Press Release

JACKSON, Miss. – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) announced the start of its “Bridge to Wellbeing” program in Mississippi, to be run by Forest Thigpen. Thigpen, who led the Mississippi Center for Public Policy for 25 years, has been named Mississippi Outreach Director for Bridge to Wellbeing, an initiative of AFPF.  Bridge to Wellbeing brings […]

Dear Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean, Jr.: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity and taxpayers across the state, I write today to express our strong opposition to a corporate business tax increase proposal, which would impose major tax increases on New Jersey businesses.  Given the current condition of the state budget and the state’s larger […]

Senate should follow House in seizing opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) is now calling on Senator Joe Donnelly to support the measure that would cut $15 billion in unspent funds from previous […]

Senate should follow House in seizing opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package Arlington, VA – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is now calling on Senators to take up the measure that would save taxpayers about […]

Senator Smith should follow House in seizing opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing rescission package grassroots group says ST. PAUL, MN – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity–Minnesota (AFP-MN) is now calling on Senator Smith to take up the […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) will start running digital ads urging Sen. Blunt and Sen. McCaskill to approve the bill that would save taxpayers about $15 billion in unspent funds from previous years. Contrary to her voting history, […]

Governor Sununu vetoes bills that would have increased already high electric costs, jeopardize economic growth grassroots group says CONCORD, N.H. – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today applauded Governor Sununu for providing relief for electric ratepayers and vetoing two bills, Senate Bill 365 and Senate Bill 446, that include ratepayer subsidies for above market renewable […]

BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana activists gathered in the Capitol Monday afternoon as Gov. Edwards addressed the legislature on the start of Louisiana’s third special session of 2018. The 10-day session was called by Governor Edwards after legislators rebuffed attempts to raise the sales tax. AFP-LA has consistently called for legislators to reject any […]

Harrisburg, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) today urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to act on legislation that would help Pennsylvanians charged with low-level, nonviolent crimes to obtain jobs and productively re-enter their communities once they have served their sentence. House Bill 1419, often referred to as the “Clean Slate” bill, would provide for the […]