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Grassroots group urges Senate to pass and send to Haslam NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) applauded House passage of a bill to request a waiver of federal Medicaid rules to develop a plan imposing a work requirement on some able-bodied TennCare enrollees. “Opportunity and prosperity are not created through government dependency,” said AFP-TN State Director […]
New Jersey Lawmakers Graded on their Votes in Trenton TRENTON, N.J. – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) today released its Taxpayer Scorecard for the 2016-17 legislative session. The Garden State’s leading free-market grassroots organization produces this comprehensive digest to educate New Jerseyans on how their state elected officials voted on over 40 of the most […]
Grassroots group urges Governor Fallin to sign measure into law OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) on Wednesday applauded the final passage of HB1270, the Act to Restore Hope, Opportunity, and Prosperity for Everyone (HOPE Act), which would combat fraud and abuse of our scarce Medicaid resources by ensuring benefits are going to those eligible […]
Click on the link below for a printable PDF version of AFP-Arizona’s 2018 Legislative Agenda and Scorecard scoring rubric (updated 03/15/2018) afpaz2018LegAgendaIdesOfMarch AFP-Arizona will improve the well-being of Arizona citizens by passing legislative policy reforms that expand economic freedom. The 2018 scorecard will be the 35th annual scorecard put out by AFP-Arizona and the Arizona Federation […]
Grassroots group shares governor’s disappointment, urges General Assembly to pass clean budget RICHMOND, VA – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) on Wednesday responded to Governor Northam calling on the General Assembly to reconvene for a special session on April 11th to complete the Commonwealth’s two-year budget bill. The legislature adjourned its regular session last week without […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity issued the following statement Tuesday after the Right to Try Act failed to pass the House. AFP Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner: “We are extremely disappointed to see lawmakers deny terminally-ill patients the right to try potentially life-saving medications and treatments. A clear majority voted in favor of […]
The House of Representatives is considering a federal right-to-try bill to give terminally ill patients access to potentially life-saving experimental treatments. Thirty-eight states currently have right-to-try laws on the books, but there is no federal right-to-try law that extends that access to patients in all states. In previous weeks, Americans for Prosperity’s grassroots activists have kept pressure […]
Florida is becoming a more open and free society through common sense reforms Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) state director Chris Hudson released the following statement as the 2018 legislative session comes to an end. This session included significant free-market advancements in healthcare policy, expanding fiscal responsibility, labor reforms, education policy, and transparent […]
Richmond, Va. – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia State Director JC Hernandez, on behalf of hundreds of thousands Virginians, issued the following statement in response to calls for a special session: “The House of Delegates can’t pass a budget because they recklessly insist on forcing Obamacare into the budget despite its detrimental effects. These Washington-style tactics have […]
