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HELENA, MT—Today, Montana Governor Richard Gianforte signed Senate Bill 355 into law. This legislation repeals the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) for investor-owned utilities regulated by the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC). ROFR laws give electric utilities operating within a state an automatic first right to build new transmission lines within that state without the […]
COLUMBUS, OH – Americans for Prosperity–Ohio (AFP-OH) today celebrated the passage of the amended House Bill 15, which is now on its way to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. The bill includes several key reforms long championed by AFP-OH in their Better Energy Policy for Ohio framework, marking a turning point in […]
Action Needed to Prevent Ban on Internal Combustion Engine in California by 2035 and Force Electrification on all Americans Washington, DC – Americans for Prosperity applauds the introduction of three resolutions to stop overreach by the Biden Administration’s EPA in granting waivers to California’s politically motivated environmental rules that would have ripple effects across the country. […]
DES MOINES, IA — Last week, the Trump Department of Justice announced the creation of an Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force to advocate for eliminating anticompetitive state and federal laws and regulations. This move follows the Trump administration’s mission to reduce burdensome laws and regulations that stifle competition and negatively impact American taxpayers. The […]
Rising energy costs are hitting American families and businesses hard. Higher utility bills, pricier commutes — energy costs are making everything more expensive. And one big issue is making everything worse: an outdated, inefficient, and overly complicated federal permitting process. For energy companies, it often takes longer to navigate the bureaucratic hoops than to actually […]
House Passes HB15 with 90 Votes Columbus, OH – Americans for Prosperity –OH (AFP-OH) applauds the Ohio House for passing House Bill 15, which will improve energy reliability and affordability across Ohio by removing anti-competitive regulations in the energy sector. This passage comes after S.B. 2 recently passed the Senate floor. Once the House and Senate […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – Yesterday, a federal court in Alaska ruled that the Biden administration unlawfully canceled seven oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) that were required under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. AFP Foundation had previously opened an investigation into the cancelation of the oil leases and found […]
Ohio Senate Advances SB 2, Ohio House Advances HB 28 Columbus, OH – Americans for Prosperity – Ohio (AFP-OH) celebrates top priority bills for energy reform and tax reform advancing through the Ohio Senate and House, respectively. Yesterday, the Ohio Senate unanimously passed Sen. Reineke’s energy legislation, S.B. 2. This bill creates a more energy efficient […]
Dear Lawmaker: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity – West Virginia and our activists across the state, I urge you to support Senate Bill 505, the Reliable and Affordable Energy Act. We may include these votes in our 2025 legislative scorecard. This legislation will protect electric utility ratepayers from paying for electric generation and transmission […]
