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SANTA FE, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) issued a Key Vote Alert to state representatives urging them to support HB 74, a bill that would restore voting rights to people with felony records. View the Key Vote Alert here. In the Key Vote Alert to lawmakers, AFP-NM State Director Burly Cain writes: “Denying […]
Nearly one month into the Legislative Session, AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs chatted with Senator Majority Leader Paul Gazelka about the state’s budget, Covid-19 response, the Governor’s emergency powers and tax increases, and much, much, more. As Flohrs said, “Now is the worst time to dig deeper into Minnesotans’ pockets. We look forward to working […]
Arlington, Va. – Congressional Democrats are proposing legislation in the current COVID-19 relief package to make more Americans eligible for government subsidies to help cover the cost of health coverage that is unaffordable. According to Axios, “Notably absent from all of this are policies that would meaningfully reduce the actual cost of care.” “Increasing subsidies just […]
Overcoming coronavirus and restoring a healthy economy is a top priority for all Americans. Millions have suffered because of the damage caused by the pandemic and the policies that came with it. Recovering stronger will require laser focus on defeating the virus itself — helped by vaccines and more effective treatments — and setting up the conditions in which […]
MADISON, WI– Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today issued a statement following the release of the MacIver Institute’s study on taxpayer savings stemming from Act 10’s implementation following its ten-year anniversary. AFP-WI State Director Eric Bott issued the following statement: “Taxpayers across Wisconsin continue to reap benefits from Act 10 – now totaling nearly $14 […]
On Friday, Feb. 5 – a day in which the United States logged nearly 125,000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 3,550 deaths – the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it would wait more than three weeks to review Johnson & Johnson’s request for emergency use of its coronavirus vaccine. The company submitted its […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) Today held a virtual press conference with coalition members calling on lawmakers to give families, students, and educators the educational flexibility they deserve by passing the Hope Scholarship bill, a form of Education Savings Accounts. Watch the press conference here See media coverage of the press conference […]
Parents have proved their resilience as they found and applied innovative methods for their kids to learn during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it’s time for government to be as innovative as families. Writing in the Miami Herald, Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander says legislation by state Senator Manny Diaz Jr. is a good […]
As the vaccine distribution plan makes steady gains in fighting COVID-19, Americans must now find innovative solutions to help the country recover stronger from the economic pain wrought by the pandemic. Americans for Prosperity Deputy Director of Government Affairs Thomas Fletcher met with AFP President Tim Phillips, Stand Together Vice President of Economic Opportunity Akash Chougule, and policy fellow Clint Woods met Jan. 29 to discuss what some of those reforms could look like. Phillips began this […]
