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Following Elon Musk completing his deal to purchase Twitter and beginning ownership, Casey Mattox, vice president for legal and judicial strategy at Americans for Prosperity, issued the following statement: If free speech is his north star, he’s heading in the right direction. Twitter can become a place where people can actually engage with one another. […]

In the wake of the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, Americans for Prosperity President and CEO Emily Seidel issued the following statement: The news of the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband is the latest in a troubling trend of political violence in this country. We condemn it in the […]

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) State Director Jeremy Cady released the following statement urging Missourians to reject ballot initiative Amendment 3 this November: “Amendment 3 establishes a two-tiered licensing and regulatory structure that benefits existing medical cannabis companies over other entrepreneurs. “We urge voters to reject this ballot initiative that will merely enable oligopolistic […]

While the Village of Arlington Heights publicly dismisses concerns over subsidies for the proposed Chicago Bears stadium and real estate development, new reporting from Caroline Kubzansky of the Chicago Tribune reveals significant concern from stakeholders over the potential for property tax dollars being diverted to the Bears via a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district.   […]

LINCOLN, Neb. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) today released their annual scorecard for Nebraska’s 107th Legislature. This scorecard highlights bills that AFP-NE engaged on during the first (2021) and second (2022) session of the 107th Legislature. The purpose of this scorecard is to help constituents better understand the legislative process and how elected officials voted […]

Richmond, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity Virginia applauded Governor Youngkin’s morning announcements on Virginia’s decline in NAEP scoring, announcing a seven-step plan to immediately increase educational opportunities. Legislative Director Benjamin Knotts released the following statement:“As Gov. Youngkin mentioned today, the NAEP scores show Virginia’s education system has been in a steady decline since 2017.  After the pandemic, […]

Student loan forgiveness will do nothing to address the cause of the student debt crisis and only push already-skyrocketing higher education costs even higher.

Richmond, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) applauded the Youngkin administration’s announcement of “Operation Bold Blue Line,” a new effort to combat violent crime in Virginia by investing in law enforcement, victims and witness services, and community programs aimed at supporting at-risk youth. AFP-VA Legislative Director Ben Knotts issued the following statement in response to Governor Youngkin’s announcement:   “The United States is experiencing […]

Vote ‘no’ on Amendment D Welcome to our coalition members in opposing Medicaid expansion. It’s a true team effort, and this toolkit is a resource to quickly review media talking points, find one-pagers, and reference articles and speaking engagements . Thank you for all that you do! Messaging: Every South Dakotan deserves greater access to […]