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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, […]
Arlington, VA- Americans For Prosperity has launched a new round of ads targeting House and Senate members who directly contributed to the pain of Americans amidst economic turmoil by passing the Inflation Reduction Act. The ads are the latest release in a $1.1 million campaign highlighting the true cost of Washington’s poor policy decisions. The ads […]
High prices for consumer goods have put a significant burden on Floridians. At 11.2%, the Tampa area has seen some of the highest inflation spikes in the United States. According to a Florida Atlantic University poll, eight out of 10 Floridians are concerned about higher housing prices and more than half (53%) said higher food […]
AFP-IL Submits Petition Opposing Taxpayer Subsidies for New Bears Stadium in Arlington Heights WHO: Americans for Prosperity Illinois (AFP-IL) WHAT: Submission of petition signatures to the Village of Arlington Heights board in support of the adoption of an Anti-Corporate Welfare Ordinance, per section 2-204 of the municipal code. WHEN: Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 7:30 […]
