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Proposed rate increases would add $135/year to the average customer’s bill DENVER, CO — Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) is calling on the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to reject Xcel Energy’s pending electric and natural gas rate hikes. AFP is urging Coloradans to tell the Commission not to raise rates, especially while families are already paying […]
Madison, WI — Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) warned Wisconsin families of the damaging results a Democrat trifecta would bring ahead of David Crowley’s appearance with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Milwaukee on Sunday. In the two years Democrats fully controlled Michigan’s state government, they succeeded in potentially setting the state back decades. Whether it was repealing Right […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today announced the launch of its grassroots campaign for the November 2026 general election. This effort comes after a successful primary election cycle where AFP-backed candidates won big in both the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates. AFP-WV has endorsed 21 candidates for the November general election: 15 […]
Concord, NH — Today, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) announced its first wave of endorsed candidates for the New Hampshire Executive Council, State Senate, and State House of Representatives. The following candidates have earned AFP-NH’s support for their commitment to expanding freedom and opportunity for Granite Staters on housing reform, education choice, workers’ freedom, and fiscal responsibility. AFP-NH […]
ARLINGTON, VA – Americans for Prosperity today applauded President Trump for extending the Jones Act waiver a second time, helping ensure American families and businesses have access to affordable and reliable energy. This current waiver is the longest suspension of the Jones Act in the program’s history, and Reuters reports that the exemption has been used almost 200 times over the past several months. AFP […]
Augusta, Maine — Americans for Prosperity (AFP) released the following statement after Maine’s $500 million supplemental budget officially took effect. The fine print includes a new tax on top of last year’s tax hikes, with $292 million pulled from the state’s emergency reserve fund and $300 “relief checks” perfectly timed before November’s election. AFP Northeast Region Director Ross […]
LANSING, MI — This weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom arrived in Michigan to campaign for Democrats who are already pushing Michigan in the wrong direction, while promising even more backward governance. Newsom will assuredly discuss his misguided policies that have hampered California, as he joins gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson, candidates for the House of Representatives, and […]
ARLINGTON, VA— ICYMI: Republicans have a chance to hand voters the sharpest contrast in a generation — real economic freedom versus the left’s growing embrace of total government control. In a new USA Today op-ed, Americans for Prosperity CEO Emily Seidel makes the case that the GOP should seize it: deregulation, spending cuts, and an […]
One of the Greatest Threats to TABOR in Decades DENVER, CO — Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) Issue Committee today announced its effort to defeat Initiative 195, highlighting that the measure represents one of the most significant threats to Colorado’s economic stability and competitiveness in decades. Supporters of Initiative 195 are trying to sell this proposal as simply a tax on the rich while ignoring […]
