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TRENTON, NJ – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) on Tuesday responded to a report released by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that ranks New Jersey as having the fifth-worst economic outlook in the country. The 11th Edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index ranks every states’ economic outlook based on […]
DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) released the following statement after the Senate passed SB 193 by voice vote. The bill would prohibit committees that administer occupational licenses from imposing licensing requirements unless they can show them to be “necessary and narrowly tailored to address a specific, legitimate public health, safety, or welfare objective.” “This bill […]
Your weekly round-up of the major wins making headlines thanks to AFP’s grassroots activists across the country (April 9 through April 13). The Big W: Gov. Scott Walker Signed Landmark Welfare Reform Backed by AFP What it is: The newly signed landmark Walker welfare reform law removes barriers to job opportunities, rewards hard work and cracks down on waste, fraud […]
Momentum grows as Otero becomes second county in New Mexico to pass Right-to-Work Alamogordo, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM), the state’s leading advocates for common sense labor reforms is applauding the vote today by Otero County Commissioners that make the county the second in New Mexico to enact a right-to-work ordinance. AFP-NM lauded […]
AFP-Arizona’s April 12 Legislative Update is available in PDF HERE. 1) PROGRESS REPORTS — Last week, AFP-Arizona sent progress reports to all ninety Arizona Legislators, giving them estimates of what their scores would likely be on AFP-AZ’s 2018 Legislative Scorecard if the session were to end right now. With a few exceptions, the scores are […]
Legislation breaks down barriers to opportunity Harrisburg, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) today applauded the state House for passing legislation that would help Pennsylvanians charged with low-level, nonviolent crimes obtain jobs and productively re-entering a community once they have served their sentence. House Bill 1419, often referred to as the “Clean Slate” bill, would […]
JACKSON, Miss. – A diverse group of leaders in the movement for criminal justice reform joined Governor Bryant Wednesday for a signing ceremony for HB 387. The public safety legislation will help people released from prison become productive members of society by limiting the circumstances in which licenses can be suspended, modernizing parole and probation […]
Harrisburg, Pa. – In light of the White House’s announcement of the twelfth wave of judicial nominees today, Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania is applauding the President’s continued focus on fixing our nation’s judicial crisis and is announcing the group’s support of David Porter of Pennsylvania for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Americans for Prosperity will run […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) released a statement Monday applauding the House for passing HB 561, which would remove the “regulation, examination, and licensing of retail and wholesale florists.” The bill was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee two weeks ago with bipartisan support. “The House has taken an excellent step […]
