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By Marc Marie, Americans for Prosperity’s Policy Fellow for Regulations In his State of the Union speech, President Joe Biden has reminded Americans that he’s out of touch on high energy prices and divorced from the facts on their causes. Despite his attempts to blame energy prices on Russia’s war with Ukraine, data from the […]
More needs to be done to promote openness and freedom in occupational licensing. Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | The Florida Standard What do barbers, medical professionals, taxidermists, school bus drivers, and manicurists all have in common? They need an occupational license from the state to be allowed to do their job in Florida. […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) has hired Crescent Gallagher as its Deputy State Director. Gallagher will focus on government affairs, as well as communications as the organization looks to expand its grassroots outreach and policy initiatives. AFP-WV strives to act as a platform for citizens to unite behind advancing the goals and […]
Lansing Leaves Michiganders in the Cold with a Gimmick-y Check Lansing, Michigan—State lawmakers are poised to vote on a tax plan released from conference committee today. The proposal, which was laid out in vague terms Monday and circumvented committee debate, breaks a promise made 15 years ago by then-Governor Jennifer Granholm that the $1.5 billion tax […]
LITTLE ROCK, AR – AFP- AR State Director Ryan Norris released the following statement in support of Gov. Sanders’ transformational education plan: “Freedom is actualized when people are empowered to make decisions, not when decisions are made for them. We trust parents and support Governor Sanders’ plan to empower families to be the drivers when it comes to education for their […]
MADISON, Wis. – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) activists took their efforts to the streets of DeForest to oppose President Biden’s economic agenda that doubles down on costly, top-down partisan priorities that have already caused deep economic pain across all of America. AFP-WI activists made sure their voices were heard by rallying its grassroots to […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is calling on Congress to pass the bipartisan joint resolution led by Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) and Representative Andy Barr (R-KY) that would stop the Biden Administration’s ESG rule from endangering Americans’ hard-earned retirement incomes. In November, the Biden Administration issued a rule through the Department of Labor (DOL) that […]
President Joe Biden made a lot of health care claims in his State of the Union address last night. I fact-checked some of the bigger claims so you don’t have to: Biden: “We capped the cost of insulin at $35 a month for seniors on Medicare. Now let’s [do the same] for every American who […]
On behalf of Americans for Prosperity West Virginia, I urge you to oppose HB 2916. This vote may be recorded in our 2023 session legislative scorecard. The Right to Protest is a hallmark of America and constitutionally protected under the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights. Millions have exercised this right in ways both small […]
