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COLUMBUS, OH – With National School Choice Week underway, Americans for Prosperity–Ohio (AFP-Ohio) is celebrating how Ohio has become a national leader in school choice, with universal EdChoice now fully funded and accessible. Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity released a new report, Universal Educational Choice: A New Look at Funding Education, highlighting Ohio as one of only eight states in the […]
Charleston, WVa.- Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) is in mourning today following the loss of former Delegate and founder of the West Virginia Center Right Coalition, John Overington. Del. Overington passed away late yesterday evening and gave constituents decades of public service to West Virginia not only in his capacity as a lawmaker but as a conservative grassroots […]
Pierre, SD — Americans for Prosperity–South Dakota (AFP–SD) commended state lawmakers for publicly unveiling the state’s version of the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, filed as Senate Bill (SB) 133. AFP-SD State Director Jennifer Beving applauded Senator Sue Peterson for introducing the bill and encouraged the legislature to promptly consider it. “South Dakota has always been a top state for low regulations, […]
DES MOINES, IA — As President Donald Trump prepares to take the stage this afternoon in Clive, Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) welcomes the president back to the Hawkeye State. Fresh off passing the largest tax cut in American history with the passage of the Working Families Tax Cuts, AFP-IA State Director Tyler Raygor issued the following statement on President Trump’s remarks: “AFP welcomes […]
Honolulu, Hawaii — Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) released the following statement following Governor Josh Green’s State of the State Address. AFP Western Region Director Heather Andrews said: “Governor Green’s State of the State touched on many big-picture goals, but the people of Hawaii are waiting for results that show up in their daily lives, especially […]
Jackson, MS – Today, Americans for Prosperity–Mississippi (AFP–MS) expressed gratitude to Senator Joseph M. Seymour for sponsoring Senate Bill 2646: Administrative Rules, a Mississippi REINS Act. This legislation will restore accountability in government by strengthening legislative oversight of the rulemaking process. SB 2646 would require Mississippi state agencies to notify all members of the state […]
JEFFERSON CITY, MO- Americans for Prosperity Missouri (AFP-MO) applauded over 50 lawmakers that have signed on in support of the Missouri version of the REINS Act, in a strong show of momentum in Jefferson City. Last year, the Missouri REINS Act was the most cosponsored piece of legislation in the entire Missouri House. This year, with nearly 50 […]
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — This weekend, Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) held a weekend of grassroots action, driving hundreds of constituent actions pressuring Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member on the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to support permitting reform to ensure America’s energy future is defined by certainty, affordability, speed, and strategic independence. A top federal legislative priority for AFP, reforming the burdensome […]
As debates rage in Washington about health care costs and rising insurance prices, many wonder how they got so high in the first place. Premiums increase every year, causing some families to think twice before seeing a doctor due to high deductibles or being uninsured. If you’re asking why health care costs are rising, the […]
