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Atlanta, GA – Americans for Prosperity – Georgia today announced that it supports the criminal justice reform principles put forth in the recently introduced, Georgia’s Hope Act. A 2015 law legally authorized people with certain illnesses to use cannabis oil (Low THC Oil) as treatment. However, it remains illegal to buy, sell or transport the product. Though […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today urged members of the House Public Safety Committee to support HF689, which reforms and standardizes the length of probation across the state. More importantly, it allows courts to discharge defendants from probation early, apart from murder and criminal sex offenses, which retain the maximum sentences. The […]
AFP-FL supports Florida lawmakers coming together to modernize outdated felony threshold as a part of common-sense criminal justice reforms Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL), the state’s leading grassroots advocacy organization, is calling on Florida Senators to support S.B. 406 by Senator Jeff Brandes, a measure to bring the felony theft threshold in line […]
Dear Chairman Sarlo and Members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity – NJ, our tens of thousands of activists across the state and our 3.2 million activists across the nation, I respectfully urge you to please vote “Yes” on S-1589, which is up in your committee today. This […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) State Director Beth Anne Mumford on Tuesday released the following statement following Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address: “We appreciate Gov. Wolf’s commitment to criminal justice reform and we stand ready to work with him. We look forward to building on the momentum of the ‘Clean Slate’ effort and […]
JACKSON, Miss. – As committees continue considering bills to pass before their Tuesday deadlines, Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) has endorsed HB 1352, the Criminal Justice Reform Act, and its companion legislation, SB 2927, the Second Chances, Back to Work Act. These landmark bills, which are being considered in their respective Judiciary committees, improve many aspects […]
MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Tuesday joined with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Clean Slate Wisconsin, and other stakeholders at a press conference to announce support for a bipartisan expungement reform bill introduced by Sen. Alberta Darling (R), Sen. Fred Risser (D), Rep. David Steffen (R), and Rep. Evan Goyke (D). […]
Grassroots group praises new Florida criminal justice reform bill Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today commended Senator Jeff Brandes for introducing the Florida First Step Act, legislation modeled off the federal First Step Act which improved federal prison and sentencing policies, and was signed into law at the end of last year. AFP-FL and […]
Dear Chairwoman Greenstein and Chairman Burzichelli: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity – New Jersey, our tens of thousands of activists across the state and our 3.2 million activists across the nation, I urge you to please post S-2540 and A-3979 for a vote in your respective committees. Over 65,000 New Jersey children have grown up […]
