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Certificate-of-need laws, which forbid medical providers from purchasing new equipment, expanding their facilities, or establishing new locations without government permission, have taken a huge toll on Iowa’s health care system and its patients, especially during the pandemic, writes Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Iowa State Director Drew Klein in an op-ed for the Des Moines Register. Klein cites a new report from Americans […]

TOPEKA, Kan. – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Kansas (AFPF-KS) filed a Kansas Open Records Act request with the Department of Commerce seeking records about the Sales Tax and Revenue (“STAR”) Bonds financing program. The request demands access to all internal or external studies or reports on the STAR Bond program, all project feasibility studies, and e-mail […]

Arlington, VA – In response to reports that the House of Representatives intends to move ahead with votes today on a massive tax and spending package and an unprecedented expansion of the federal government, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “Earlier this week, we urged Washington to listen to the clear message […]

Certificate-of-need laws have slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in potential health care investment in Iowa, cost providers tens of thousands of dollars, and significantly delayed critical expansions in the health care industry, a new report by Americans for Prosperity Foundation finds. The report, authored by Kevin Schmidt, director of investigations at Americans for Prosperity Foundation, […]

“This new report shows that the Green New Deal style mandates will kill jobs and force West Virginia families to pay an extra $1,1000 a year.” CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity – West Virginia (AFP-VW) is launching a new advertising campaign that shows how the so-called clean energy standard in the Biden-Sanders reconciliation package […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today unveiled the group’s updated Path to Prosperity policy roadmap. The Path to Prosperity is a comprehensive policy agenda that embodies the must-do, bottom-up solutions that will change the state’s status quo and help our fellow Mountaineers reach their full potential. Launched in 2018, the policy agenda seeks to […]

On Friday night, a Southwest Airlines flight took off from Houston to Albuquerque. It arrived on time. I was not on that plane, and odds are neither were you. However, you may still have heard about it because a journalist on the flight reported that she heard the pilot say “Let’s go, Brandon” over the […]

Though not as far-reaching as H.R. 3, the reported plan would still reduce patient access to life saving medications

RICHMOND, Va. – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) today released a statement congratulating the newly elected and re-elected state lawmakers that earned the support of the grassroots organization. Through a variety of tactics—including its signature grassroots, direct-mail, and digital advertisements—AFP-VA proudly supported Jason Ballard (HD-12), Del. Amanda Batten (HD-96), Mike Cherry (HD-66), Del. Carrie Coyner (HD-62), […]