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Grassroots organization commends ruling, encourages state appellate courts to reaffirm ruling that finds civil asset forfeiture law unconstitutional CHARLESTON, SC – Following 15th Circuit Court Judge Steven H. John’s ruling that South Carolina’s civil asset forfeiture law violates the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina Andrew Yates issued the […]

CHARLESTON, WV – Last week, WOWK’s Mark Curtis reported on Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia’s fifth annual legislative scorecard. See below to view the coverage. Watch Here Scorecard Background Info: The grassroots group produces a comprehensive legislative digest to show Mountaineers how their elected officials voted on some of the most important bills from the 2019 […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today welcomed the announced postponement of a pending tariff increase and called on the administration to go much further to advance free trade. AFP Trade Policy Fellow Dan Pearson issued the following statement: “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. That adage applies to today’s trade […]

Arlington, VA – Today, President Trump signed two Executive Orders that will level the economic playing field for American workers and improve transparency in government. The “Transparency and Fairness” Executive Order protects Americans against secret or unlawful bureaucratic interpretations of rules and guards against unfair or unexpected penalties for non-compliance. The “Bringing Guidance out of the […]

Americans for Prosperity Trade Policy Fellow Dan Pearson | Morning Consult Looking back at the past year and a half of the trade war, which side has the stronger case, Team Tariff or Team Trade? The trade war began when President Donald Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on steel imports in March 2018 under Section 232 of […]

Fargo, ND—Americans for Prosperity-North Dakota (AFP-ND) today announced the hiring of North Dakota activist Cale Dunwoody to the role of Grassroots Engagement Director. This announcement comes just one month after AFP-ND brought on well-known activist Sierra Heitkamp to the team. Cale will join Sierra in focusing on building relationships within the community to help more […]

DALLAS, Texas – Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) announced it will cap off a six-figure, state-wide campaign thanking lawmakers for passing historic property tax reform with direct mail, digital advertisements, as well as connecting activists to their elected representatives who worked tirelessly to get the reforms passed. SAMPLE DIGITAL AD “For years, Texans were frustrated by […]

RICHMOND, Va.—Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) today announced its support for three State Senate candidates and one House of Delegates candidate running in this November’s elections. AFP-VA is supporting these candidates for their commitment to leading on important policies that break barriers for all Virginians. Senators Steve Newman (SD-23), Bill Stanley (SD-20), and David Suetterlein (SD-19), […]

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity filed a lawsuit against the Export Import Bank and the U.S. Department of the Treasury for failure to comply with Freedom of Information Act requests and deadlines. In July, AFP submitted requests seeking access to records indicating whether Ex-Im is complying with a requirement in its charter to minimize […]