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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) grassroots efforts helped elect seven endorsed candidates to the Missouri legislature. Each of these individuals will champion policies that break down barriers to success and improve the lives of Missourians. Of these races, seven AFP MO-endorsed candidates won in highly competitive races across the state, including: Curtis […]
Richmond, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity Virginia announced the hiring of a new State Director, C.J. Sailor. Sailor most recently served as the Outreach and Community Engagement Director for Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin. Prior to that he served as the Black Outreach Director for the Glenn Youngkin for Virginia Governor campaign. Sailor has championed […]
Today, in a 4-3 decision split down party lines, the North Carolina Supreme Court ordered the North Carolina General Assembly to fund a court-ordered public education plan known as “The Leandro Plan.” The decision orders that the case be sent back to a trial judge in order to determine the total amount of funding. This […]
City Council approves new Office of Violent Crime Prevention and Funding COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP-SC) today praised Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann and the City Council for creating the Office of Violent Crime Prevention and providing additional resources to stop violent crime. AFP-SC has been publicly supportive and engaged on this issue, driving almost 100 […]
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 […]
