking Coloradans. As the legislature, Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC), and special-interest partners try to take more and more taxpayer money, Mallory’s op-ed explains how voters have already […]
Record high inflation, rising energy prices, and workforce shortages threaten Arizona’s post-pandemic recovery. Some proposals making their way through Congress could exacerbate this situation and place more constraints on an economy already burdened by taxes and regulations. One such proposal, the PRO Act, would limit both workers and employers who are struggling to return to […]
