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Grassroots group supports hair and makeup artists lawsuit against occupational licensing board ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today announced support of a lawsuit against the Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners for depriving several hair and makeup artists’ ability to pursue and practice their chosen occupation. A recent article highlights the barriers makeup […]
RICHMOND, VA—Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) tonight congratulates the newly elected and re-elected members of the Virginia General Assembly. AFP-VA thanks its dedicated activists for their tireless efforts to support policy champions seeking to represent Virginians in Richmond. AFP-VA State Director JC Hernandez issued the following statement: “We are excited to see AFP supported candidates Siobhan […]
DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado Issue Committee on Tuesday congratulated Coloradans for rejecting Proposition CC, which would have weakened Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) and expanded politicians’ power to take more of Coloradans’ money. The group also celebrated the incredible effort of its grassroots activists, who had mobilized across the state to urge […]
Grassroots group partners with first beneficiary of First Step Act and leading statewide criminal justice reform advocates to discuss accomplishments of criminal justice reform, goals for statewide reforms SPRINGFIELD, MO – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) announced today a statewide criminal justice reform tour featuring Matthew Charles, President Trump’s State of the Union guest and first […]
Do unelected government bureaucrats have the power to override a federal court ruling? The answer should be “no.” But the Baldwin family found out the hard way that, in some cases, the answer is “yes.” Americans for Prosperity and Cause of Action Institute have filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, urging them to hear the case. The […]
Each year, Ohio spends nearly $2 billion to hold 50,000 people in prison, many of them low-level, non-violent people convicted of drug possession. Many of these incarcerated individuals suffer from substance use disorders — which incarceration does nothing to solve. Treatment is the solution. What’s more, the stain of a felony conviction haunts these individuals and their families, by preventing the individual from finding employment and housing and getting an education. Ohio lawmakers on […]
NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Tennessee (AFPF-TN) announced today it is hosting a criminal justice reform event with the American Civil Liberties Union and the Tennessee Coalition for Sensible Justice. The event, Re-entry: Restoring Rights and Rebuilding Lives, aims to educate Tennesseans on the barriers our neighbors and family members as they work to […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) today applauded the efforts of lawmakers from both parties for important reforms made to the state’s criminal justice system in this year’s legislative session. AFP-OK was an instrumental voice in passing House Bill 1269 that retroactively reclassified low-level drug offenses, laying the groundwork for 527 incarcerated individuals to have a […]
The Michigan state legislature late Wednesday overturned restrictions imposed by regulators on access to cancer immunotherapy already approved by the FDA and covered by Medicare – a vote welcomed by Americans for Prosperity. The move reverses a decision last month by the state’s Certificate of Need Commission (CON) to require providers of immune effector cell […]
