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Mackinac Center Senior Fellow Vincent Vernuccio was about to go on national television when the 2018 Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME came down. He quickly texted a group of labor experts, including Austen Bannan, Americans for Prosperity’s senior employment policy analyst. “Does this mean what I think it means?” Vernuccio asked. In the […]

Dear Senators: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote “NO” on S. 2093, the so-called For the People Act of 2021. There are ways to protect voting rights, defend free speech, and strengthen our democracy. But this bill isn’t it. Nearly a third of it threatens […]

TRENTON, N.J. – Today, Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) weighed in shortly after Gov. Murphy and legislative leaders announced the budget deal and kickoff of the appropriations process. The grassroots group anticipates an approach similar to recent years that will only serve as a short-term fix to the Garden State’s deep-rooted financial struggles. AFP-NJ Tony […]

Madison, WI – Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin (AFP-WI) announced appreciation and expressed its gratitude to the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) and its Co-chairs Howard Marklein and Mark Born for their work on the state budget. AFP-WI specifically noted several JFC actions worthy of praise: Replacing Governor Evers’ tax hikes on main street businesses […]

CHARLESTON, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) is hosting an event today at 5:30 with U.S. Representative Nancy Mace on the Biden Administration’s $4 trillion infrastructure proposal. Congresswoman Mace and Akash Chougule, Senior Advisor on Economic Issues for Americans for Prosperity, will discuss why the Biden Administration’s proposed infrastructure bill will do little to […]

In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, state and federal temporarily waived several government-imposed barriers that prevented providers from making greater use of remote care through telehealth. The moves saved countless lives. With the pandemic winding down, those waivers are about to expire. Charlie Katebi, health policy analyst at Americans for Prosperity, writes in The […]

CHARLESTON, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina is hosting an End Washington Waste event with U.S. Representative Nancy Mace on Monday. Congresswoman Mace and Akash Chougule, Senior Advisor on Economic Issues for Americans for Prosperity, will discuss why the Biden Administration’s proposed infrastructure bill will do little to improve roads and bridges for South Carolinians […]

Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire Deputy State Director Ross Connolly writes in a new op-ed in the Union Leader that the state legislature missed an opportunity to increase accountability for government officials by failing to pass legislation that would have ended qualified immunity. Qualified immunity is a ”court-created doctrine that shields government officials, including police officers, […]

CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today praised the budget conference committee for finishing work on HB 1 & 2, the two-year state budget. The negotiations resulted in a budget full of pro-growth policies that will help strengthen the New Hampshire Advantage, including employer tax relief, phasing out the interest and dividends tax, […]