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Starts TV and digital campaign urging repeal of certificate-of-need laws which limit access to quality care and drive up prices ATLANTA — Ahead of the 2023 Legislative Session, Americans for Prosperity – Georgia (AFP-GA) is launching six figure campaign urging the repeal of the state’s certificate of need (CON) laws which limit access to quality care and drive […]
The U.S. Constitution “needs a strong defense.” Yes, I’m borrowing the line from Hamilton. But years later, unfortunately, it remains true. These days, the Constitution doesn’t seem like it’d win any popularity contests. Source: Echelon Insights survey Some suggest that the Constitution — written by white men who lived and died centuries ago — should be […]
Manchester, New Hampshire—Today, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is visiting Berlin, New Hampshire, celebrating with local officials the award of a $19.5 million federal grant to subsidize a snowmelt system in the town square. The funds for this project come from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill passed in November 2021, which Americans for Prosperity opposed as […]
On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists across West Virginia, I urge you to support Senate Bill 5, drone deployment modernization. This vote may be recorded in our 2022 session legislative scorecard. This bill will establish the West Virginia Unmanned Aircraft Systems Advisory Council, clarify the ability of a county or municipality to lease air […]
PHOENIX, AZ — Americans for Prosperity – Arizona (AFP-AZ) State Director Stephen Shadegg released the following statement after U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) came out in support of changes to the Senate filibuster: “It comes as zero surprise that Mark Kelly would go along with Schumer’s plan to blow up the filibuster to pass a partisan agenda with […]
“Lawmakers should work quickly to fully repeal all state certificate-of-need laws and allow our trusted medical providers to meet the needs they see in their communities, without archaic certificate-of-need barriers in the way,” Americans for Prosperity – West Virginia State Director Jason Huffman writes in the Charleston Gazette-Mail. “Certificate-of-need laws force health care providers to […]
Decision Allows Unlock Michigan Efforts to Remove Unconstitutional Law From Books Appear Before Michigan Voters LANSING, Mich. — Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) today applauded the Michigan Supreme Court’s ruling that the Board of State Canvassers must certify the Unlock Michigan petition. The petition would repeal the 1945 Emergency Powers of the Governor Act. AFP-MI State […]
Frustration with gridlock in Washington is nothing new. Whether voiced by presidents, congressmen, or constituents, it’s a complaint nearly as old as our constitutional republic itself. To grease the deliberative gears of governance, pundits and politicians alike often float the misguided idea of ending the legislative filibuster. The filibuster is an ability of individual senators […]
To fight COVID-19, Michigan needs everyone at the table to search for and discover solutions that work. That means all lawmakers, communities, families, and individuals will need to collaborate to develop the best solution to tackle this crisis. That isn’t the strategy Michigan is pursuing right now. To combat COVID-19 more effectively, that has to change. Partially at fault is Michigan’s 1945 Emergency […]
