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BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) praised the U.S. Supreme Court ruling abolishing split jury verdicts across the country. AFP-LA has long been a proponent of unanimous jury decisions, mobilizing voters in 2018 to support a ballot measure to change the Louisiana Constitution in order to require unanimous jury verdicts in all non-capital […]

LINCOLN, NE – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) today announced they will host a tele-townhall with Governor Pete Ricketts and Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips to discuss the state and federal response to COVID-19. Americans for Prosperity State Director Jessica Shelburn will interview Governor Ricketts and AFP President Tim Phillips on the current status of […]

(Arlington – VA) According to President Trump, he will be “signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States.” The president said this executive order comes “in light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens.” Daniel Garza, President of The LIBRE Initiative, […]

Americans for Prosperity and a number of coalition partners urged members of the Administration and Congress to take action on the Small Business Administration’s Interim Final Rule. Click HERE to view the Coalition letter! Click HERE to view the letter to the President!

Phased in approach prioritizes public health while rebooting the economy NASHVILLE, TN – Following Governor Bill Lee’s announcement to end the state-wide stay-at-home order on May 1st for 89 of Tennessee’s 95 counties, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today applauded Governor Bill Lee for his approach to protect both public health and help safely reboot the […]

NASHVILLE, TN – With the criminal justice system under increasing strain from COVID-19, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today thanked the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) and correctional facilities for increasing testing to ensure all staff and incarcerated individuals are protected from the spread of the coronavirus. The grassroots group is calling on more testing and […]

A new poll shows that most Americans believe regulations have prevented health care professionals from helping people and that these providers should have more flexibility. A national survey conducted by YouGov and Americans for Prosperity found that 58 percent of Americans believe that health care rules and regulations have prevented doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals from providing help. An overwhelming 83 percent […]

The Minnesota Legislature had a busy week, so we’re checking in with Senator Andrew Mathews on the state’s ongoing Covid-19 response, his bill to get Minnesotans back to work, and what lawmakers are doing now to prepare for the inevitable budget crunch. In the second half of the show: Minnesota isn’t facing this epidemic alone, […]

Americans for Prosperity’s Health Care Reimagined campaign focuses on making crucial reforms to ensure people have better access to medical care, when and where they need it. The campaign will advocate changes in state and federal policy to help those impacted by COVID-19 and ensure the country is better prepared for a future outbreak. In a […]