Press Release
COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP- SC) today praised the State House for passing two criminal justice bills. H 3019 would require arrest records to be destroyed for those arrested by mistaken identity, within 180 days. H 3890 would expunge certain juvenile records. AFP-SC State Director Candace Carroll released the following statement: […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) today announced the grand opening of the organization’s Fort Wayne office will occur on Saturday, March 11 at 12PM. The facility will be used to increase the group’s grassroots efforts in the Fort Wayne area and help set the stage for continued and enhanced engagement for years to […]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—Today a dozen activists affiliated with Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) organized a demonstration opposing more federal spending and increased taxes outside the Finishing Trades Institute where President Biden gave his annual budget address.s referring to the Biden Administration’s inflationary tax and spending policies. AFP-PA State Director Ashley Klingensmith explained the group’s objections to the […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) introduced the Agenda to End Budget Brinkmanship, a policy framework for congressional lawmakers to end the budget battles and fix the broken process causing Washington’s budget dysfunction. AFP’s Agenda to End Budget Brinkmanship calls on the 118th Congress to examine how we got to the brink of the current debt […]
NASHVILLE — Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) State Director Tori Venable released the following statement, after the State Senate voted to shrink the size of the bloated Nashville City Council: “With today’s vote in the Senate, legislation literally shrinking the size of government heads to the governor’s desk. Nashville’s city council – the third largest in the […]
LINCOLN, Neb. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) today thanks lawmakers for advancing LB 753, Opportunity Scholarships Act, to Select File. LB 753 will increase choice in education for Nebraska families by enacting a tax credit for donations to nonprofit scholarship granting institutions. AFP-NE State Director Jessica Shelburn released the following statement: “Today, with the advancement […]
“I can think of a lot of other ways to spend $1.3 billion of South Carolinians’ dollars.” COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP-SC) blasted the news of $1.3 billion in corporate incentives for EV manufacturer Scout, a record amount for the state. The package is roughly five times what was given to a separate company that last year made […]
Lansing, Michigan—Today the Michigan House will vote on repealing the state’s right-to-work law. The law—which has been in place for ten years—gives hard working Michiganders the choice of whether or not to join a labor union. After the announcement was posted, Americans for Prosperity-Michigan released the following statement from State Director Annie Patnaude: “The majority in Lansing […]
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Americans for Prosperity- Arkansas (AFP- AR) State Director Ryan Norris released the following statement after the State Senate passed the LEARNS Plan, sending the bill to Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders to sign: “Congratulations to Governor Sanders on this legislative victory that will benefit generations of Arkansas students. Under the LEARNS Plan, families will […]
