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RICHMOND, Va. – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) on Wednesday expressed disappointment in members of the House Appropriations General Government & Capital Outlay Subcommittee for rejecting Delegate Michael Webert’s House Bill 242, which would have prohibited all taxpayer financing of professional sports stadiums. AFP-VA has consistently opposed stadium subsides, which the organization views as a form […]
Teachers unions in West Virginia are using strikes and work stoppages to ask for higher wages and increased benefits. They’re also using this strike as an opportunity to voice their opposition to legislation that would offer education savings accounts to special needs students. The teachers’ strike over pay and benefits shouldn’t be muddled with whether lawmakers allows education freedom for some of the […]
HARRISBURG, PA – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA), the Keystone State’s leading free-market grassroots organization, announced the kickoff of its 2018 Path to Prosperity Tour. The statewide tour features two dozen events with state senators and representatives to outline policies that will enable Pennsylvania to unleash its promise and help Keystone State residents enjoy greater economic […]
Grassroots group commends Senate Commerce and Energy Committee for passage of bill to promote small businesses and entrepreneurs. PIERRE, S.D.—Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD), the largest free market, grassroots organization in South Dakota, on Tuesday applauded the Senate Commerce and Energy Committee’s passage of Senate Bill 169, which would allow small businesses to grow and […]
Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) is applauding the members of the House Appropriations Committee for voting “Yes” on H.B. 791 by Representative Manny Diaz. This bill would establish the Red Tape Advisory Council whose body will serve the state by digging through the Florida Administrative Code to identify rules that are duplicative, obsolete, […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) today applauded the Senate for passing Senate Bill 399, which curbs the growth of burdensome and unnecessary occupational licensing regulations, by a vote of 41-6. AFP-IN, the state’s leading grassroots organization, has been at the forefront of opposing unnecessary occupational licenses without a compelling public need. The group […]
Harrisburg, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) State Director Beth Anne Mumford on Tuesday released the following statement in response to Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address, in which he called for $1 billion in new spending: “Gov. Wolf should have given his budget address in Punxsutawney because it was like Groundhog Day, with Pennsylvanians reliving the […]
**MEDIA ADVISORY** Americans for Prosperity-Colorado Host 2018 Lobby Day: Road to Freedom Denver, CO – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) will host its annual Lobby Day this Thursday at the State Capitol. AFP-CO will hold a press conference and highlight the 2018 policy priorities that include transportation funding, educational freedom, TABOR, occupational licensing, and energy development. […]
Last week, President Donald Trump discussed the importance of passing right-to-try legislation to give thousands of terminally ill Americans access to potentially life-saving treatment. In his State of the Union address, President Trump stated: We also believe that patients with terminal conditions should have access to experimental treatments that could potentially save their lives. People who are terminally ill should not have to go […]
