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NASHVILLE, TN — Americans for Prosperity-TN (AFP-TN) previewed its 2022 Legislative Agenda, which includes priorities to unlock economic freedom, expand educational opportunity, and enact criminal justice reforms. The 2022 Legislative Agenda is available here. AFP-TN State Director Tori Venable released the following statement: “As lawmakers return to Nashville, AFP-TN is focused on advancing policies that will help every […]
The lack of access to COVID-19 rapid tests is hindering our nation’s ability to handle the virus as it surges across the nation.
The First Step Act (FSA) became federal law on December 21, 2018. It was the most significant reform to the federal criminal justice system enacted in a decade. The FSA aimed to ensure proportional punishment, enhance family support, and provide additional opportunities for individuals to restore their lives. The FSA was a bipartisan triumph: After […]
Americans don’t want a lot for Christmas. There’s just a few basics we’d all like to have: good jobs, affordable prices, fully stocked shelves, and gifts arriving in time for Christmas. But Americans aren’t confident they’ll get what they want this year. According to a new CNN poll: 75 percent are “worried about the state […]
Arlington, VA – In response to Senator Manchin’s comments over the weekend confirming that he will not support the Biden administration’s Build Back Better reconciliation package, AFP Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following response: “From day one, Build Back Better was a go-it-alone, partisan collection of extreme elements of a far-left agenda in […]
In October, President Joe Biden called on the Port of Los Angeles to operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week. He also said the “rest of the private sector chain” now needs to step up, as well, to help goods move faster. “Our goal is not only to get through this immediate bottleneck,” he said, “but […]
Released 2021 Legislative Scorecard as an Accountability Tool for Granite Staters CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) has announced that Sen. Gary Daniels, the Senate Finance Chairman, has been awarded the 2021 Tom Thomson Defender of Liberty Award for passing a state budget that provided substantial tax relief and authorized Education Freedom Accounts. Two […]
TOPEKA, KS – Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) highlights that Kansas’ Tax Climate has “improved markedly” from the 34th to the 24th overall ranking following the release of the Tax Foundation’s Annual 2021 State Business Tax Climate Index. The index serves as a tool for key stakeholders to evaluate how their states’ tax systems compare to […]
HARRISBURG, PA – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) weighed in shortly after SB913 passed in the Senate. The bill, introduced by Sens. Baker, Bartolotta, and Williams, will remove redundancies in the probation system to make the government’s process more efficient. The grassroots group believes such a move will increase public safety because it will reduce recidivism, […]
