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Civil Asset Forfeiture is a policy that is used by the government to take and keep your property, even without charging or convicting you of a crime. Right now, the status quo is on defendants to prove their property’s innocence in order to keep it from permanently belonging to the government. This is wrong. The […]
Certificate-of-need laws create limits on the number of healthcare facilities in the state, the number of beds in each facility, and the purchase of medical equipment. Ultimately, they reduce the number of patients that can be treated. It is important South Carolina’s healthcare providers be able to expand capacity as much as is needed. Use […]
COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today announced support for HB 3589, a bill that would give school districts the option to implement schools of innovation that provide more flexible ways to educate South Carolina students. Schools of innovation are private-public partnerships with public school districts and private companies funding and operating the […]
Until recently, legislators in South Carolina were able to designate millions in state funds for favored local projects, without any reporting about how that money was spent. That system violated state rules and policy, but without effective enforcement there has been no way to ensure transparency and deter the waste of millions of dollars. According […]
COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today commended Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott for confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Since the launch of AFP’s national, full-scale campaign, which began shortly after Judge Barrett’s nomination on Sep. 26th, AFP grassroots activists sent or made more than 750,000 letters and […]
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 […]
COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today commended a state Circuit court’s ruling that the South Carolina Department of Commerce violated the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act. The ruling derives from a lawsuit filed by state Senator Dick Harpootlian that sought to uncover information about economic development deals. AFP-SC State Director Andrew […]
COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) will host a Facebook Live on Monday at 10:30 AM with Attorney General Alan Wilson, Andrew Yates, State Director of AFP-SC, and Casey Mattox, Americans for Prosperity Vice President for Legal and Judicial Strategy, to discuss the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court […]
Charleston, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today commended Governor McMaster for signing H. 4431, a bill that would standardize how businesses pay business license taxes and establish a portal where all businesses can register and pay their taxes. AFP-SC advocated for the bill earlier this year and mobilized its activists to contact their […]
