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Bill would help parents make sure their children get the best education possible Des Moines, IA – Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA), the leading grassroots organization in the Hawkeye state, today voiced its strong support for the Iowa Student Opportunity Act, House Study Bill 651, introduced by House Education Committee Chairman Walt Rogers. The bill would […]
HB7055 expands transparency and options for Florida students and teachers Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) is cheering on legislative leaders who stood boldly to pass an innovative education reform bill. HB7055 creates the Hope Scholarship, which allows alternative education options for victims of bullying and harassment across Florida. It promotes worker freedom by […]
Jackson, MS – Americans for Prosperity – Mississippi (AFP-MS) expressed disappointment that Senate Bill 2623 did not clear today’s important bill deadline. SB 2623 would have expanded the state’s Education Scholarship Program (ESA) and given families across Mississippi more opportunities for their children. The bill was sponsored by Senate Education Chairman Gray Tollison. “Defenders of […]
Teachers unions in West Virginia are using strikes and work stoppages to ask for higher wages and increased benefits. They’re also using this strike as an opportunity to voice their opposition to legislation that would offer education savings accounts to special needs students. The teachers’ strike over pay and benefits shouldn’t be muddled with whether lawmakers allows education freedom for some of the […]
Week four of legislative session brought with it a bit more clarity on what the rest of session’s major fights will look like. Several key pieces of legislation continued their march through the House. Agency rulemaking is one step closer to a “one-in, one-out” rule, as HB 791 marched through its first committee in the […]
YOU are #WINNING! ARIZONA COMMITTEE RESULTS, JAN 22 – FEB 2 #WINNING — House Bill 2011 is a common-sense bill from Rep. Michelle Ugenti and the Goldwater Institute that would allow persons to offer blow-drying services without having to obtain a cosmetology license. In Arizona right now, blow-drying someone’s hair without a cosmetology or barbering license is a CRIME […]
Legislative leaders will speak with AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs to brief participants on upcoming legislative efforts and answer activists’ questions. St. Paul, MN – On Tuesday evening, February 13, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) will host their 2018 Session Kickoff event, where AFP-MN will unveil their priorities for the upcoming session. Speaker of the House […]
Grassroots group calls out opponents of ESAs for standing in the way of education freedom CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) on Thursday announced a five-figure ad buy to boost its ongoing effort to urge lawmakers to support Education Savings Accounts for special needs children. The buy comes as West Virginia teachers’ unions prepare […]
Below is our updated bill review following the revenue bill deadline. We presently support bills marked in green, presently oppose bills marked in red and presently are monitoring bills marked in orange. (“Support,” “Oppose,” or “Monitoring” also contained in parenthesis for each bill). The status of the bills as ALIVE or DEAD has also been […]
