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Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement on Rep. Maxine Water’s decision Wednesday to pull a bill to reauthorize and rename the Export-Import Bank: “It’s disappointing that this bill was pulled, not because members agree that taxpayer funded corporate welfare turns their stomachs, but because […]
Madison, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) released the following statement as the Wisconsin Senate debated the biennial state budget. The group highlighted improvements made to the budget first proposed by Governor Evers in February, which would have restricted educational freedom, repealed numerous pro-growth labor reforms, and increased taxes. AFP-WI believes the budget could yet be improved but […]
AFP-FL applauds Governor for signing ‘certificate of need’ repeal and telehealth Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida, the state’s leading grassroots advocate for improving access to quality health care, is applauding Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing two critical pieces of health care legislation: telehealth and the repeal of certificate of need (CON). The repeal […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD—Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) today participated in the South Dakota Board of Regents’ hearing on Intellectual Diversity in Higher Education. AFP-SD has provided outspoken support for free expression on South Dakota’s college campuses. AFP-SD State Director Don Haggar issued the following statement: “Today’s hearing provided the perfect opportunity to share our activists’ […]
Harrisburg, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) announced a new effort encouraging lawmakers to pass H.B. 785, Janus rights legislation that would ensure that all workers are informed of their rights asserted in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). H.B. 785 would require the state government […]
For millions of Americans like Mark Janus, it means finally having a say over the use of the money they earned. Each paycheck, government workers in many states would notice that some of their hard-earned money was deducted for union dues. It didn’t matter whether they had joined a union — they still had to […]
CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) and the Cardinal Institute filed an amicus curiae brief with the state Supreme Court in the case Donna Harper, et al. vs West Virginia AFL-CIO, et al. – a right to work case that challenges a lower court’s ruling that West Virginia’s right to work law is […]
Want to become a better advocate for the causes important to you? Rachel Burgin previews our free Grassroots Leadership Academy training course coming up next weekend! Then in the second half, host Jason Flohrs talks with Bruce Nustad from the MN Retailers Association about the unintended economic impacts of local ordinances on minimum wage, sick/safe […]
Americans for Prosperity Tennessee State Director Tori Venable | The Tennessean This year, Tennessee took a major step toward improving our state’s criminal justice system. The changes, supported by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and backed by Gov. Bill Lee, will help make our communities stronger and safer, while also extending a second […]
