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Americans for Prosperity – Iowa (AFP-IA) is proud to join the Fuel Choice Coalition, a group of leaders in Iowa fighting against government mandates and standing up for consumer freedom. AFP-IA State Director Drew Klein released the following statement accompanying the announcement: “Government mandates and unnecessary regulations are not the answer for our state or […]
Grassroots group also announces campaign urging Senator Sinema to stay true to her word on the filibuster TEMPE, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) hosted a forum on the filibuster yesterday with former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl, AFP President Tim Phillips, and LIBRE Initiative President Daniel Garza. AFP-AZ also announced a major campaign consisting of […]
COLUMBIA, SC – Following Governor McMaster signing S. 147, a bill that protects South Carolina businesses from frivolous lawsuits regarding allegations of exposure to COVID-19, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina Interim State Director Candace Carroll issued the following statement: “Businesses who safely reopen and take proper precautions for COVID-19 should not be faced with frivolous lawsuits. […]
Karen Anderson is the founder of Freelancers Against AB5, the California law that has cost hundreds of thousands of independent contractors their livelihoods. In the Orange County Register, she writes that, “with House passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, the nation veered one step closer to replicating the federal equivalent of California’s […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) today issued a statement in response to the Senate’s decision to vote down funding for Medicaid expansion. AFP-MO State Director Jeremy Cady issued the following statement: “Our lawmakers were right to stand strong against wasteful spending and fiscal irresponsibility by opposing the expansion of a broken Medicaid […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s remarks in his first address to the joint session of Congress, which marks his first 100 days in office: “President Biden’s remarks on key economic issues reflect a top-down, command-and-control approach to policy that will unfortunately only make […]
Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky activists, volunteers, and coalition partners worked hard this legislative session to bring transformational change to Kentucky. As a result of their efforts, the commonwealth is a more free and prosperous place to live, with more opportunity for all in the areas of education, criminal justice reform, health care, and more. Winning a […]
MADISON, WI– Today, Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin (AFP-WI) released a statement thanking leaders in the Wisconsin legislature for advocating for policing reform with wide bipartisan support. AFP has previously supported a package of reforms championed by Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard and Democratic Sen. Lena Taylor and is now announcing its support for several similar […]
President Joe Biden’s address to Congress tonight will likely include multiple calls to increase government spending to support politically connected companies and industries, all justified by the need to maintain a competitive edge over China. But, as Dan Pearson writes in a commentary piece in National Review Online, “past efforts to improve the economy by […]
