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JACKSON, MS — Americans for Prosperity – MS (AFP-MS) released its priorities for the 2023 legislative session, with a focus on reducing regulatory burdens around health care, education choice, and economic opportunity. AFP-MS State Director Starla Brown released the following statement:  “We are eager to work with legislators and leadership to make Mississippi the best state […]

Lansing, Michigan—Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) today announced that Defending Right to Work will be a top priority for the grassroots group. The group said it will launch a multi-faceted effort encompassing grassroots, digital, and mail to protect workers’ freedom to choose whether or not to join a union. “Michigan’s Right to Work law has resulted […]

MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today released the following statement in response to Gov. Tony Evers’ inaugural speech in the state capitol. “It comes as no surprise that Gov. Evers’ focus on more spending and big government still rings true in the new year,” said Eric Bott, state director for AFP-WI. “Wisconsin doesn’t […]

New op-ed calls on legislature to enact “once-in-a-generation tax cuts that will put thousands of dollars back in the pockets of hardworking West Virginia families” CHARLESTON, WV — Americans for Prosperity – West Virginia (AFP-WV) State Director Jason Huffman wrote an op-ed in the Charleston Gazette-Mail urging the legislature to enact “once-in-a-generation” tax cuts this session. An excerpt […]

DENVER, CO — Americans for Prosperity Colorado (AFP-CO) today launched its 2023 New Year’s Resolutions, an awareness campaign highlighting the organization’s priorities for the New Year.   The campaign, targeted at Governor Polis and legislators, urges lawmakers to “make a resolution” to support returning TABOR refunds, stopping the gas tax increase set to go into effect, and increasing […]

‘Tis the season: The one where everyone seems to want to give you advice on how to win arguments while spending the holidays with family members with different political views. Yes, Americans feel more polarized right now than any other time in recent history. But the truth is that Americans are less divided than we […]

Raleigh, North Carolina—Four North Carolina Lawmakers were among 73 members of Congress to receive the inaugural “Pioneer for Prosperity” Awards from the nation’s largest grassroots organization, Americans for Prosperity (AFP). Pioneers for Prosperity are lawmakers who served as policy champions in the 117th Congress, actively opposing bad ideas and proactively offering principled solutions to the […]

Manchester, New Hampshire—Today the New Hampshire Executive Council voted 3-2 against extending an engineering and planning contract to extend the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rail service from Lowell, Massachusetts, to Nashua and Manchester, New Hampshire. Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) praised the fiscally responsible decision to save taxpayer dollars. AFP-NH State Director Greg Moore gave […]

The 2023 Washington state legislative session could be fertile ground for common-sense occupational licensing reform. During a recent 2023 state legislative forecast panel at the National Conference of State Legislatures Forecast ’23 Conference, Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins signaled she wants to look at the state’s licensing requirements in 2023 to see if the […]