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Halloween isn’t until Wednesday, but federal spending has been scary this entire year. Actually, it’s been scary for decades. A new report Speeding Toward Bankruptcy indicates that spending grew an average of 2.3 percent each year over the past 30 years. That’s greater than the average annual revenue growth during that same amount of time! But those aren’t the only frightening facts […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV), West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt, and an influential coalition of local and national organizations today sent a letter to the West Virginia State Legislature urging swift action during the upcoming legislative session to address the Mountain State’s failing civil asset forfeiture policies. In the letter, signers […]
The Trump administration has been working diligently to nominate fair and qualified judges to serve on the federal bench. Americans deserve judges who are committed to interpreting the Constitution as written and upholding the rule of law. One of the administration’s nominees, Judge David J. Porter, has demonstrated that commitment throughout his career. He was […]
Talk about sticker shock. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ single-payer plan — a government-run health care scheme — carries with it a price tag north of $30 trillion over 10 years, according to several estimates. The Wall Street Journal editorial board authored an op-ed Oct. 11 on what paying for such a program would entail. The cost […]
Senate Democrats accepted a Republican leadership offer Oct. 11 to allow for the confirmation of 15 judicial nominees to federal district and circuit courts. Essential to this deal was Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) decision to waive the blue slip process, which allows senators from the home state of a judicial nominee to approve or raise an objection to the president’s choice. Blue slips – […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—According to media reports, Governor Jim Justice’s administration announced the implementation of a new tax that will hurt West Virginians’ pocketbooks to the tune of over $50 Million annually, as the state begins to collect sales tax for citizens’ online purchases from out-of-state retailers. This move comes despite no legislative action to implement this […]
Innovations are born of need. Motorboats were invented because people needed aquatic vehicles that moved faster and were easier to steer. Cell phones were invented because people needed a better way to communicate while on the move. We’ve come a long way since motorboats and cell phones. Now, we’re on to high-tech creations, such as a cell phone app that can control the lights and […]
Human trafficking — illegally transporting people from one country or area to another, typically for the purposes of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation — is a horrific practice plaguing countries across the globe. Lawmakers should be looking to enact measures that help to end human trafficking. But these laws should not force innocent Americans […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Joining grassroots leaders from across the country, Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) continues to meet with West Virginia’s Congressional delegation to discuss removing barriers to freedom and opportunity for all Americans. Meetings are focused on reining in spending and urging the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. AFP-WV State […]
