Press Release
The Wisconsin Legislature and Governor Evers worked together this spring to pass a bipartisan COVID-19 response package that included several policy reforms recommended by the Wisconsin Free Market Coalition. These reforms provided necessary, temporary relief from regulatory barriers so the health care community could quickly and responsibly respond to Wisconsinites’ medical needs during the unprecedented […]
SANTA FE, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) today congratulated the legislature for passing SB 08 and HB 05. SB 08 is a bill that would increase body camera use for police and HB 05 is a bill that establishes a Civil Rights Commission. The grassroots group ran statewide digital ads enabling citizens to […]
Grassroots group praises legislature for repealing Hall Tax NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) commended the state legislature for including a repeal of the Hall Tax in the budget. The tax was an outdated personal income tax on investment interest and dividends that has been slated for repeal since 2016. AFP-TN State Director Tori […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, the Administration announced the suspension of several categories of non-immigrant visas. Earlier this month The LIBRE Initiative and Americans for Prosperity sent a letter to the White House highlighting the potential economic consequence of suspending and further restricting legal immigration during this period of economic recovery. Read the full letter here. […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) launched a new phase of its effort urging Congress to oppose massive federal spending bills and other harmful policies that could undermine economic recovery. The effort – “No Bad Deals” – is a continuation of the group’s significant campaign to mobilize its grassroots activists against bailouts for state and […]
Harrisburg, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) called on lawmakers to pass several reforms that were reported out of the House Judiciary Committee last week that would help improve transparency and accountability of Pennsylvania law enforcement and promote greater trust between good police officers and the communities they serve. AFP-PA State Director Ashley Klingensmith […]
On Wednesday, Americans for Prosperity’s sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (“AFPF”), filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Indian River County’s cert petition in Indian River County v. Department of Transportation, asking the Court to reconsider “Skidmore deference”, an analytical practice in which a federal court defers to an […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced its support for the Justice Act, Reforming Qualified Immunity Act and the Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2020, legislation that would improve policing standards. Americans for Prosperity Board Member Mark Holden stated: “We applaud Senator(s) Scott, Braun and Representative Roy for working quickly and diligently […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, the Supreme Court rejected the Administration’s latest attempt to undo the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. It held that the administration failed to offer a reasoned explanation for its decision to rescind DACA and thus violated administrative procedure. While the decision ensures that the protections under DACA are not eliminated […]
