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Policies provide opportunity for enacting meaningful change SANTA FE, NM – Ahead of the Special Session, Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) today urged lawmakers to support reforming qualified immunity and increasing body camera use to provide greater accountability and trust between police officers and the communities they serve. AFP-NM State Director Burly Cain issued the […]

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Americans for Prosperity-Arkansas (AFP-AR) announced it is hosting a webinar on solutions to successful reentry with Sean Pica of Hudson Link tomorrow at 5:30PM. The event will examine what tools and resources are needed for people to successfully re-enter society after incarceration. Hudson Link is a renown not-for-profit organization that provides […]

Grassroots group thanks legislature for passing drug free zone reform   NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today commended the legislature for passing SB 2734, a bill that reforms Tennessee’s harsh drug free zone laws. SB 2734 would reform the state’s drug free zone laws and reduce the zones from 1000 feet to 500 […]

MADISON, WI—Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today announced its first wave of endorsements for candidates vying for the Wisconsin State Senate. Senator Alberta Darling running for re-election to the 8th state senate district, Representative Rob Stafsholt running for the 10th state senate district, and former Senator Dan Kapanke vying for the 32nd state senate district have earned AFP-WI’s endorsement […]

RALEIGH, NC—Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) today applauds the North Carolina legislature for their recent passage of Senate Bill 562, the Second Chance Act, and calls on Governor Cooper to take quick action in signing the bill. AFP-NC issued a key vote alert urging the full body to support the measure and leveraged its grassroots […]

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Board Member Mark Holden issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to reform the nation’s policing policies: “This executive order seeks to address what we’ve known in this nation for a long time; we need to reform policing. The executive order rightly calls […]

Grassroots group unveils its 2020 legislative scorecard, launches digital ad and mail campaign TALLAHASSEE, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today announced the release of their annual Legislative Scorecard and the launch of a statewide digital ad and direct-mail campaign highlighting 62 legislators who earned an A+ on this year’s scorecard. The grassroots group produces […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will host a tele-townhall with U.S. Senator Mike Lee—alongside AFP President Tim Phillips and AFP Utah State Director Heather Andrews — to discuss what Americans can expect next from the U.S. Senate on Speaker Pelosi’s recently passed proposal bailing out state and local governments and what a better federal […]

DES MOINES, Iowa — Americans for Prosperity-Iowa celebrated the passage of groundbreaking occupational licensing legislation. The bipartisan bill includes a first-of-its-kind provision that recognizes an individual’s work experience outside Iowa, easing the path for many to find fulfilling work in the Hawkeye state. “After years of education and advocacy, we’re excited to see the Iowa […]