Press Release
Americans deserve a personal option in their health care. They should have consistent access to their preferred doctors at an affordable and transparent price, made possible through insurance that works for them. Lawmakers have a role to play, of course. They must advance policies that make quality care more affordable and easier to access. And, […]
COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today urged lawmakers to reject calls for expanding Medicaid. AFP has long been opposed to the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare that will add hundreds of thousands of able-bodied, working age adults to an already broken system. AFP-SC State Director Andrew Yates issued the following statement: “Medicaid […]
FRANKFORT, KY — Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) applauded the General Assembly’s override of Governor Beshear’s veto of the Educational Opportunity Act (HB 563), legislation that will provide educational freedom and opportunity to children in the Bluegrass State. The measure will not only give low- and middle-income students educational opportunities, it will create open enrollment policies […]
Group Releases Principles of Tax Reform Roadmap CHARLESTON, W.Va.—Today Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) lauded policymakers for making comprehensive tax reform a major priority and provided them a Principles of Tax Reform Roadmap to help drive this important reform forward. The organization is also utilizing its signature grassroots capabilities in an effort to connect grassroots […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today issued the following statement in response to Governor Jim Justice signing the Hope Scholarship bill into law. AFP-WV State Director Jason Huffman released the following statement: “We commend in the highest terms the governor’s support for this transformational policy achievement and call on him to continue to […]
PHOENIX, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) today commended Governor Doug Ducey for signing three bills into law that improve the state’s criminal justice system and solidifying Arizona’s place as a national leader in technology and innovation for autonomous vehicles. Governor Ducey signed two criminal justice reform bills into law. One bill, H.B. 2166, sponsored […]
PHOENIX, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) today praised Attorney General Mark Brnovich for seeking judicial review of a provision in the latest spending package that prohibits any state funds being used by state governments for tax relief. Arizona will receive $4.7 billion in federal funds from the so-called American Rescue Plan Act, but the […]
Coverage of H.R.1 has focused heavily on its election-related provisions and often describes it as a “voting rights” bill. But almost a third of its nearly 800 pages focus on speech policies. And eroding those civil liberties, writes Casey Mattox in The Dispatch, also risks impacting our polarization and the quality and diversity of our […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) today praised the defeat of HB 20, a bill that would require separate approval for Medicaid expansion costs, allowing for the appropriation of funds within the state budget. AFP-MO State Director Jeremy Cady issued the following statement: “Missouri voters were misled with a false promise, that expanding […]
