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Eight teams played in last weekend’s divisional round of NFL playoff games. The winners — the Kansas City Chiefs, the Los Angeles Rams, the New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots — are now headed to the championship round to play for a spot in the Big Game on Feb. 3 in Atlanta. But […]
Dear Assembly Law & Public Safety Chairman Taliaferro: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity – New Jersey, our tens of thousands of activists across the state and our 3.2 million activists across the nation, thank you for your leadership in calling a hearing this Thursday to discuss the abuses of civil asset forfeiture in the state. In […]
Thousands of terminally ill patients were given access to experimental medications and therapies in May of 2018 when federal right-to-try legislation was signed into law, giving hope to those who might not have had it before. And now, a California man with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, has this new hope as the first publicly known person to access a trial […]
Get ready! The Arizona legislative session starts in just a few days — Jan. 14. To provide you with up-to-date information on the latest happenings from Phoenix, the team will be sending updates covering a wide range of topics debated by your representatives. We’ll be discussing issues such as criminal justice reform, corporate welfare, education and tax conformity legislation, to make […]
DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) released their 2019 platform on Friday, highlighting the policy areas the grassroots group will focus on during the upcoming legislative session. The group will work to build broad coalitions with the newly elected governor and legislature to advance health care policies that reduce cost and increase access, as well […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today launched its forward-thinking guide to help show lawmakers how to turn West Virginia into a better place to live, work, and raise a family. The guide provides a clear path to how keeping government within its means, doubling down on worker freedom, reforming our outdated and unfair criminal justice system, and helping students […]
Grassroots group praises first bills of the legislative session that reform asset forfeiture laws Lansing, Mich. – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan today urged support for the first bills of the legislative session, House Bills 4001 and 4002 sponsored by Rep. Jason Wentworth, that would reform Michigan’s civil asset forfeiture process. The group commended Speaker Chatfield for […]
Full statement from Americans for Prosperity-Montana State Director, David Herbst on LC060, a bill that would end Montana’s debt-based driver’s license suspension policy: Our criminal justice system should keep our communities safe, rehabilitate people, and recognize the potential in every person to transform their life and contribute to society. Unfortunately, our current criminal justice policies […]
Thanks to activists’ tireless work educating state legislators about occupational licensing, the legislature unanimously passed a bill eliminating an overburdensome licensing requirement for hair braiders. In New Jersey, hair braiders, many of whom are low-income women serving minority communities, were required to take 1,200 hours of cosmetology classes (which can cost upwards of $20,000!), even […]
