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Trump administration releases report on how states can overhaul onerous occupational licenses CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today commended the Trump administration for issuing a report on how states can reform their occupational licensing laws to ensure they don’t act as barriers keeping people from practicing their desired occupation. Recent studies show […]

Grassroots group advocates for state legislature to remove barriers, help unleash state’s economy CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia State Director, Jason Huffman, joined WOWK’s Mark Curtis to discuss the nonpartisan organization’s 2020 legislative agenda, including regulations, occupational licensing reform, and criminal justice reform. Watch our Inside West Virginia Politics interview here.

Americans for Prosperity West Virginia State Director Jason Huffman | Charleston Gazette-Mail The U.S. economy is booming, resulting in the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years. That’s great news for families across the country looking for economic opportunities that will make their version of the American Dream a reality. Sadly, folks looking to do the […]

Your Christmas present from Congress has just arrived – two omnibus spending bills with “something for everyone to like.” But really, they are a massive, expensive lump of coal. As Congress has seen fit to do so many times in the past, these spending bills were left until the last minute, forcing a scramble to […]

Grassroots group presents its 2020 legislative policy agenda CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today announced the release of its updated “Path to Prosperity”. The Path to Prosperity is a comprehensive policy agenda that embodies the bottom up solutions that will change the state’s status quo and help our fellow Mountaineers reach their […]

Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia State Director Jason Huffman | The Hill Recent reports that an agricultural company owned by our governor’s family received the maximum $125,000 in trade-war bailout money from the federal government have raised some eyebrows. But the real issue is not about farmers, it’s about a government $22 trillion in debt handing out six-figure checks as […]

CHARLESTON, WV – Last week, WOWK’s Mark Curtis reported on Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia’s fifth annual legislative scorecard. See below to view the coverage. Watch Here Scorecard Background Info: The grassroots group produces a comprehensive legislative digest to show Mountaineers how their elected officials voted on some of the most important bills from the 2019 […]
Scorecard and accountability campaign enhance legislative transparency, highlights policy champions CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today announced the release of their fourth annual Legislative Scorecard and the launch of a digital ad campaign highlighting lawmakers’ votes on educational freedom and criminal justice reform. The grassroots group produces a comprehensive legislative digest to […]
Grassroots group praises Sen. Manchin, Rep. Alex Mooney for standing up for fiscal responsibility CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) today launched a new digital effort thanking U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney for taking a principled stand for fiscal responsibility by voting against the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. […]