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Strong bipartisan support shows education remains top issue  LANSING, Mich. – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan released a poll question today that showed strong bipartisan support for using federal COVID relief funds to create a grant program that would offer direct financial help to students who have struggled to keep up academically the past two years. Rep. Julie […]

Newly introduced bill from U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and U.S. Rep. Rick Allen would expand employee rights, protect workers’ flexibility, and improve representation in the workplace Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity sent a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to co-sponsor the Employee Rights Act (ERA). The legislation, crafted by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott […]

AFP-SC is pushing smart criminal justice reforms at the State House this session COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP-SC) sponsored Serve & Connect’s annual Illuminight Gala. The South Carolina organization brings together community and business leaders with law enforcement officers to reduce crime and improve safety. AFP-SC State Director Candace Carroll released […]

RICHMOND, VA – Today, amid the impending General Assembly special session, the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) launched a mail and digital ad campaign showing gratitude to select lawmakers for their leadership on important education, regulatory, and health care policy issues. The ads, titled “Thank You,” honor Delegates Nick Freitas, Michael Webert, Dawn Adams, […]

“Our activists across the state stand ready to hold Governor Whitmer accountable” Lansing, MI – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan today condemned Governor Whitmer’s veto of a bi-partisan, $1 billion personal income tax cut that would have returned dollars to every taxpaying Michigander. The group panned the move, saying the Governor was more interested in a short-term […]

Sentencing transparency and equal treatment under the law for Tennesseans advances. NASHVILLE, TN — Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) today applauded the House for passing two criminal justice reform bills. HB 2657 would bring transparency to the sentencing process by requiring the court to record the estimated time a defendant will serve before becoming eligible […]

Concord, NH—Today, Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire (AFP-NH) issued glowing praise for the state’s legislature in standing firm to protect recent educational reforms that have given Granite State students greater educational options and individualized pathways for success. The legislature rejected measures that would repeal or weaken the state’s Education Freedom Account (EFA) program. Similar attempts […]

Government price controls mean a future with as many as 342 fewer new cures for cancer, Alzheimer’s, and other leading diseases

Today, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to roll back due process protections for Granite Staters. HB 1476 would undermine the progress New Hampshire made in 2018, by passing sensible reforms to pretrial detention that required judges to consider a defendant’s income and ability to pay bail on low-level offenses. HB 1476 would roll […]