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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) announced it will a host a Facebook Live with Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick tomorrow on Medicaid expansion and how it will impact Missouri families and the state’s finances. AFP has long been opposed to the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare that will add hundreds of thousands of […]
It takes 15 to 20 years on average to produce a vaccine, says Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, in a new video for Americans for Prosperity’s Health Care Reimagined campaign. In part, that long development process is a symptom of the red tape that has hurt the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to quickly […]
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) released a new video featuring AFP President Tim Phillips answering key questions about Dreamers and why Congress must stop kicking the can down the road on this issue. Watch the Video Here Video Highlights: Did you know: It’s been nearly twenty years since Congress first attempted to […]
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) today announced its endorsement of nine candidates running for the Missouri state House and Senate. These candidates earned the endorsement of AFP-MO through their support for principled policy solutions that seek to increase opportunity for every Missourian. AFP-MO will use its signature grassroots–among other tactics such as […]
Grassroots group praises expanded educational opportunity for NH students CONCORD, NH – Following Governor Sununu’s announcement to grant $1.5 million into the Education Tax Credit Scholarship Program, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) on Tuesday praised the decision and urged the legislature to pass legislation that increases educational opportunity. The funding comes from the governor’s discretionary […]
Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina State Director Andrew Yates | Greenville News The U.S. Senate recently had an opportunity to debate legislation to reform policing in America. Sadly, a minority of senators blocked consideration. But while partisan games in Washington might prevent the Senate from acting, there is much our own state can do — and lawmakers in […]
The Kansas Board of Education rejected an executive order from Governor Laura Kelly’s office last week that would have delayed the opening of schools until after Labor Day in response to COVID-19. The board made the right call. Kansas doesn’t need top-down solutions that decide the fate of every school in the state, regardless of circumstance. The severity of COVID-19 varies county by […]
Senator Michelle Benson walks us through the closing moments of the second Minnesota Legislative special session, the important policing reform that broke through the logjam, and the ongoing fight over executive overreach. Then in the second half: With Congress back to work this week, host Jason Flohrs checks in with Kelly Merkel with AFP’s Government […]
CONCORD, NH – Following Governor Sununu’s veto of HB1454, which blocks the Learn Everywhere program allowing students to receive credit for completed courses that prioritize work-based learning, Americans for Prosperity Deputy Director of Grassroots Operations Sarah Scott issued the following statement: “Now more than ever, we should enable students and families to receive opportunities outside […]
