Press Release

ST. PAUL, MN – With only a few days remaining in the 2019 Legislative Session, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) this week launched a statewide digital campaign and ramped up volunteer activities urging legislators to oppose reinstating the $750 million provider tax and oppose any increase in the state’s gas tax or transportation fees. Both the […]

Americans for Prosperity acting state director, Tony Howley, issued the following statement prior to Senate President Sweeney’s address on Path to Progress proposals: “At AFP-NJ we have long-called for state lawmakers to work together to solve our pension crisis. We applaud Senate President Sweeney for seeking solutions that will shore up the Garden State’s failed […]

Americans for Prosperity Economic Opportunity Portfolio Vice President Russ Latino | Des Moines Register House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say they’ve reached a deal with President Donald Trump on spending an additional $2 trillion on “infrastructure” over the next decade – a staggering sum. … While they have yet to […]

LINCOLN, NE – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) today launched a statewide digital campaign urging Nebraskans to oppose the Appropriations Committee’s proposed state budget. The ad directs Nebraskans to a digital tool that connects them with their legislator and enables them to voice their support for a more fiscally responsible budget that includes tax relief. VIEW […]

CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today applauded House lawmakers for beginning to work towards finding solutions that reduce the regulatory burden on schools and unleash the creativity and talent of our educators. AFP-WV has been a leading voice for educational freedom in the Mountain State. AFP believes we should provide every child in […]

COLUMBUS, OH—Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) today reaffirmed its opposition to House Bill 6, which would provide a corporate bailout slush fund for private companies, such as FirstEnergy Solutions, and leave Ohioans with a $325 million bill. As the committee considers a new version of the substitute bill today,  it’s important to keep in mind that if […]

MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) urged the Assembly to pass The Pathways to Employment Act (AB 33) in advance of Wednesday’s floor vote. Assembly Bill 33, authored by Representatives Steffen and Goyke and Senators Darling and Risser, would make smart and meaningful reforms to our state’s current expungement process to help more people […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Monday joined with groups across the ideological spectrum including the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Public Justice, and others in signing an Amicus Curiae brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of a petition for a rehearing en banc of Jessop v. City of Fresno. The amicus […]

LINCOLN, NE – Americans for Prosperity – Nebraska (AFP-NE) today urged legislators to support LB 670, a bill that creates the Opportunity Scholarship Program, a tax credit scholarship program that would expand educational opportunities for thousands of students in Nebraska. “Educational opportunity empowers more Nebraskans to help find the right education that fits their children’s […]