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COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today urged legislators to seek cost savings and protect taxpayers from unnecessary spending during budget negotiations. AFP-SC State Director Andrew Yates issued the following statement: “South Carolina government will have to make tough budget decisions and live within their means – just like every family and business […]

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s and Mark Holden, chairman of the board of directors of Americans for Prosperity | Santa Fe New Mexican Op-Ed The three of us approach public policy from very different perspectives, including some issues related to criminal justice reform. But in the case of police officers […]

Criminal justice reform is perhaps the public policy issue on which Americans for Prosperity’s commitment to work with anyone to do right has been most visible. Mark Holden, AFP’s chairman of the board, joined with Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the famously progressive founders of Ben & Jerry’s, for an op-ed in support of the […]

CARSON CITY, NV – Americans for Prosperity-Nevada (AFP-NV) urged the Assembly Judiciary Committee to pass Assembly Bill 116, legislation that changes minor traffic violations from criminal to civil infractions, which would end the practice of issuing arrest warrants when fines cannot be paid. AFP-NV State Director Ronald Najarro issued the following statement: “It is time […]

FRANKFORT, KY — Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) today applauded the legislature’s passage of the Educational Opportunity Act (HB 563), legislation that seeks to provide educational freedom 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 so they can attend a school outside […]

Group encourages Sen. Manchin to protect West Virginians from harmful, partisan policies CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today unveiled an effort to connect grassroots activists with Senator Joe Manchin and encourage him to uphold his commitment to work for West Virginians – not Washington politicians. Sen. Manchin has promised to prioritize policies that […]

JACKSON, MS — Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) today applauded the legislature’s passage of HB 1263, a bill seeking to make it easier for skilled professionals to relocate to the Magnolia State. The measure would allow individuals who move to Mississippi, establish residency, and hold professional licenses in another state an easier process in obtaining a license here […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today applauded the state legislature for pursuing new education opportunities for students by passing the Hope Scholarship bill. This legislation will give every West Virginia family and student the educational flexibility they deserve by providing them the opportunity to enroll in a new Education Savings Account program. […]

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity applauds Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Van Taylor (R-TX) for introducing H.R. 1924, the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act. Upon passage, this bipartisan legislation will expand the scope of Reagan-era policies that ensure people who have paid their debt to society for non-violent offenses will be eligible for […]