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Arlington, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity is announcing the formation of an Advisory Council of like-minded thought leaders who share our vision of how freedom and opportunity are the keys to unlocking the potential of all people to live lives of meaning and prosperity. The council will work alongside AFP’s leadership team to provide strategic […]
Following Elon Musk completing his deal to purchase Twitter and beginning ownership, Casey Mattox, vice president for legal and judicial strategy at Americans for Prosperity, issued the following statement: If free speech is his north star, he’s heading in the right direction. Twitter can become a place where people can actually engage with one another. […]
By Jennifer Meinhardt Out of 71,000 students in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), only 4,544, or 6.4%, can read at grade level. You could also say it this way: 94% of students can’t read at grade level. So, if my fourth grader were in MPS, the odds are that she would not have the skills to […]
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a centrist budget watchdog and fiscal responsibility organization, just published The CRFB Fiscal Blueprint for Reducing Debt and Inflation. They call for deficit reduction and faster economic growth, and they suggest illustrative options to reduce spending and increase taxes. (Disclosure: I worked at CRFB for several years […]
This summer, with inflation at historic highs, Americans for Prosperity staff and volunteers hosted more than 130 True Cost of Washington events at gas stations and grocery stores in more than 30 states to lower prices and connect Americans to Washington’s role in causing inflation and the solutions for our current economic woes. To give […]
In the wake of the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, Americans for Prosperity President and CEO Emily Seidel issued the following statement: The news of the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband is the latest in a troubling trend of political violence in this country. We condemn it in the […]
“Taxpayers should not be stuck with the bill to fund a private business’ profits.” NASHVILLE, TN — Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) called on state and local leaders to scrutinize Oracle, amid reports of layoffs after the company received nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in taxpayer money. Oracle has received $65 million in Economic Community […]
If you’re a regular reader of this newsletter, you know that October is the best month, by far, and no other month even comes close. The weather, the leaves, football … it’s perfect. And I feel that way despite the fact that Halloween is the worst holiday. *ducks* I know my position may surprise you, […]
JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) State Director Jeremy Cady released the following statement urging Missourians to reject ballot initiative Amendment 3 this November: “Amendment 3 establishes a two-tiered licensing and regulatory structure that benefits existing medical cannabis companies over other entrepreneurs. “We urge voters to reject this ballot initiative that will merely enable oligopolistic […]
