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Dinner features Mayor Jacobs and focuses on civil asset forfeiture reform KNOXVILLE, TN – Tonight at 7:00 PM, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs will discuss civil asset forfeiture reform at the Bill of Rights dinner at the Bearden Banquet Hall in Knoxville. Criminal justice reform has been an issue with support across the political spectrum […]
Grassroots group advocates for state legislature to remove barriers, help unleash state’s economy CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia State Director, Jason Huffman, joined WOWK’s Mark Curtis to discuss the nonpartisan organization’s 2020 legislative agenda, including regulations, occupational licensing reform, and criminal justice reform. Watch our Inside West Virginia Politics interview here.
AFP-FL to mobilize to cut red tape and champion opportunity for more Floridians Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today applauded members of the Florida House and Senate for sponsoring commonsense legislation to cut burdensome red tape and reduce the roadblocks to fulfilling employment. AFP-FL has launched a direct mail and digital campaign in […]
Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) responded today to the unveiling of a new criminal justice reform agenda from the Governor’s office ahead of the state’s upcoming 2020 legislative session. “The criminal justice reform agenda outlined by Governor Northam and his Administration today lays out a bright vision for the future of our state, especially for those […]
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/13/2019 Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity commended the announced “Phase One” agreement that effectively postpones a tariff increase scheduled for Dec. 15 and urged an end to the trade war. Americans for Prosperity Trade Policy Fellow Dan Pearson issued the following statement: “This agreement is a positive sign that, […]
Americans for Prosperity West Virginia State Director Jason Huffman | Charleston Gazette-Mail The U.S. economy is booming, resulting in the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years. That’s great news for families across the country looking for economic opportunities that will make their version of the American Dream a reality. Sadly, folks looking to do the […]
Arlington, Va.— On March 3, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case to determine whether the SEC can order $26 million in so-called “equitable disgorgement” plus $8 million in civil fines even though the agency’s statute does not provide for equitable monetary awards. Our sister organization, Americans for Prosperity Foundation […]
Your Christmas present from Congress has just arrived – two omnibus spending bills with “something for everyone to like.” But really, they are a massive, expensive lump of coal. As Congress has seen fit to do so many times in the past, these spending bills were left until the last minute, forcing a scramble to […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) today announced a grassroots thank you campaign in support of legislative efforts made during the 2019 session to improve the Sooner State’s criminal justice system and future reforms. Legislative champions will see digital advertisements and direct mail in their districts touting the importance of their past support and going forward curtailing the […]
