Two Cases Before The Supreme Court Provide an Opportunity to Reaffirm Separation of Powers
Sep 30, 2021

Americans for Prosperity Foundation urges Supreme Court to reaffirm the Constitution prohibits unelected, unaccountable officials at federal agencies from claiming legislative and judicial powers Americans for Prosperity Foundation recently filed friend-of-the-Court briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of neither party in American Hospital Association v. Becerra and Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation. In […]

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Americans for Prosperity Challenges Michigan Senate Committee to Address Real Economic Growth Strategy
Sep 30, 2021

LANSING, MI – Americans for Prosperity – Michigan (AFP-MI) today applauded skepticism on a new corporate handouts bill that was considered in the Senate Economic and Small Business Development Committee. The grassroots group also challenged the committee to take up ideas that would truly spur economic growth and propel all businesses forward. SB 615 would […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
New Ad Tells Congress: “Hands off Our Cures”
Sep 30, 2021

“America – we lead the world in access to new drugs and cures for cancer, AIDS and COVID. But some in Washington would put that at risk with a 95 percent drug tax and a loss of control over the medicines you need.”

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AFP Foundation seeks to limit use of commercial speech doctrine to evade meaningful judicial review
Sep 29, 2021

Which one of these signs merits full First Amendment protection: a billboard providing the address of the nearest 24-hour urgent care provider or a billboard exhorting the reader to “Vote No on 15”? If you answered “both” then you’ve identified an anomaly in First Amendment jurisprudence, which would categorize the first example as “commercial speech” […]

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Mackinac Lawsuit Will Help Michigan Students Unlock Potential
Sep 29, 2021

LANSING, MI – yes. every kid., an education advocacy organization that works to give every student an individualized education, and Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) today issued the following statements about a new lawsuit from the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan that seeks to help […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
AFP Applauds House on Advancing EQUAL Act
Sep 29, 2021

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) applauded the House of Representatives for passing the EQUAL Act (H.R. 1693) in an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 361-66. This bill will end a well-intentioned but failed policy that has been reformed by Congress multiple times. AFP Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “Our […]

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American Football
Don’t make Bears fans pay for another corporate welfare scheme
Sep 29, 2021

The Chicago Bears, who have played at Soldier Field since 1971, are looking for a new home. “Beware, though,” writes Brian Costin, deputy state director of Americans for Prosperity-Illinois, in a recent op-ed for the Daily Herald. The mayors of Joliet and Arlington Heights are looking to lure the team to their towns with the use of corporate welfare, […]

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Congress’ ‘infrastructure’ spending proposals are grossly irresponsible
Sep 29, 2021

Lawmakers are considering two proposals, ostensibly related to infrastructure, that would spend trillions of dollars, worsening America’s health care outcomes and hiking taxes, explain U.S. Representative Byron Donalds and Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander in an op-ed for The Hill. The first proposal, costing $1.2 trillion, would contain little to do with roads and bridges — but the […]

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Americans for Prosperity Launches Campaign Opposing Millions in Corporate Handouts
Sep 28, 2021

LANSING, MI – Americans for Prosperity – Michigan (AFP-MI) is launching a multi-layered campaign to defeat a new corporate handouts bill being considered by the Senate Economic and Small Business Development Committee this Thursday. SB 615 would give $300 million in tax subsidies to large corporations. The campaign includes calls, door knocking, and targeted outreach […]

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