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MILWAUKEE, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today lauded Governor Scott Walker for signing landmark welfare reform into law that will increase employment opportunities for all Wisconsinites. Walker proposed an ambitious overhaul for the state’s welfare system in his January state of the state address and AFP-Wisconsin led a grassroots and digital advertising campaign to urge […]

Don’t believe the false narrative about right to work legislation. Defenders of the union status quo will tell you that forced unionization is necessary to protect New Mexican workers, and that every member of the union should pay dues. State Director Burly Cain recently defended those forced union members along with right-to-work laws around the country. Right-to-work states added 1.7 million jobs […]

Grassroots group urges McKinley County Commissioners to Expand Worker Freedom in Public Hearing Gallup, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) is urging the McKinley County Commissioners to pass the Right-to-Work ordinance sponsored earlier this year by Commissioner Bill Lee. On Tuesday, AFP-NM attended a public hearing held by the McKinley County Commissioners on the […]

St. Paul, MN  – An op-ed by Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota State Director Jason Flohrs appeared in the Duluth News Tribune last week highlighting the landmark case on worker freedom and free speech, Janus v. AFSCME, that will be decided by the Supreme Court later this year. This case will decide the constitutionality of current law […]

Below is a sample email for a generic House member who voted for the Prop 301 sales tax extension/hike, but who has performed well on our coalition’s other key bills so far in the session. Here is the spreadsheet: 2018 AZ Rep Generic D7 03-28-2018 And here is a PDF of this letter: 2018 AZ House Generic […]

Governor signs AFP backed legislation to open up apprenticeships in the trades MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin is praising Governor Scott Walker for signing Assembly Bill 508 (AB 508), which removes government imposed barriers on apprenticeships.  With the enactment of the bill, employers can more easily create apprenticeship opportunities for workers and Wisconsinites will […]

West Virginia students spent significant time out of school this winter because of an illegal, union-encouraged teachers’ strike.   Teachers have legitimate concerns about wages and health insurance premiums, but in this case, West Virginia lawmakers did what they could to help teachers while being fiscally responsible by looking at budget cuts rather than raising taxes or spending recklessly.    The unions, unfortunately, continued to encourage striking even though […]

Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL), the state’s leading advocate for education freedom and labor reforms, is launching a mail and digital campaign thanking Florida lawmakers who voted for HB7055, a bill to expand education freedom and empower teachers in collective bargaining process. The group has launched a direct-mail campaign thanking the lawmakers in their […]

Employment Law Standardization Measure Passes Senate Madison, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today applauded Senate passage of Assembly Bill 748 (AB 748), the Employment Law Standardization Act.  AB 748 protects Wisconsin workers from the failed policy experiments of west coast cities such as scheduling ordinances that ultimately lead to lost jobs and fewer opportunities […]