Success Stories
Richmond, VA – After yesterday’s deadline for the governor to act on bills from the Virginia legislature, Americans for Prosperity – Virginia (AFP-VA) is applauding Gov. Youngkin’s decisions on both signing and vetoing key legislation. These actions aim to safeguard the well-being of Virginians, promote economic growth, minimize unnecessary government overreach, and create more opportunities in housing, […]
Education Freedom Act Passes Legislature Nashville, TN – Today, in a resounding victory for educational freedom, the Education Freedom Act (SB 6001/ HB 6004) passed both the House and Senate floors. Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) applauds the General Assembly for passing this transformative piece of legislation, which will expand Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) to […]
Nashville, TN – Today, the Tennessee House adopted a rules package with a major transparency win. The rules package included an amendment requiring House committee votes to be recorded, significantly increasing transparency in the legislative process. Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) celebrates this victory, having led the charge for this reform since 2020. This […]
COLUMBUS, OH—As Ohio’s 135th General Assembly concludes, Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) reflects on its role in stopping four harmful pieces of legislation and passing four key bills in 2024. Throughout Ohio’s legislative session, AFP-OH has been a champion of commonsense policies and a strong opponent to policies that don’t serve Ohioans’ best interests. These victories […]
Bullies have power until someone is brave enough to stand up to them. Lisa Morris knows this very well. For years, Lisa has been a star volunteer with AFP-Indiana, and she took it as her mission to fight for hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers who wanted to work hard and get ahead but were intimidated […]
As the 2024 Georgia General Assembly has officially wrapped up and Governor Kemp signed a variety of new legislation, Americans for Prosperity – Georgia (AFP-GA) is thanking the Governor and lawmakers who made this year’s legislative session a historic success that will be remembered for years to come. Starting with our efforts over the past […]
Richmond, VA – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) applauds the legislative victories secured and the budget compromise that concludes the General Assembly 2024 session. AFP-VA’s legislative agenda was well received in the General Assembly. Overall, 16 policy victories were secured for Virginians: 12 bills acted on and four priority victories secured, including defeating donor disclosure, overcoming efforts […]
In November 2020, Arizona voters narrowly approved a ballot initiative, Proposition 208, that called for a 3.5 percent income tax surcharge on individual and small business taxpayers who earn more than $250,000 a year. According to Americans for Prosperity – Arizona State Director Stephen Shadegg, there were two problems with this measure. First, it would […]
Waterloo, Iowa resident William Burt had dreams of operating his own mobile barbershop, which he designed to provide free haircuts to underserved communities. But the state’s outdated occupational regulations laws stood in the way. They prevented William from providing his services to those in need, with state regulators claiming that mobile barbershops violated sanitation requirements. That’s when Americans for Prosperity-Iowa joined forces with William Burt to get this law changed […]
