Press Release
New Hampshire climbs one spot in Tax Foundation’s annual Tax Climate Index report MANCHESTER, NH – The Tax Foundation recently released a report, 2020 State Business Tax Climate Index, that found New Hampshire moved up from 7th in 2019 to the 6th best business tax climate in the country for 2020. Americans for Prosperity has […]
RIDGELAND, MS—Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) yesterday held an event focusing on how to advance innovative, patient-centered health care reforms across the state. This event kicked off the grassroots organization’s upcoming efforts for the 2020 legislative session that will seek to tackle one of the Magnolia State’s toughest issues. The panel featured leaders in health care who focus on […]
CONCORD, NH – Following the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules decision to block the Learn Everywhere Initiative, a program approved by the State Board of Education that would allow K-12 students to receive 30% of credits from outside the classroom, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire State Director Greg Moore issued the following statement: “Students should […]
Arlington, VA – Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing examining Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has consistently argued that erosions to Section 230 would have dire consequences for the digital free speech rights of every American. AFP Senior Tech Policy Analyst Billy Easley issued […]
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 […]
