Recent News
Reforming occupational licensing laws will boost jobs growth and save Floridians time and money Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today launched a comprehensive campaign to boost efforts to reform Florida’s restrictive and outdated occupational licensing laws. The campaign will include targeted direct-mail, digital, and the group’s signature grassroots efforts to mobilize Floridians to […]
LANSING, MI – Americans for Prosperity- Michigan (AFP-MI) joined a broad coalition in thanking the Senate for passing a resolution barring Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency from forcing cannabis businesses to unionize as a condition of their licensure. Americans for Prosperity-Michigan State Director, Annie Patnaude, issued the following statement: “Lawmakers were right to pass this resolution. […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity applauded the U.S. Department of Labor for its final rule to revise and update its regulations interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rule eliminates barriers that have hindered small businesses’ ability to improve their workplace and create jobs in recent years. Erica Jedynak, […]
Madison, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) released the following statement as the Wisconsin Senate debated the biennial state budget. The group highlighted improvements made to the budget first proposed by Governor Evers in February, which would have restricted educational freedom, repealed numerous pro-growth labor reforms, and increased taxes. AFP-WI believes the budget could yet be improved but […]
Harrisburg, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) announced a new effort encouraging lawmakers to pass H.B. 785, Janus rights legislation that would ensure that all workers are informed of their rights asserted in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). H.B. 785 would require the state government […]
For millions of Americans like Mark Janus, it means finally having a say over the use of the money they earned. Each paycheck, government workers in many states would notice that some of their hard-earned money was deducted for union dues. It didn’t matter whether they had joined a union — they still had to […]
CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) and the Cardinal Institute filed an amicus curiae brief with the state Supreme Court in the case Donna Harper, et al. vs West Virginia AFL-CIO, et al. – a right to work case that challenges a lower court’s ruling that West Virginia’s right to work law is […]
Want to become a better advocate for the causes important to you? Rachel Burgin previews our free Grassroots Leadership Academy training course coming up next weekend! Then in the second half, host Jason Flohrs talks with Bruce Nustad from the MN Retailers Association about the unintended economic impacts of local ordinances on minimum wage, sick/safe […]
Denver, CO – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) today announced support for Governor Jared Polis’ veto of several bills that would have placed harsher restrictions on managers of homeowner associations, genetic counselors, and sports agents. Governor Polis noted the move “will allow more people to work,” and will remove other “existing outdated or counterproductive licenses.” AFP-CO State Director […]
