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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 […]

Americans for Prosperity has joined with the Fuel Choice Coalition to oppose legislation that would impose a restrictive mandate limiting the choices Iowans can make at the pump, raising prices, and hurting rural businesses and their employees. Members of the coalition stressed that in the midst of a pandemic that has created unprecedented challenges for […]

America benefits when a diversity of voices participates in public life. And every American should have the same opportunity to amplify their voice by coming alongside those who share their points of view. Congress will soon consider legislation that would make that harder. H.R. 1 would put restrictions on how people can communicate about issues […]

Half a decades’ worth of family pictures, my banking app, and a recent, highly charged text stream debating holding calls at the Super Bowl. That’s a starting list of everything on my phone without even getting to the second screen of apps. Hundreds of millions of other Americans store personal information on their phone too. […]