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Dear Chairwoman & Members of the Senate Commerce Committee: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity and more than 137,000 activists across the state, I urge you to please vote “Yes” on Senate Bill 1599, which will come before your committee this Thursday. AFP enthusiastically supports S-1599 as a way of bringing sunlight to the exclusionary […]
In 2015, Wisconsin became America’s 25th right-to-work state. In the years that have followed, Wisconsin’s economy has surged. New employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks Wisconsin first in the Midwest and second nationally for 12-month manufacturing job gains. Just this week, another manufacturing company, Badger Meter, announced plans to relocate to Wisconsin […]
Citizens are educated about the impact of right-to-work, Sandoval County Commissioners are encouraged to support ordinance at upcoming Commission meeting.
As cities and states across the country work to attract new companies to their communities with generous corporate subsidies, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is taking a different approach. Amazon.com, a company that’s been revolutionizing the global economy, is looking for another city to call a home base. But San Jose isn’t buying what Amazon […]
Grassroots organization has opposed CPP for years Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity commended EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt today following his announcement that he will sign a proposed rule to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP) Tuesday. The group has long fought to protect Americans’ access to affordable, reliable energy, opposing harmful regulations like the […]
Last week, the United States Supreme Court agreed to take up the case of Mark Janus, a public employee in Illinois who is suing the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union over the requirement that he pay the union or risk being fired. Janus’ case is identical to the one brought […]
Freedom is central to our American identity. Our Founders guaranteed this by ensuring constitutional protections for our freedoms of speech, religion, assembly, press and the ability to petition the government. James Madison went a step further in protecting our individual liberties by including the Bill of Rights in our Constitution. Today, we enjoy these freedoms […]
Group touts that Right to Work policies can benefit all New Mexicans Albuquerque, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) has launched a grassroots campaign to educate New Mexicans on the benefits of Right to Work, which leads to more money in their pockets, more freedom, and more jobs for New Mexicans. The “New Jobs […]
AFP-WI Hails Badger State’s First-In-The-Nation Regulatory Reform MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin made the following statement after Governor Scott Walker signed the first-ever state version of the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act into law. “Today Governor Walker and Wisconsin once again showed conservative reformers across America how to get […]
