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Americans for Prosperity-Texas recently joined with like-minded partners to host an informational session on the impact of our growing national debt. It’s a problem that candidates of both major parties regularly pay lip service to during campaigns, only to keep approving budgets and spending bills that push the debt ever higher. In 2008, when the national debt was nearly $11 trillion, then presidential candidate Barack […]

New Americans for Prosperity-Texas State Director Genevieve Collins is familiar with the challenges Texans are facing as they seek to overcome the barriers posed by COVID-19, having canvassed the state and heard peoples’ concerns —like getting back to work, receiving affordable health care, and access to quality education for their families— as a candidate for […]

MADISON, WI—Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) tonight released a statement congratulating State Representative John Jagler on his primary victory and urged Wisconsinites to support Jagler’s candidacy for state senate in the special election on April 6th.  The group will continue to leverage its grassroots and other tactics to support Jagler’s general election bid to the Wisconsin […]

Indianapolis, IN – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) today commended the state House of Representatives for passing HB 1005, a bill that would significantly increase educational opportunity for Hoosier students and families. AFP-IN also urged House members to continue to prioritize educational freedom in the state. HB 1005 creates a new education scholarship program (ESA) that […]

MADISON, WI—Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today applauded the Wisconsin Legislature’s passage of Assembly Bill 2, an important bill aimed at protecting Wisconsin’s small businesses and economic recovery. AFP-Wisconsin State Director, Eric Bott, issued the following statement: “We thank the Legislature for leading and taking this important step today to help protect Wisconsin businesses from the […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today commended lawmakers in the House for extending reforms to expand health care access and passing HB 2264, a bill that will permanently lift some burdensome Certificate of Need (CON) restrictions across the state. AFP-WV State Director Jason Huffman issued the following statement: “Suspending CON laws for […]

SANTA FE, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) today commended the state House of Representatives for passing HB 4, a bill based on recommendations from the New Mexico Civil Rights Commission that would bar the use in state courts of the qualified immunity defense and make state agencies accountable when depriving citizens of their constitutional rights. […]

SPRINGFIELD, IL—Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) today announced Jason Heffley as its next state director ahead of Wednesday’s critical state budget address.  The state must address a huge budget deficit while putting policies in place to lead Illinois out of this pandemic. “Illinois has suffered from decades of poor public policy and now finds itself ranking […]

With the arrival of new coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics, the American people are focused on defeating the pandemic and rebuilding stronger communities and a stronger economy. With multiple federal assistance packages already enacted into law, there’s a vigorous debate in Washington over what the federal government can do right now to best support that recovery. Americans […]