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Medical Affairs Committee sends CON repeal to full Senate COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina praised the Senate Medical Affairs Committee for passing S.164, to repeal certificate of need (CON) regulations for most healthcare facilities. The full Senate will now consider the bill. CON laws make it difficult to open new medical facilities. A 2021 […]

Grassroots group and coalition partners kick off cannabis legalization discussion INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) on Monday hosted a rally in support of responsible cannabis legalization at the Indiana Statehouse. This event provided residents an opportunity to directly engage in the legislative process and have meaningful conversations on cannabis reform in Indiana. The […]

Pete Ricketts will bring principled leadership to Washington. LINCOLN, Neb. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) today congratulated former Governor Pete Ricketts on his appointment to the U.S. Senate, filling the seat recently vacated by Senator Ben Sasse. AFP-NE State Director Jessica Shelburn issued the following statement: “Our activists are excited to support and congratulate Gov. Ricketts as […]

Lansing, Michigan—The Michigan chapter of Americans for Prosperity issued the following statement from AFP-MI State Director Annie Patnaude in response to policy priorities laid out today by Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks and House Speaker Joe Tate. “Depriving private-sector union members of the freedom to choose whether or not to join a union will harm Michigan […]

NASHVILLE, TN — Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) today helped secure new transparency measures in the legislative process for taxpayers. Amendments will now be added to the legislative tracker in real time, as well as redline edits to legislation. AFP-TN State Director Tori Venable released the following statement:  “Tennessee taxpayers have won big today. These […]

Wyoming becomes the 36th state chapter of Americans for Prosperity Sundance, WY—Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is expanding its broad-based grassroots outreach efforts to the state of Wyoming. AFP-Wyoming will officially open its doors in Sundance, Wyoming on January 17th, 2023. This expansion marks the 36th state where AFP is actively working to advance liberty and […]

Arlington, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity launched a 7-figure “Dear 118th Congress” ad campaign calling on lawmakers to focus on the major challenges that our country continues to face and urging them to do the hard work of advancing good policy, rather than sit back and embrace the cynical conventional wisdom of partisan gridlock and typical […]

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) today released its legislative scorecard for the 2021-22 legislative session. This important resource gives Pennsylvanians an at-a-glance understanding of how their state senators and representatives vote on key issues related to government spending, economic growth, and protecting individual freedom. Lawmakers were graded on how they voted on specific bills and […]

“Lawmakers have a historic opportunity to transform the Mountain State by enacting once-in-a-generation tax reform that will put thousands of dollars back in the pockets of hardworking West Virginia families” CHARLESTON, W.Va.—Today, Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) released an updated state legislative agenda. In conjunction, AFP-WV announced a six-figure digital, radio, mail, and brochure campaign […]