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Lincoln, NE – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) launched a new accountability campaign this week, consisting of both digital ads and mailed materials to highlight the voting records of elected lawmakers. The campaign is centered on thanking those lawmakers who supported policies that will bring down costs for Nebraska families while criticizing those who voted consistently for legislation that will make affordability more challenging. The campaign praises Gov. Jim Pillen […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) celebrated the end of a successful 2026 legislative session today, highlighting its victories and sharing its goals for next year. The chapter’s wins beneath the dome this year reflect its ongoing commitment to making the Sooner State the most prosperous state in the nation by advocating for the policies to make it happen, whether it’s expanding school […]
RICHMOND, VA – Americans for Prosperity Virginia (AFP-VA) through their grassroots advocacy, were able to halt multiple unconstitutional attacks on the First Amendment this session, as well as leading the fight to protect Right to Work laws. Unfortunately, the General Assembly also passed several bills on mostly partisan lines that were strongly opposed by AFP-VA. These included: SB802 which would force […]
This is a guest blog written by Brent Gardner, chief government affairs officer at Americans for Prosperity. There are moments in our culture and our politics when the outrage is justified. This is one of them. From government failures to social fractures, people are angry — and they should be. Outrage is not a defect […]
Arlington, VA – AFP President and CEO Emily Seidel issued the following statement on the shooting of Charlie Kirk: “We are horrified by the news of the shooting at Utah Valley University that left Charlie Kirk seriously injured. Our thoughts are with Charlie, his family, and all those affected by this senseless act of violence. […]
Free speech has always been a cornerstone of the American experiment. But if you’re like most Americans, you probably think the country is headed in the wrong direction on that issue. According to a recent poll from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression: 69% of Americans think America is heading in the wrong direction […]
AFP’s mission is to empower every American to pursue their American Dream. We do this by expanding freedom and opportunity. How? By engaging and amplifying the voices of millions of Americans to advance policy solutions from the statehouse to the White House. The hard work of advancing good policy begins after every election. But first, on November […]
The day Michael Frazier stepped beyond his campus’s allotted 10×10 “free speech zone,” he was abruptly confronted by University of Kentucky administrators and verbally chastised. It was a stark wake-up call: censorship was not just a concept that existed in distant authoritarian countries —it was thriving on American college campuses. The contrast between American values […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) praised the Pennsylvania Senate for passing HB 1466, a bill to protect free speech in the Commonwealth. Both chambers of the Pennsylvania general assembly voted unanimously to allow judges to dismiss Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (commonly known as SLAPP) on issues of public concern. This law raises the threshold […]
