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Americans for Prosperity Utah State Director Heather Andrews | Deseret News The nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court will receive full consideration by the Senate. In no small part, that is thanks to Sen. Mitt Romney, who quickly squelched talk that he might join with those seeking to politicize the confirmation […]
Americans for Prosperity New Jersey State Director Tony Howley | Star Ledger This legislative session, our state senators will have the opportunity to vote on Senate Bill 861, which provides a solution to the pension fiasco that many never thought would be resolved. New Jersey’s public retirement fund is facing a crisis of unprecedented proportions, and […]
As the Pennsylvania legislative session winds down, it’s time to reflect on the busy year this has been for the commonwealth’s politics. The General Assembly debated a wide range of issues, from criminal justice to health care, regulatory reform to education. Meanwhile, all Pennsylvanians have been grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. In the fifth episode of Grant Us Knowledge, Deputy State Director Grant Gulibon discusses the many issues Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania has been […]
Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips and Senior Vice President of Legal and Judicial Strategy Casey Mattox met with Florida Senator Rick Scott last week to discuss the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Senator Scott, who met with Judge Barrett in late September, had nothing but praise for the well-qualified judicial nominee. “She’s just a wonderful, beautiful person,” said Senator […]
To keep Virginia communities safe, we need to make sure that our state laws help foster an environment of trust between police officers and the individuals they have sworn to protect. Over the last several months, the public has become increasingly aware that our system often lacks oversight, putting law enforcement at odds with the […]
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation (the sister organization of Americans for Prosperity) and The LIBRE Institute (the sister organization of the LIBRE Initiative) filed a public comment warning against a newly proposed regulation that would expand the U.S. government’s power to collect biometric data from millions of U.S. citizens, immigrants, and businesses who interact with the immigration system each year. Current […]
COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today commended a state Circuit court’s ruling that the South Carolina Department of Commerce violated the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act. The ruling derives from a lawsuit filed by state Senator Dick Harpootlian that sought to uncover information about economic development deals. AFP-SC State Director Andrew […]
In 2019, the Tennessee State Data Center ranked Murfreesboro as the fastest growing city in the Volunteer State. Anticipating a vibrant and growing population in need of health care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center filed for permission to build a new hospital. Its application was recently denied by the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency, which, […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearing to consider Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court is officially underway. Over the next four days, 22 senators will be tasked with questioning the nominee about her legal philosophy, judicial qualifications, and case record. Though it seems like most senators support the confirmation of Judge Barrett to our country’s highest court, nothing in politics is ever certain. In the following […]
