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Certificate-of-need laws create limits on the number of healthcare facilities in the state, the number of beds in each facility, and the purchase of medical equipment. Ultimately, they reduce the number of patients that can be treated. It is important South Carolina’s healthcare providers be able to expand capacity as much as is needed. Use […]
Arlington, Va. – On Wednesday, President Joe Biden’s coronavirus coordinator, Jeffrey Zients, announced that the Department of Health and Human Services will use the Public Readiness and Preparedness (PREP) Act to allow retired doctors and nurses to administer vaccines and to enable licensed doctors and nurses to vaccinate people across state lines. Americans for Prosperity […]
Grassroots activists across the Badger State Condemn Gov. Evers’ Additional Tax on Businesses MADISON, WI—Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today issued a statement following Gov. Evers’ administration’s push to tax Paycheck Protection Program loans that small businesses across the Badger State have used to help to cover employees’ paychecks during the unprecedented pandemic. AFP-WI State Director […]
Americans for Prosperity-Michigan State director Annie Patnaude issued the following statement in response to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address: “Governor Whitmer is right: Michigan faces serious challenges on the road ahead. Unfortunately, top-down government-driven solutions are the wrong approach. We need to embrace freedom-minded solutions that empower individuals and job creators across our […]
Arlington, Va. – Following President Biden’s executive order that halts new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) urged the Biden Administration to reject attempts to constrain choice and replace consumer preferences with politically preferred technology and fuels that hurt the most vulnerable citizens. A strong economic recovery will […]
With the start of a new Congress and a new presidential administration, many in Washington and elsewhere see an opportunity to enact bipartisan legislation to reform the nation’s immigration laws. It’s been decades since this important system was updated, and presidents in both parties have increasingly turned to unilateral executive action to try to address shortcomings. These presidential directives have been aimed at legal immigration, […]
RICHMOND, Va. – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) renewed urgency for lawmakers in the House of Delegates to pass SB 1445, a bill that improves vaccine distribution across the state. The grassroots group weighed in after the Virginia Department of Health announced that disbursements of vaccines can only be administered by local health districts rather than […]
Beth Anne Mumford and her husband welcomed their first child into the world in 2004. But juggling the new challenges of motherhood and office work became complicated. Pair this with the family’s relocation from the East Coast to the Midwest, just two months after their child was born, and a traditional job became unfeasible. Mumford was fortunate enough to rely on her husband as the family’s sole provider. As she got the hang of motherhood, she was ready to reenter the […]
COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today announced support for HB 3589, a bill that would give school districts the option to implement schools of innovation that provide more flexible ways to educate South Carolina students. Schools of innovation are private-public partnerships with public school districts and private companies funding and operating the […]
