Press Release

DALLAS, TX—Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) today announced Genevieve Collins as its next state director and rolled out ambitious 2021 legislative goals the grassroots organization will prioritize during the biennial session. Outlined in AFP-TX’s “Texas Sized Reforms,” the grassroots group will encourage lawmakers to champion policy that promotes economic opportunity for all Texans, expanding access to quality health care, reforming […]

SANTA FE, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) issued a Key Vote Alert to state representatives urging them to support HB 74, a bill that would restore voting rights to people with felony records. View the Key Vote Alert here. In the Key Vote Alert to lawmakers, AFP-NM State Director Burly Cain writes: “Denying […]

Arlington, Va. – Congressional Democrats are proposing legislation in the current COVID-19 relief package to make more Americans eligible for government subsidies to help cover the cost of health coverage that is unaffordable. According to Axios, “Notably absent from all of this are policies that would meaningfully reduce the actual cost of care.” “Increasing subsidies just […]

MADISON, WI– Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today issued a statement following the release of the MacIver Institute’s study on taxpayer savings stemming from Act 10’s implementation following its ten-year anniversary. AFP-WI State Director Eric Bott issued the following statement: “Taxpayers across Wisconsin continue to reap benefits from Act 10 – now totaling nearly $14 […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) Today held a virtual press conference with coalition members calling on lawmakers to give families, students, and educators the educational flexibility they deserve by passing the Hope Scholarship bill, a form of Education Savings Accounts. Watch the press conference here See media coverage of the press conference […]

Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | Miami Herald Op-Ed The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the shortcomings of one-size-fits-all education. In the midst of a worldwide crisis, we saw our education system struggle to adapt to the individual needs of individual students. If it were not clear before that we need to move beyond prioritizing […]

Grassroots group calls for lawmakers to give parents, students, and educators the educational flexibility they deserve by passing the Hope Scholarship bill, a form of Education Savings Account CHARLESTON, WV – Today Americans for Prosperity will join coalition members to call for the passage of the Hope Scholarship bill, which will create education savings accounts […]

Includes gas station TV, digital ads, and direct mail opposing the tax increase DENVER, Colo – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) launched a new grassroots campaign urging lawmakers to reject increasing the price of gas by adding a yet-to-be-determined fee for every purchase at the pump. Legislators want to bypass the voters by assessing a “fee” instead […]

Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico State Director Burly Cain, Innocence Project State Policy Advocate Laurie Roberts | Las Cruces Sun-News Op-Ed There is wide agreement across party and ideological lines that we need to reform policing in our state. To be effective, those reforms need to be comprehensive. In addition to eliminating unnecessary criminalization to allow […]