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NAHSVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today thanked the Senate Judiciary Committee for passing SB 893, a bill that would ensure victims are paid first before the state collects other fines and fees. AFP-TN State Director Tori Venable issued the following statement: “Restoring victims is a key component of criminal justice reform. The status […]
COLUMBIA, SC – As President Biden virtually visits South Carolina today, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today urged President Biden to reject a proposal of a so-called infrastructure package that has little to do with improving roads and bridges but would harm the economy and increase taxes on small businesses who are struggling to get back […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Americans for Prosperity-Arkansas (AFP-AR) today commended the Legislature for passing HB 1063, the Telemedicine Act. This bill will authorize health care professionals to remotely deliver virtual care through a patient’s choice of technology provider, including phone calls. AFP-AR State Director Ryan Norris issued the following statement: “It is critical that we work […]
Most full-time jobs come with employer-provided health insurance. If this benefit is on the table, why would an individual choose to operate as an independent contractor — especially a person who lives with a chronic condition? Althea Cole, an Uber driver who battles a severe form of rheumatoid arthritis, explains in this column in the […]
Launches Targeted Digital Ads to Supplement Comprehensive Grassroots Efforts HARRISBURG, Pa – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) today announced an additional layer of its robust engagement ahead of Tuesday, May 18th, 2021’s primary ballot. This final push adds to the grassroots organization’s #FinalSayPA campaign urging voters to get-out-and-vote YES on ballot questions 1, 2, and 3 […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a myriad of problems with our bloated and bureaucratic health care system. In a new op-ed in the Rochester Post Bulletin, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota State Director Jason Flohrs asks, why double down on that failed approach? Minnesota lawmakers are attempting to radically upend our health system under the assumption that […]
Retired Lt. Jay Hall and Michael Chartier, Americans for Prosperity-Indiana State Director | Op-Ed for the Indianapolis Business Journal The Indiana Senate has before it an important opportunity to advance meaningful and common-sense sentencing reform that already passed in the Indiana House on a bipartisan vote. And for good reason. House Bill 1202 is precisely […]
TOPEKA, Kan. – Americans for Prosperity-Kansas issued the following statement upon learning of Governor Laura Kelly’s decision to veto SB 50. The bill would have allowed for taxpayers to stop an unintended increase in individual state returns finally. AFP-KS State Director Elizabeth Patton issued the following statement: “Governor Kelly’s decision to veto this bill demonstrates […]
Sonia from Boynton Beach: ‘Telemedicine was a lifesaver for me’ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) continued its statewide “Care You Can Call On” initiative to highlight the growing grassroots support for House Bill 247, legislation aimed at strengthening telehealth services for residents in the Sunshine State. As part of the “Care You Can Call On” initiative, […]
