Recent News
Lansing, Michigan—Today, the Michigan legislature voted to violate public employees’ privacy by requiring that the government hand over the personal identifying information of new public employees to union organizers. The measure is similar to a provision in the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) a federal bill that would roll back Right to Work protections […]
ROCKFORD, IL – Today, President Joe Biden and his favorite governor, J.B. Pritzker, met with United Automobile Workers (UAW) leaders after Stellantis agreed to reopen the auto plant. After the meeting, Americans for Prosperity-Illinois State Director Jason Heffley released the following statement: “Biden’s trip to Belvidere to spike the football on the re-opening of the […]
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA – Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity – Georgia (AFP-GA) dropped the price of gas at Finish Line Texaco in Stone Mountain to $2.38, the national average price per gallon in January 2021. During this event, AFP-GA spoke with Stone Mountain area residents about Governor Kemp’s extension of the state gas tax due to […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Americans for Prosperity’s Senior Fellow in Fiscal Policy Kurt Couchman released a new report today setting out a path for Congress to advance a well-crafted amendment to the United States Constitution to require Congress to balance the federal budget. Reckless spending has driven our national debt to almost $34 trillion, and the resulting inflation […]
TULSA, OK — Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) today applauded the beginning of enrollment for schools in Oklahoma’s new Parental Choice Tax Credit, upon the launch of the program’s new government website. The unique universal school choice program, signed into law by Governor Kevin Stitt in May, will provide educational freedom for families through income-based tax […]
By Andrew Gilstrap Brent Bennett and Jason Isaac of the Texas Public Policy Foundation have brought to light what many Americans have long suspected: the Biden administration’s energy policy, focused on a swift transition to an all-electric vehicle (EV) fleet, is contributing to rising costs for American consumers. This revelation comes as many Americans are […]
The rights of American workers are under attack because of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R.842). The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) completed a markup of the Pro Act, Paycheck Fairness Act and Healthy Families Act in June. (A markup is when lawmakers in the U.S. Congress or […]
AFP-KS made more than 247,000 voter contacts through digital ads, door knocking, mailers, and telephone outreach. WICHITA, KS—After a competitive election, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) is thrilled to congratulate Lily Wu on her successful endeavor to serve as Wichita’s next mayor. AFP-KS endorsed Wu as the best candidate to represent the state’s largest city early on. While AFP-KS grassroots activists have worked in the […]
DENVER, CO — Upon the failure of Proposition HH and Democrats’ attempts to gut the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), Americans for Prosperity-Colorado State Director Jesse Mallory released the following statement: “Coloradans spoke loud and clear tonight – don’t take our TABOR refunds. Yet again, attempts by Gov. Polis and the legislature to eliminate TABOR […]
