Press Release

RICHMOND, VA—Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) today announced its targeted, grassroots campaign urging local elected officials across the Commonwealth to reject any proposal to adopt forced negotiations through collective bargaining. Starting May 1st, local governing bodies—including county, city, and town governments—can now propose adopting ordinances to recognize a collective body of government employees, causing serious unintended […]

MANCHESTER, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) announced it is hosting an event on the filibuster tomorrow at 6:30 at Murphy’s Taproom. Following calls from Senate Democrat leadership to end the filibuster, panelists will discuss why ending the filibuster will lead to more power to pass one-sided legislation through Congress that would otherwise fail […]

MANCHESTER, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today announced a campaign to urge U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan to uphold her commitment from 2017 to oppose efforts to eliminate the filibuster following calls from Senate Democrat leadership to end the filibuster. The campaign consists of a six-figure ad and radio spend by AFP urging select […]

Americans for Prosperity – Iowa (AFP-IA) is proud to join the Fuel Choice Coalition, a group of leaders in Iowa fighting against government mandates and standing up for consumer freedom. AFP-IA State Director Drew Klein released the following statement accompanying the announcement: “Government mandates and unnecessary regulations are not the answer for our state or […]

Grassroots group also announces campaign urging Senator Sinema to stay true to her word on the filibuster TEMPE, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) hosted a forum on the filibuster yesterday with former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl, AFP President Tim Phillips, and LIBRE Initiative President Daniel Garza. AFP-AZ also announced a major campaign consisting of […]

COLUMBIA, SC – Following Governor McMaster signing S. 147, a bill that protects South Carolina businesses from frivolous lawsuits regarding allegations of exposure to COVID-19, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina Interim State Director Candace Carroll issued the following statement: “Businesses who safely reopen and take proper precautions for COVID-19 should not be faced with frivolous lawsuits. […]

Karen Anderson is the founder of Freelancers Against AB5, the California law that has cost hundreds of thousands of independent contractors their livelihoods. In the Orange County Register, she writes that, “with House passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, the nation veered one step closer to replicating the federal equivalent of California’s […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) today issued a statement in response to the Senate’s decision to vote down funding for Medicaid expansion. AFP-MO State Director Jeremy Cady issued the following statement: “Our lawmakers were right to stand strong against wasteful spending and fiscal irresponsibility by opposing the expansion of a broken Medicaid […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s remarks in his first address to the joint session of Congress, which marks his first 100 days in office: “President Biden’s remarks on key economic issues reflect a top-down, command-and-control approach to policy that will unfortunately only make […]