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Frankfort, KY – Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) celebrates yesterday’s ceremonial signing of House Bill 2. This bill will put a constitutional amendment to the voters of Kentucky, asking if they want to change the constitution to allow the legislature to fund non-public schools.  AFP-KY State Director Heather LeMire made the following statement:    “We are thrilled […]

Frankfort, KY – Americans for Prosperity Kentucky (AFP-KY) celebrated the primary wins of Rep. Marianne Proctor for the 60th District seat of the Kentucky House of Representatives and candidate Aaron Reed for the 7th District seat of the Kentucky Senate.  AFP-KY has utilized its grassroots capabilities to support principled candidates running for the highly contested state legislature primary […]

Frankfort, KY – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) is voicing concerns over the official closure of Mercer County EMS and what this could mean not just for the people of Mercer County, but what further implications may look like given the state’s current CON (Certificate of Need) laws. On April 27, Mercer County’s private EMS services […]

Frankfort, KY – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) announced an additional state legislative endorsement: Debbie Peden for the 29th District seat of the Kentucky House of Representatives. This announcement comes following two previous endorsements for the General Assembly. Heather LeMire, AFP-KY State Director, issued the following statement:  “At a time when Kentuckians are facing unprecedented inflation, AFP-KY is […]

FRANKFORT, KY – Following the Senate Committee on State and Local Government voting to remove a provision from HB 509 that would limit public records, Americans for Prosperity – Kentucky (AFP-KY) is thanking the Committee for preserving access to the Kentucky Open Records Act. AFP-KY State Director Heather LeMire released the following statement: “We thank […]

FRANKFORT, KY – Following the House Health Services Committee voting to block HB 204 in a disappointing vote of 13-3, Americans for Prosperity – Kentucky (AFP-KY) is urging lawmakers to work on reforms to repeal burdensome Certificate of Need (CON) laws and put Kentuckians first. AFP-KY State Director Heather LeMire released the following statement: “While […]

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY – Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity – Kentucky (AFP-KY) hosted an event at Bub’s Cafe in Elizabethtown while Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was in town. During the event, AFP-KY handed out gift cards and spoke with Kentuckians about how “Bidenomics” has failed them. AFP-KY State Director Heather LeMire released the following statement: “While the […]

Frankfort, KY—On March 13, Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) will be holding an event demonstrating that “Bidenomics is Broken” while Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits the Bluegrass State.  Activists from AFP-KY are pushing back against the administration’s claims that ‘Bidenomics’ has lowered costs for American families and will be providing $25 gift cards at Bub’s Cafe in support of […]

This week, the newsletter is authored by AFPF Policy Counsel Ryan Mulvey, whose name you might recognize from previous newsletters about administrative state reform. He’s also an expert in government transparency, so I’m delighted to have him author this newsletter in honor of Sunshine Week. – Casey In the early months of the pandemic, the […]