Recent News
SANTA FE, N.M. – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) will host a Right-to-Work Rally at the Capitol on Friday, February 22, to promote the benefits of worker freedom and local right-to-work policies. Guest speakers include former union leaders as well as Mark Janus, the plaintiff in the landmark worker freedom U.S. Supreme Court case, Janus […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Americans for Prosperity-Arkansas (AFP-AR) applauded the Senate for passing S.B. 211, which will lower the top marginal income tax rate from 6.9 percent to 5.9 percent over two years. In 2015, the Governor Hutchinson signed into law a 1 percent tax cut for middle-class Arkansans and in 2017, passed a tax cut impacting lower-income […]
JACKSON, Miss. – As the Senate and House reach their deadlines to pass non-revenue bills originating in their own house, Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) commends their action on bills that would reduce bureaucracy, empower teachers, and prioritize students’ success. The Senate passed S.B. 2675, which extended the repealer on the Special Needs Education Scholarship Account […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD—Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) and the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota (ACLU-SD) today announce their joint opposition to Senate Bill 19. If passed, this legislation would repeal presumptive probation, originally instituted with a series of criminal justice reforms during the 2013 legislative session. Presumptive probation allows low-level offenders to rehabilitate […]
Not only is Americans for Prosperity working to break barriers at the federal level, but millions of activists are working to help people improve their lives at the state and local level! Thanks in no small part to activists in Virginia, we have another win in the books! Here’s our report on the latest win: Summary: With unanimous, bipartisan support, health […]
CHARLESTON, WV—Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today urged the West Virginia Legislature to expand educational opportunities for every student in West Virginia by restoring educational savings accounts and expanding charter school options to SB 451. AFP-WV, along with our coalition of state and national organizations and thousands of citizens across the state, has been a […]
Atlanta, GA – Americans for Prosperity – Georgia today announced that it supports the criminal justice reform principles put forth in the recently introduced, Georgia’s Hope Act. A 2015 law legally authorized people with certain illnesses to use cannabis oil (Low THC Oil) as treatment. However, it remains illegal to buy, sell or transport the product. Though […]
CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire today expressed disappointment the New Hampshire House voted to kill House Bill 304, a bill which would allow facilities to choose which payers from whom they would accept payments, not forcing facilities into expanding their business into areas that might make no business sense. “Refusing to give people […]
RICHMOND, Va. – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) celebrated the passage of bipartisan legislation that will make health care more affordable and more accessible for Virginians. HB 1952 expands the permitted scope of practice for physician assistants and allows doctors to responsibly delegate aspects of care that physician assistants can provide without their supervision. “The current […]
