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JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Americans for Prosperity-Missouri will hold a Real Tax Cut Rally tomorrow, Wednesday, September 14 to highlight the Show Me State’s need for a real tax cut. Activists from across the state will join Americans for Prosperity at the Capitol to call on legislators to pass a Real Tax Cut and not just a reworking […]

A recent report ranks South Carolina as the third worst state to have a baby. The Palmetto State ranks: 40th for infant mortality rate 45th for the number of midwives and OB-GYNs per capita 28th for cost of hospital Caesarean delivery 25th for cost of hospital conventional delivery charges A key driver of the problem […]

COMMERCE CITY, CO — Americans for Prosperity-Colorado will hold a grassroots awareness event this Wednesday, September 14, to highlight the “True Cost of Washington” and its impact on hardworking Coloradans. Washington’s reckless spending and crushing regulations have Coloradans paying more and getting less. Inflation in Colorado is nearly 15.4% – the highest in the nation and a $937 per month cost per household. Meanwhile, gas […]

Arlington, VA – With the fiscal year ending on September 30th and another potential government shutdown looming, AFP senior fellow in fiscal policy Kurt Couchman is releasing a new report on failed budget targets of the past and promising options for our future. He shows how smart budget goals can help break the cycle of crisis-to-crisis governing that produces waste, shuts out too many members, and otherwise […]

While proposing billions in new government spending to tackle cancer, the president is taking conflicting actions that will make cutting cancer deaths more difficult 

Imagine working for years, retiring, and then not being able to fully fill up your gas tank because of historic inflation. Americans have been forced to make difficult choices because wasteful government spending is driving consumer prices to historic levels. Over the past several months on its True Cost of Washington tour, Americans for Prosperity […]

Grassroots group points to Ford lay offs, record-breaking inflation, energy policy Lansing, Mich. — Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI), a grassroots group dedicated to breaking down government barriers to innovation and growth, took issue with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to Detroit Thursday. Yellen’s speech, which is expected to focus heavily on the EV and semiconductor industry as well […]

When White House national climate advisor Gina McCarthy accidentally emailed a reporter that a key oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet was “cancelled,” officials at the Department of the Interior scrambled for an explanation amid surging gas prices and rampant inflation. They cited “lack of industry interest” to justify the cancellation, but […]

MADISON – Wisconsin’s leading education, policy and advocacy organizations announced on Thursday the formation of an unprecedented coalition to empower parents and expand educational opportunities for students. The newly formed Wisconsin Coalition for Education Freedom includes seven leading groups that have a unified voice on educational reform. Coalition partners include: Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Wisconsin, […]