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The National Debt Clock is ticking up at an alarming rate. Frankly, we’re afraid it may run out of numbers. We’re more than $22 trillion in debt, having spent $4 trillion last year alone. Deficits are on the verge of going back up to $1 trillion each year. We’re heading for a financial catastrophe. So of course our […]
A recent tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that Medicare for All, a single-payer health care program, enjoys popular support — until, that is, respondents look under the hood and learn what the program would really entail. According to the poll, 56 percent of Americans support Medicare for All. But, when informed that it would eliminate private […]
No matter who wins the Big Game this coming weekend, American taxpayers have already lost. That’s because it doesn’t matter the sport – baseball, basketball, hockey or football – when teams consider setting up shop in a town, taxpayers are all too often forced to shell out hundreds of millions in direct subsidies and tax […]
More than 56 million students enter a K-12 classroom each year with the desire to learn, grow and succeed. With a quickly evolving world, it’s time to rethink our approach to education from the ground up. Let’s provide all students the opportunity to discover their unique talents. Let’s unleash the knowledge of teachers and communities […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – As Utah’s 63rd legislative session begins, Americans for Prosperity-Utah announced its 2019 legislative agenda. The grassroots group plans to build broad policy coalitions to tackle the Beehive State’s toughest challenges. “We’re ready to work with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to get policies over the finish line that will improve […]
Eight teams played in last weekend’s divisional round of NFL playoff games. The winners — the Kansas City Chiefs, the Los Angeles Rams, the New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots — are now headed to the championship round to play for a spot in the Big Game on Feb. 3 in Atlanta. But […]
Americans for Prosperity is a grassroots organization that builds movements of millions. Activists work hard to break barriers to opportunity in their local communities all across the country. Here are five examples of how our work together made an impact this year: 1. Lawmakers Increase Public Safety and Grant Second Chances by Passing the FIRST STEP […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – AFP-Utah lauded the passage of the FIRST STEP Act, criminal justice reform legislation that will enhance public safety, save taxpayer dollars, and provide a second chance to hundreds of thousands of people who’ve paid their debt to society. The Utah grassroots group also thanked Senators Mike Lee and Orrin Hatch for […]
This week, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips met with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to talk about huge opportunities for the Senate to make communities safer and stronger. Sen. Lee has been an outspoken advocate of the FIRST STEP Act, along with Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Speaker of the House Paul […]
