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The White House has launched a summertime effort to advance its $4 trillion infrastructure tax and spending package, but through Americans for Prosperity’s “End Washington Waste: Stop the Spending Spree” campaign, Americans have made it clear they oppose the president’s plan. Concerned citizens have sent more than 1 million letters to elected officials in Washington […]
As Congress and the White House go back and forth on the cost of an expensive partisan wish list packaged as an infrastructure proposal, Americans for Prosperity state directors and staff are working to steer their lawmakers away from this wasteful scheme and toward effective reforms. Illinoisans are all too familiar with profligate spending by government and the […]
Updated on July 7, 2022. On March 24, 2021, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee State Director Tori Venable and Deputy State Director James Amundson worked late into the day at the Tennessee General Assembly cobbling together support for HB 948, a bill that would reform the state’s certificate-of-need laws, which have long blocked Tennesseans from accessing the […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. – On Monday, July 12, 2021, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) will gather with Congresswoman Nancy Mace and Former U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles along with other critical members of the community to discuss policing reform in South Carolina. AFP aims to build safer communities through smart policing which is why we are promoting thoughtful […]
As Congress and the White House go back and forth on the cost of an expensive partisan wish list packaged as an infrastructure proposal, Americans for Prosperity state directors and staff are working to steer their lawmakers away from this wasteful scheme and toward effective reforms. Americans for Prosperity-Michigan State Director Annie Patnaude teamed up with state Senator […]
LANSING, MI – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) activists gathered to drop off oversized postcards to Representatives Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens, urging them to oppose pork and bloat included in President Biden’s so-called “infrastructure” proposal. The postcards were signed by dozens of constituents in Representative Slotkin and Stevens’ districts. AFP-MI State Director Annie Patnaude released […]
Should people be punished for alleged conduct a jury has acquitted them of at trial? As a matter of common sense, the answer must be “no.” In America, people are considered “innocent until proven guilty” and the government derives its ability to restrict someone’s liberty only upon a finding of guilt. This means that judges […]
Lawmakers in Nevada have taken an important step to improve the state’s system of justice. Last month, Governor Steve Sisolak signed AB116, reforming treatment of minor traffic offenses in the state. This legislative change, which will benefit drivers and taxpayers, brings to fruition a multi-year effort by Americans for Prosperity and a number of like-minded […]
As a former county sheriff, Currie Myers understands why some law enforcement officials have reservations about policing “reform.” “The United States has the finest criminal justice system in the world,” he writes in a new opinion piece for Police 1. “This doesn’t mean it’s perfect or that there isn’t room for improvement.” Myers, who is […]
