Press Release

A large part of the health care access problem faced by many Alaskans is that pointless regulations on providers make it more difficult for them to treat patients. But as Ryan McKee, state director of Americans for Prosperity-Alaska, points out in a new op-ed in the Anchorage Daily News, lawmakers in Juneau are considering a measure […]

ST. PAUL, MN – As negotiations continue on the Health and Human Services Omnibus Bill, Americans For Prosperity – Minnesota (AFP-MN) is reiterating its opposition to language in the the bill that would establish a “public option,” creating unsustainable tax burdens on Minnesota families and setting the table for centralized government control of health care. AFP-MN is also […]

DES MOINES, IA – Following Governor Kim Reynolds’ announcement marking the end to Iowa’s participation in the Federal Unemployment Benefit Programs that are hindering the state’s economic recovery, Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) released a statement thanking Gov. Reynolds for taking this step to help boost Iowa’s economy and help businesses who are looking to create jobs. […]

DENVER – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado today weighted in after the proposed gas fee was debated in committee. The grassroots group showed up to the hearing with a group of activists where some provided testimony. Those that testified highlighted the consequences of the bill including the disproportionate impact on low-income communities.  AFP-CO State Director Jesse Mallory issued […]

COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) and a broad coalition of more than a dozen organizations sent a letter to the South Carolina legislative leadership and state senators urging their support of S. 290, a bill that would repeal the state’s certificate of need (CON) laws. Last week, AFP-SC announced a major ad […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Analyst Austen Bannan issued the following statement on today’s jobs report showing the economy added only 266,000 jobs, well below economists’ expectations: “These job numbers show we can’t take economic recovery for granted. Our economy is moving in the right direction, but the better way to speed […]

Grassroots Group Urges Legislature to Prioritize Behavioral Health Diversion in State Budget LANSING, Mich — Keewenaw County Sheriff Curt Pennala has urged citizens to call their elected representatives after his deputies responded to a tragic accident in which a person who was experiencing a mental health crisis drove their car into a group of trees […]

MADISON, WI – Tomorrow, the legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance is scheduled to remove dozens of non-fiscal and otherwise harmful policies from Gov. Evers’s budget, doing the right thing for our state and sending a message to Gov. Evers that Wisconsin needs to be more responsible with taxpayer money. Gov. Evers more than doubled the […]

From start to finish, it took Pfizer, Moderna, and others less than a year to get their COVID-19 vaccines approved for use. Before Operation Warp Speed, it typically took eight to 17 years to bring a vaccine to market. Writing in the Washington Examiner, Dean Clancy, senior health policy fellow at Americans for Prosperity, says we […]