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Wichita, KS–The special interim committee on civil asset forfeiture marks an important inflection point in Kansas police reform. Earlier this year, Americans for Prosperity-KS (AFP-KS) released an updated report analyzing civil asset forfeiture in Kansas and found that current laws allow law enforcement to unconstitutionally confiscates people’s property with very little recourse. Now, Kansas lawmakers […]

Wichita, KS–In case you missed it, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) held several events in Garden City, Liberal, and Dodge City last Thursday and Friday to discuss the economic challenges many Kansans are faced with as a result of Bidenomics and the current administration’s failed economic policies. In addition to these events, AFP-KS was in Wichita […]

AFP-KS made more than 247,000 voter contacts through digital ads, door knocking, mailers, and telephone outreach. WICHITA, KS—After a competitive election, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) is thrilled to congratulate Lily Wu on her successful endeavor to serve as Wichita’s next mayor. AFP-KS endorsed Wu as the best candidate to represent the state’s largest city early on. While AFP-KS grassroots activists have worked in the […]

TOPEKA, KS—Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) recently responded to Senator Alicia Straub’s baseless claims published in a newsletter, aimed at diminishing the organization’s autonomy and integrity in Kansas. In her opinion piece, Elizabeth Patton, AFP-KS State Director refutes Sen. Straub’s accusations that AFP “enjoys playing politics” among other criticisms, writing: “Americans for Prosperity isn’t the Republican Party. […]

TOPEKA, Kansas – Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS), The Sunflower State’s leading grassroots group dedicated to improving the lives of every Kansan, responded to the release of Governor Lara Kelly’s plan to expand Medicaid to able-bodied working adults without children. Governor Kelly vetoed tax relief for every Kansan but has committed to spending more than any other Governor previously. […]

TOPEKA, KS – Today Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) released an updated report analyzing civil asset forfeiture data in Kansas. The report follows a U.S. District Court’s judge’s recent opinion accusing the Kansas Highway Patrol of “waging war” on motorists. The court ruled unconstitutional the “Kansas Two Step,” a technique the Kansas Highway Patrol had […]

Jared Sanders was unsure about where his path would lead him when he joined Americans for Prosperity’s Kansas chapter as a grassroots engagement director. He remained committed through that uncertainty to earn a nomination for the 2023 George Gibbs Outstanding Engagement Director of the Year award. Reflecting on his nomination, Jared expressed his gratitude and […]

TOPEKA, KS – Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) today endorsed Lily Wu for the 2023 Wichita mayoral primary election to be held on August 1, 2023. AFP-KS State Director Elizabeth Patton issued the following statement: “We are proud to endorse Lily Wu for the upcoming mayoral primary election in Wichita. “Lily has a vision based on principle and is working day […]

TOPEKA, Kan. – Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Kansas (AFPF) filed a Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) complaint today against the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) after the agency failed to provide documents requested by AFPF over a year ago regarding a Commerce-run corporate welfare scheme called the Sales Tax and Revenue (“STAR”) Bond program. The 2021 KORA […]