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Battle Intensifies After Introduction of Framework, Initial Coalition Expands  DENVER – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) and partners formally launch the Colorado Taxpayers Coalition, a group of local advocacy partners set out to protect Colorado taxpayers by defeating the legislature’s current gas tax proposal and protecting the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). AFP-CO is also running a statewide […]

Nearly three months into the tenure of the 117th Congress, lawmakers have put forth a host of bad bills, among them a “public option” in health care and the recently passed $1.9 trillion spending package. What do these legislative efforts mean for the American people? As part of Americans for Prosperity’s Congress Convos series, AFP […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Senior Policy Analyst Austen Bannan issued the following statement on today’s strong jobs report showing the economy added 916,000 jobs – the strongest showing since last August – and unemployment fell to 6 percent: “Americans are getting back to work and the economy is getting back on it’s feet. […]

Thanks to the Supreme Court’s March 8, 2021, ruling in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, No. 19-968, that a claim for nominal damages is enough to maintain standing, plaintiffs’ ability to seek vindication in court for infringement of speech rights is secure, even where the plaintiff cannot prove monetary harm. As Casey Mattox and I recently wrote […]

LINCOLN, Neb. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) today announced its endorsement for Lincoln City Council candidate, Mary Hilton. AFP-NE will leverage the full support of its grassroots to urge voters to support Mary Hilton in this year’s primary and general elections. AFP-NE State Director Jessica Shelburn issued the following statement: “Americans for Prosperity is excited to […]

The Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or the PRO Act, would undermine independent contracting, erode workers’ rights, and undo much of the progress we’ve made since the COVID-19 pandemic began, write Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips and Senator Rand Paul in a recent op-ed for Fox Business. The bill would, among other things, […]

Chances are, you know an independent contractor — a freelancer — who would be impacted by the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. It could be the writer who penned the recent feature in your favorite travel magazine. It could be your son or daughter’s swim coach, or the ballerina who inspired your child […]

FRANKFORT, KY— Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) today issued a statement commending the Kentucky General Assembly for its hard work and principled leadership as the 2021 session comes to a close.  Actions such as overriding the Governor’s veto of the Educational Opportunity Act (HB 563), legislation that will provide educational freedom and opportunity to children in […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) issued the following statement after President Biden unveiled the framework of a so-called infrastructure package expected to spend as much as $4 trillion on programs that have little to do with improving roads and bridges but would harm the economy, increase taxes that would crush small businesses getting […]