Press Release
MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) State Director today urged state legislators to abandon a pending $100 million subsidy for the company, Kimberly-Clark. AFP-WI State Director Eric Bott issued the following statement: “Taxpayer handouts to corporations are not the solution for providing Wisconsin with a pro-growth business environment that benefits all businesses. Although the authors of this […]
Chris Hudson to lead state legislative affairs across the country Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity announced that Chris Hudson, the AFP’s veteran Florida State Director is assuming a new role as Vice President of State Government Affairs. In his new role, Chris will help build policy coalitions and drive policy priorities across the 36 […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Following reports of hundreds of millions of dollars in corporate handouts to Amazon, Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce issued a joint statement highlighting the negative impact of corporate welfare. Americans for Prosperity Vice President Russ Latino and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President Nathan Nascimento released […]
Trenton, N.J. – This week, Americans for Prosperity Judicial Strategies Vice-President, Sarah Field and Americans for Prosperity State Director, Erica Jedynak, sent a joint letter to Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez urging them to return their “blue slips” concerning the nomination of Paul Matey for the Third Circuit of the Unites States Court of Appeals. The […]
Columbia, SC – This week, BMW said it is considering moving production of crossover vehicles currently made at its Spartanburg factory to China, as the company expects to take a major financial hit due to China’s retaliatory tariffs on vehicles imported from the U.S. BMW made 370,000 vehicles last year at its Spartanburg plant, with […]
Encouraging sign for legislative session, says grassroots group BOZEMAN, MT. – Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) released the following statement after the defeat of I-185, a ballot measure that would have made Montana’s Medicaid expansion program permanent and funded it with a tobacco-tax increase: “AFP-Montana warned that Medicaid expansion would inevitably lead to calls for higher taxes […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Americans for Prosperity-Alaska (AFP-AK) State Director Jeremy Price released the following statement Wednesday congratulating Mike Dunleavy on his election to become the next Governor of Alaska: “We look forward to working with Governor-elect Dunleavy on the many pressing issues facing Alaska including our swollen state budget, responsible energy exploration, and increasing educational freedom. He’s been […]
COLUMBUS, OH—Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) congratulates the newly elected and re-elected members of the Ohio State Senate and Ohio House of Representatives. AFP-OH also applauds the dedication of its activists in their tireless efforts to support policy champions seeking to represent Ohioans in Columbus. AFP-OH State Director Micah Derry issued the following statement: “We are […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri State Director Jeremy Cady released the following statement after voters passed Proposition B, which will raise the state’s minimum wage from $7.85 to $12 an hour over the next five years: “It’s unfortunate Missourians voted to approve a minimum wage increase that will hamper younger and less-skilled Missourians by pricing them […]
