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Concord, NH — Today, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) announced its first wave of endorsed candidates for the New Hampshire Executive Council, State Senate, and State House of Representatives. The following candidates have earned AFP-NH’s support for their commitment to expanding freedom and opportunity for Granite Staters on housing reform, education choice, workers’ freedom, and fiscal responsibility. AFP-NH […]
ARLINGTON, VA – Americans for Prosperity today applauded President Trump for extending the Jones Act waiver a second time, helping ensure American families and businesses have access to affordable and reliable energy. This current waiver is the longest suspension of the Jones Act in the program’s history, and Reuters reports that the exemption has been used almost 200 times over the past several months. AFP […]
Augusta, Maine — Americans for Prosperity (AFP) released the following statement after Maine’s $500 million supplemental budget officially took effect. The fine print includes a new tax on top of last year’s tax hikes, with $292 million pulled from the state’s emergency reserve fund and $300 “relief checks” perfectly timed before November’s election. AFP Northeast Region Director Ross […]
Freedom isn’t just a gift to enjoy. It’s a responsibility to carry forward. That’s what the founders understood. The Declaration was written in extraordinary circumstances. It says it’s the people’s “right” and “their duty” to resist a government engaged in a long pattern of abuse and to secure freedom for the future. Nearly 250 years […]
LANSING, MI — This weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom arrived in Michigan to campaign for Democrats who are already pushing Michigan in the wrong direction, while promising even more backward governance. Newsom will assuredly discuss his misguided policies that have hampered California, as he joins gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson, candidates for the House of Representatives, and […]
ARLINGTON, VA— ICYMI: Republicans have a chance to hand voters the sharpest contrast in a generation — real economic freedom versus the left’s growing embrace of total government control. In a new USA Today op-ed, Americans for Prosperity CEO Emily Seidel makes the case that the GOP should seize it: deregulation, spending cuts, and an […]
One of the Greatest Threats to TABOR in Decades DENVER, CO — Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) Issue Committee today announced its effort to defeat Initiative 195, highlighting that the measure represents one of the most significant threats to Colorado’s economic stability and competitiveness in decades. Supporters of Initiative 195 are trying to sell this proposal as simply a tax on the rich while ignoring […]
HARRISBURG, IL — On Wednesday, Americans for Prosperity–Illinois (AFP-IL) joined Congressman Mike Bost (IL-12) to hand out backpacks to Illinois families ahead of the new school year. The event highlighted Governor J.B. Pritzker’s failure to opt in to the education tax credit created by the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), leaving […]
Many people picture the economy as a pie. If one person gets a bigger slice, someone else must get a smaller one. If a business earns more, workers or customers must be losing. If a community grows, longtime residents pay the price. That view misunderstands how prosperity is created. The economy grows when people find […]
