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The Minnesota Legislature had a busy week, so we’re checking in with Senator Andrew Mathews on the state’s ongoing Covid-19 response, his bill to get Minnesotans back to work, and what lawmakers are doing now to prepare for the inevitable budget crunch. In the second half of the show: Minnesota isn’t facing this epidemic alone, […]
DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-CO (AFP-CO) and The LIBRE Initiative-CO (LIBRE-CO) sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis urging additional actions to address public safety and economic challenges associated with the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The letter was in accordance with a memo AFP issued that included guidance for state-based reforms to address the spread […]
St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today released a Key Vote letter addressed to state senators opposing SF1098, legislation mandating drug price transparency. View Full Letter Here In the letter, Jason Flohrs, State Director for AFP-Minnesota expressed the following: “Compulsory price disclosure is unnecessary in a free market and unethical to the extent that it […]
Bill includes coalition recommendations for addressing the crisis The Wisconsin Legislature just passed a bipartisan coronavirus response package that included policy reforms recommended by the Wisconsin Free-Market Coalition. The Legislature is to be commended for avoiding the temptation to turn this into a massive spending bill, opting instead to exercise the fiscal restraint that provided […]
St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today released a letter to the Governor and state lawmakers commending them for their efforts in combating the COVID-19 outbreak and providing additional recommendations for the North Star State. View Full Letter Here In the letter, Jason Flohrs, State Director for AFP-Minnesota expressed the following: “We appreciate the challenges […]
Senate Health and Human Services Chairwoman Michelle Benson talks about the Legislative response (thus far) to Covid-19, challenges with modeling data and transparency, and getting millions of dollars where they’re needed quickly (but with accountability and oversight). In the second half: Prisons across the country are overcrowded and unsanitary, furthering the spread of the pandemic, […]
Arlington, VA – Less than two weeks after Congress passed the $2 trillion CARES Act, some lawmakers are already rushing to load up a new multi-billion dollar funding package despite the CARES Act having barely been implemented. Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “Now is the time to assess […]
In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus pandemic turned life in Wisconsin upside down. Schools are closed. Sporting events and concerts are cancelled. And, huge segments of the economy are shuttered. State and federal officials are still in the early stages of a policy response to the coronavirus pandemic. Their efforts have largely centered on […]
Arlington, VA – AFP Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement on recent reports that the Senate is considering $250 billion in additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, which provided an initial $350 billion for businesses to cover payroll and expenses during the coronavirus pandemic. “After $2 trillion in new spending, […]
