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Grassroots group and coalition partners look to continue momentum on cannabis reform into upcoming legislative session MANCHESTER, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today announced it is hosting a forum, Manchester Cannabis Reform Coalition Kickoff, that will educate Granite Staters on the need for New Hampshire to improve public safety by legalizing the personal […]

Americans for Prosperity Policy Manager David Barnes | The Hill   There’s much talk in Washington about health care, but far less action. By contrast, some state capitals across the country are pursuing bolder, more interesting reform. … Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed into law a repeal of most elements of the state’s certificate-of-need law, which restricts the […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Board Member, Mark Holden, joined the National Immigration Forum’s Conference, “Leading The Way”, to discuss how we can apply, to immigration reform, lessons learned from the success of the First Step Act in criminal justice reform. Also, earlier this week, Morning Consult published an op-ed by Mark Holden on this […]

Arlington, Va. – Nearly 20 organizations including Americans for Prosperity have a new message for Congress: pension bailout proposals such as the so-called “Butch Lewis Act” are an affront to taxpayers and should be considered on their own rather than stuffed into an appropriations measure or trade legislation implementing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Legislation […]

Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida today joined by the Foundation for Government Accountability filed with the Florida Supreme Court a brief in opposition to a petition to place on the ballot an unconstitutional question which would negatively affect how health care is delivered in Florida. The brief explains how a group called Florida Decides Healthcare is […]

Arlington, Va.—  On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 4863, the Export Finance Agency Act of 2019. This bill would reauthorize the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank for ten years, forcing American taxpayers to continue financing some of the world’s most successful companies at the expense of critical national priorities. Americans for Prosperity […]

RICHMOND, VA—Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) today congratulates Delegate Nick Freitas on his successful re-election. AFP-VA thanks its dedicated activists for their efforts to support policy champion Freitas through a historic write-in election. AFP-VA State Director JC Hernandez issued the following statement: “We’re excited to see policy champion Nick Freitas earn the confidence of Virginians and […]

Americans for Prosperity Board Member Mark Holden | Morning Consult Americans are convinced that Washington is broken. As someone who was a part of an ideologically diverse coalition that included people like Van Jones and Newt Gingrich, to help enact the First Step Act last year, I’m convinced that bipartisanship can still prevail. … Despite repeated attempts, Congress has made no […]

Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire Deputy State Director Ross Connolly | New Hampshire Business Review New Hampshire has paid nearly $90 million in additional taxes to the federal government since 2018. None of our congressional representatives voted for the tariffs hitting New Hampshire families and businesses. For that matter, neither did anybody else’s. Last year, the […]