Recent News

FRANKFORT, KY – Following the Senate Committee on State and Local Government voting to remove a provision from HB 509 that would limit public records, Americans for Prosperity – Kentucky (AFP-KY) is thanking the Committee for preserving access to the Kentucky Open Records Act. AFP-KY State Director Heather LeMire released the following statement: “We thank […]

COLUMBIA, SC—Today, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) is thrilled to see the House pass H. 5118, the South Carolina Energy Security Act, and H. 5120, a continuing resolution that calls on Congress to work in good faith to reform federal permitting and environmental review processes. AFP-SC State Director, Candace Carroll, released the following statement: “We are thankful that Speaker […]

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – With the state Senate considering new utilities legislation that would give certain utility providers first dibs on government contracts, the Tulsa World published an op-ed by Americans for Prosperity – Oklahoma (AFP-OK) state director John Tidwell earlier this month warning that similar bills in other states have caused electric rates to […]

Commonly referred to as the REINS Act, AFP-KS says today’s vote is a victory for Kansas ratepayers TOPEKA, KS—Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) is celebrating the passage of HB 2648 which will mark a new era of accountability and economic freedom in the Sunflower State. This legislation will require a thorough review and legislative approval for major regulations, putting the […]

Atlanta, Georgia—Today Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited Norcross to highlight the Biden Administration’s economic and energy policies at a solar cell manufacturing plant. Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA) State Director Tony West issued the following statement on the Treasury Secretary’s visit: “The energy and economic policies of the Biden Administration have directly contributed to the diminished […]

Americans Have Had Enough of Biden’s Failed Policies, No Matter What He Calls Them Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity’s Vice President of Government Affairs Akash Chougule made the following statement today after Axios reported that Joe Biden has only used the term ‘Bidenomics’ once in the last two months: “If only silence on Bidenomics would actually […]

ATLANTA, GA – Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity – Georgia (AFP-GA) hosted a bake “scale” event at the Georgia State Capitol to highlight support for HB 583, legislation that would “scale” back burdensome regulations by allowing cottage food operators (individuals who produce homemade food items at a residential property) to sell their items in commercial establishments. During the […]

St. Paul, MN – Today, following Governor Tim Walz’s annual State of the State address, Americans for Prosperity – Minnesota (AFP-MN), called out his government’s reckless fiscal policies and poor handling of the state economy. AFP-MN State Director, Jake Coleman, gave the following statement: “Minnesotans are already suffering the consequences of Bidenomics, and Governor Walz’s […]

Atlanta, Georgia—Today the Georgia House of Representatives voted to reform cosmetology licensing. The reforms in SB 354 exempt blow-dry styling and makeup application from services that require a license to perform in the Peach State. Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA) championed the reforms as a way to increase employment and reduce barriers to entry in the […]