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Grassroots group pledges support for nominee, looks to mobilize activists to aid in a swift approval Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) released a statement Monday applauding President Trump for nominating Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States and urged his swift confirmation. AFP has pledged seven-figures in advertisement and […]
BOZEMAN, MT – Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) applauds the Trump Administration’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia with bipartisan support in 2006. AFP-MT will activate thousands of activists across the state who will urge Senator Tester to confirm Brett Kavanaugh […]
The Big W: Bail and annulment reform in New Hampshire. What it is: This week, Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bipartisan criminal justice bill that reforms the state’s bail system. The new law requires judges to take into account an individual’s income and ability to pay when setting bail for low-level offenses. It also enables […]
By Kim Kennedy On Monday, June 10, I had an opportunity to visit Harrisburg with Pennsylvania Deputy State Director Anna McCauslin. I got a peek into what a typical day is like for her and, wow, is it fast paced and targeted! For some readers, visiting state representatives sounds as fun as watching corn grow. […]
Congress just spent $1.3 trillion on a massive omnibus package. The national debt is ballooning. In the meantime, the federal government has wasted your hard-earned money on…studying the social habits of monkeys? It’s true. Read on to discover these five egregious examples of how the government has wasted your money, as documented by Sen. James […]
Supposed Economic-Opportunity Zones Are Taxpayer Scams Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida, the state’s leading grassroots advocates against corporate welfare and using taxpayer dollars to prop up privately owned sports franchises, released the following statement upon news of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn carving out a path through federal policy to pull tax dollars from across […]
High costs, increased taxes follow Medicaid expansion grassroots group says LINCOLN, Nebr. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE), the state’s leading free-market grassroots organization, commented today on the Medicaid expansion petition obtaining the necessary requirements to be placed on the November ballot. AFP has long been opposed to the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare that will […]
On June 27, the Supreme Court expanded worker freedom for more than 5 million government workers nationwide. In Janus v. AFSCME, the Court reversed more than 40 years of precedent that allowed unions in 22 states to forcibly take what they call “agency fees” from the paychecks of government employees. Now, public sector workers have a choice when deciding whether to join or pay a union. This means that public sector unions will […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.— Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK), the state’s largest free-market advocacy group, on Monday delivered letters from over 600 Oklahomans to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) urging commissioners to take a closer look at the project. Before the Oklahoma Corporation Commissions passes judgement, AFP-OK has issued a challenge to commissioners to answer several critical […]
