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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.— Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK), the state’s largest free-market advocacy group, on Friday released a statement after the Public Service Company of Oklahoma have decided to pull the plug on the controversial Wind Catcher project. “We welcome today’s news that American Electric Power and Public Service Company have decided to pull the plug on the […]
Arlington, VA – Lawmakers in Washington and across the country promise Medicaid expansion will deliver health care to America’s most vulnerable populations. With ballot initiatives to expand Medicaid in states like Nebraska and Utah, people should take note of the consequences it has on the people Medicaid was intended to help. Under the Affordable Care […]
Last month, the US Supreme Court ruled in Janus v. AFSCME that public sector collective bargaining amounts to political speech, so no public employee can be forced to fund it against their will – and that union dues cannot be deducted from their paychecks unless they have demonstrated affirmative consent for their employer to do so. This ruling affected almost every state in […]
Alison Acosta Winters | The Hill Despite fierce opposition, Congress and President Trump enacted one of the boldest tax reform packages in a generation. … For the first time in a long time, we have a healthy economy that’s firing on all cylinders. The 213,000 new jobs the United States added in June and steadily […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) and an influential coalition of lawmakers and organizations on Thursday sent a letter to Senator Joe Manchin urging him to support President Trump’s nominee to the United States Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. The letter signers represent a who’s who of West Virginian policy leaders on the federal […]
Public pension funds are threatening the fiscal stability of many states and localities. Many people, including the leadership of government unions, blame underfunding and have been demanding state governments increase taxes and funnel even more money into the system. But a new study says underfunding is a symptom, not a cause. The report from Wirepoint […]
Tim Phillips, Grover Norquist, Pete Sepp, Adam Brandon, Tim Chapman and David McIntosh | USA Today Last year’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was a huge victory for the U.S., and we applaud the Trump administration for this historic achievement. It has already begun to spur economic growth and help our entrepreneurs create new jobs. Likewise, efforts to pare back unnecessary, […]
Bismarck-ND, Last week, it was widely reported that some Senators would engage in partisan and political obstruction efforts to delay meetings with Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. This war of attrition, masterminded by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, encourages some Senators to unnecessarily draw out or delay meeting with the President’s nominee for the nation’s highest […]
