Press Release

Boise, ID — Americans for Prosperity-Idaho (AFP-ID) urged the Idaho State Senate Monday to pass House Bill (HB) 645, which would allow independent contractors and self-employed workers to access portable benefits normally reserved for traditional employees. The bill passed out of the State House and was sent to the Senate at the end of February.   The bill defines portable […]

Jackson, MS – Americans for Prosperity–Mississippi (AFP–MS) today praised the Mississippi Legislature for passing House Bill 1622, which establishes a Small Community Hospital Pilot Program to provide targeted exemptions from Certificate of Need requirements to help rural hospitals expand critical services. The bill now heads to Governor Tate Reeves’ desk for consideration. AFP–MS thanks Chairman Sam Creekmore for […]

RICHMOND, VA – Americans for Prosperity Virginia (AFP-VA) through their grassroots advocacy, were able to halt multiple unconstitutional attacks on the First Amendment this session, as well as leading the fight to protect Right to Work laws. Unfortunately, the General Assembly also passed several bills on mostly partisan lines that were strongly opposed by AFP-VA. These included: SB802 which would force […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Key components of Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia’s (AFP-WV) legislative agenda have been secured including meaningful income tax cuts and the expansion of the nation’s Gold Standard school choice program, the Hope Scholarship. The group and our activists across the state are celebrating these common-sense policy victories that Governor Patrick Morrisey, Senate Leaders, and […]

RICHMOND, VA –  Americans for Prosperity–Virginia (AFP–VA) today launched a new digital campaign to hold Senator Tim Kaine accountable for refusing to vote in favor of legislation that would reopen the government and fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Virginia’s Democratic senators, Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, are playing politics with national security by holding […]

LANSING, MI – Americans for Prosperity–Michigan (AFP–MI) today launched a new digital campaign to hold Senator Gary Peters accountable for refusing to vote in favor of legislation that would reopen the government and fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Michigan’s Democratic senators, Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin, are playing politics with national security by holding […]

PHOENIX, AZ – Americans for Prosperity–Arizona (AFP–AZ) today launched a new digital campaign to hold Senator Mark Kelly accountable for refusing to vote in favor of legislation that would reopen the government and fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Arizona’s Democratic senators, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, are playing politics with national security by […]

ATLANTA, GA – Americans for Prosperity–Georgia (AFP-GA) today launched a new digital campaign to hold Senator Jon Ossoff accountable for refusing to vote in favor of legislation that would reopen the government and fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Click to Watch AFP-GA State Director Tony West added the following statement: “Georgia families expect their leaders in […]

Trenton, NJ — Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) applauds the New Jersey Policy Institute’s Pork Roll Report that highlights the long-term growth of the state’s budget, including factors that have driven the increase. This week, Governor Mikie Sherrill proposed a budget that is 1.6 percent higher than last year’s $58.8 billion spending plan, despite the state […]