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Grassroots advocacy group holds banquet to recognize Yost’s efforts in transparency, responsible government COLUMBUS, Ohio— Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) will present its 2018 Taxpayer Torch Award to Auditor of State Dave Yost on Thursday, June 21 at the Emidio & Sons Banquet Center in Cuyahoga Falls. The grassroots advocacy group will recognize Yost’s efforts in […]

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity Friday led a coalition of organizations urging Congress to pass a one-year, clean extension of the 2018 Farm Bill and use that time to draft a new package that includes meaningful reforms to both farm and nutrition programs. In a letter sent to members of Congress on Friday, the […]

Dear Chairman Taliaferro and Members of the Law & Public Safety Committee: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity – NJ, and our tens of thousands of activists across the Garden State, I urge you to please vote “Yes” today on A-3979, the “Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act”, which would reduce the collateral consequences […]

Dear Chairman Giblin & Members of the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee: I previously testified before the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee against a nearly identical bill as the one that is up for a vote in your committee today. During the February 2016 committee hearing, we learned that the bill as written would reduce the number of […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today applauded Rep. Paulsen and the others in the Minnesota delegation who voted in support of President Trump’s rescission package, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act (H.R. 3), that cancels $15 billion in unspent funds from previous years. Earlier this week, AFP-MN urged Representatives […]

Background: Current New Jersey occupational licensing laws force hair braiders to spend thousands of dollars on arbitrary requirements to open for business. Many of the women affected by these requirements are West African immigrants who began braiding hair at a young age as part of their culture. Paying the money to go to cosmetology school and taking the […]

Grassroots group applauds Lea County Commission unanimous approval to vote right-to-work ordinance into law next month SANTA FE, N.M. – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM), the state’s leading grassroots advocate for worker freedom, on Friday commended the Lea County Commission for unanimously supporting an ordinance to make Lea County the fifth right-to-work county in New […]

Arlington, VA – In a letter to President Trump released today and in advance of the upcoming G-7 meeting, Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, Americans for Prosperity and The LIBRE Initiative urged the president to use the meeting “as an opportunity to advance a trade agenda that builds upon your previous tax and regulatory reforms […]

Arlington, VA – Following news reports Tuesday that President Trump instructed U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to prevent closures of nuclear and coal power facilities through the use of subsidies and mandates, Americans for Prosperity sharply criticized the proposal calling the action an unprecedented government intervention in electricity markets. AFP urged the administration to work with federal […]