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President Abraham Lincoln in many ways embodied the American dream. He came from humble beginnings yet rose to the highest office in the land. Born at a time when Black Americans were enslaved, he helped lead the charge to bring them into that dream. He was elected leader of a nation that was tearing itself […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced he would appeal a Commonwealth Court decision which found that former Governor Tom Wolf acted outside his constitutional authority to enter Pennsylvania into the interstate carbon tax scheme known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The Court found that RGGI participation amounts to a tax, which […]
Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Corner Post, Inc. v. The Federal Reserve, urging the Court to allow Corner Post’s challenge to a 2011 debit-fees regulation that Corner Post believes to be beyond the Board’s power. The question presented may seem dry: when does a business’s legal […]
Laws should protect lives and livelihoods, not squelch them. But that’s not what was happening in Iowa in 2017. Waterloo resident William Burt had saved tens of thousands of dollars and written a business plan for a mobile barbershop to serve residents of underserved communities. He wanted to help people who could not get to […]
Nearly 180,000 Points of Citizen Outreach Made Since August Baton Rouge, LA—Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) celebrated the wins of three additional endorsed candidates this weekend, including one previously supported candidate who faced a runoff from the primaries. This brings the total to 17 State House and Senate seats won by AFP-LA endorsed candidates this cycle, in addition to […]
If you weren’t able to join us at our latest Pints & Policy event, dedicated to addressing the critical issue of housing in our state, we’ve got you covered. It was an evening filled with insightful discussions, forward-thinking ideas, and a shared passion for finding real solutions to the housing shortage that’s affecting our communities. […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) State Director Scott Simon published an op-ed in The Advocate defending the record of Speaker Mike Johnson. As a former colleague of Johnson’s in Louisiana’s State Legislature, Simon said that Johnson is the exact kind of principled leader that our country needs. AFP-LA State Director Scott Simon wrote: “[Speaker […]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin—On Thursday evening, Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) hosted a policy forum on economic issues affecting the community and lead discussion on how individuals can get involved, demand change, and fight for better policies that promote freedom and prosperity. About 20 local Milwaukeeans from all different backgrounds, political parties, and walks of life were in attendance […]
Committee Hearing Today on Medicaid Expansion Distracts Committee from its True Task Atlanta, Georgia—Today the Georgia House Study Committee on Certificate of Need (CON) Reform heard testimony from out-of-state experts on Medicaid Expansion. Witnesses from Arkansas testified before the CON Study Committee about the supposed benefits of expanding Medicaid in the Peach State. Americans for […]
