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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) today released their 2021-2022 legislative agenda entitled Pennsylvania’s Path to Prosperity. The grassroots group also released their 2019-2020 legislative scorecard that assesses how state legislators voted on the most critical issues to enhance transparency and accountability between elected officials and citizens. As a tool, the scorecard encourages constituents to […]
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is planning to have the Keystone State, without a vote from the General Assembly, join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a coalition of states that have decided to levy direct taxes on their carbon emissions through a “cap and trade” program. So, what would joining RGGI mean for Pennsylvania’s economy? In the fourth episode of Grant Us Knowledge, Grant Gulibon discusses […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) congratulated Sens. Martin (SD 13) and DiSanto (SD 15) today on their reelections to the Pennsylvania Senate upon certification of the election. AFP-PA also backed ten other candidates for the Pennsylvania House that were reelected: Representatives Kerry Benninghoff, Cris Dush, Seth Grove, Mike Jones, Dawn Keefer, Kate Klunk, […]
Legislative efforts across the country to restrict freelance and gig work have put the livelihoods of independent contractors in jeopardy. The House has passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019, also known as the PRO Act, which would reclassify most independent contractors as full-time employees. It will likely pass a new version of the bill in the next Congress. Several states — including Pennsylvania — are considering legislation similar to California’s AB 5 law, which […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity – Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) congratulated Judge Amy Coney Barrett today on her confirmation to the Supreme Court. As one of fourteen target states included in AFP’s full scale, national campaign, Pennsylvanians sent a combined 33,007 letters to Sens. Pat Toomey and Bob Casey to encourage them to uphold the Constitution […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) commends the bipartisan effort to increase access to education for individuals with a criminal record by asking public universities that request this information to do so later in the admissions process. The bill would ask that colleges examine this information after the school has accepted the applicant based […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity – Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) today commended state representatives for passing HB100. The bill would expand the scope of practice for advanced nurse practitioners to deliver services without a physician’s supervision, increasing the number of available medical professionals to address the shortage local communities face during the current health crisis. The […]
The team at Americans for Prosperity has seen up close the overwhelming grassroots support for the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. As we reach out to people across America to discuss this issue, we’re tapping into an enthusiastic audience. With people across the country eager to share their views, we’ve seen unprecedented levels of engagement. And we’re […]
As the Pennsylvania legislative session winds down, it’s time to reflect on the busy year this has been for the commonwealth’s politics. The General Assembly debated a wide range of issues, from criminal justice to health care, regulatory reform to education. Meanwhile, all Pennsylvanians have been grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. In the fifth episode of Grant Us Knowledge, Deputy State Director Grant Gulibon discusses the many issues Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania has been […]
