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ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today expressed disappointment following the Senate passage of HF400 a bill that further burdens patients already struggling with unaffordable health care costs with additional licensing fees. View AFP-MN’s letter to lawmakers urging them to support HF400 here. “Punishing sick people by increasing the costs of medication prescribed […]
Can you believe that we’re already halfway through the 2019 legislative session? After last week’s deadline, just over 800 of the 2,600-plus bills filed remain up for consideration. Here’s a quick recap on some of the priorities AFP-OK has been working on. Government Reform: The legislature delivered on a package of bills that have now […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Americans for Prosperity-Utah lauded the legislature and Governor Herbert for enacting first-of-its-kind data privacy legislation that reflects the unique role data, and third-party storage of that data, plays in modern American life. House Bill 57 states that an individual who sends electronic information through a remote computing service – like the […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today launched an ad campaign urging bipartisan members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to oppose politicized antitrust enforcement against American tech companies. The targeted ad campaign comes on the heels of comments by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) who advocated for “breaking up” many of America’s largest tech firms. The ads are slated to run […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) commended Rep. Tim Walberg and Jamie Raskin for re-introducing the FAIR (Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration) Act. The legislation aligns good intentions with positive outcomes by strengthening property rights for thousands of Americans who are at risk of losing their property to the government, often without being charged with – […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today urged the House to reject HF1833, the House Energy and Climate Finance and Policy Division’s omnibus bill that includes a 100% carbon-free energy mandate. Click here to view AFP-MN’s letter to lawmakers here. “Instead of expensive mandates, regulations, and corporate favoritism, lawmakers should be unleashing entrepreneurs […]
AFP backed criminal justice reform legislation signed by Governor Herbert SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-Utah) applauded lawmakers and Governor Herbert for enacting “Clean Slate” legislation, which will automate the existing system that seals the criminal records of individuals who were convicted of certain low-level, non-violent crimes. HB 431 received unanimous support in […]
AFP-TN Applauds Lawmakers, Governor for Tax Cut NASHVILLE, TN—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today commended lawmakers for repealing the Amusement Tax. This effort will remove an unfair tax practice that targets smaller fitness facilities, while leaving larger facilities exempt from paying. AFP-TN joined forces with the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB-TN), the Beacon Center of Tennessee, […]
AFP backed campus free speech legislation signed into law by Governor Reynolds DES MOINES, Iowa – Governor Kim Reynolds signed bi-partisan legislation today that protects free speech on Iowa’s college campuses. Americans for Prosperity-Iowa backed the bill, which upholds the ability of students and faculty on Iowa campuses to freely express themselves. “The first amendment is […]
