Press Release

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 […]

Nebraskans pay the 16th highest rate of taxation in the country, more than high-tax states Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, and almost as high as California. In an opinion piece in the Grand Island Independent, Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska Grassroots Engagement Director Drew Borske asks whether the state’s residents are getting their money’s worth. The answer is no. […]

Wisconsin and Montana share a lot of traits – great hunting, great fishing, beautiful scenery. But, as David Herbst and Eric Bott, state directors with Americans for Prosperity in Montana and Wisconsin point out in a new op-ed, they have very different regulatory regimes. On that score, Montana should be more like Wisconsin, they write […]

JACKSON, MS — Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) today applauded Governor Reeves for signing into law House Bill 1263, the Universal Occupational License Reciprocity bill. The bill, authored by Representative Becky Currie, allows for an easier method of transferring a professional license to Mississippi upon the individual becoming a resident. Mississippi is now only one of […]