Saving the ‘Flexible Workforce’ with the Portable Benefit Plan 
Aug 1, 2024

The working class in Utah had a choice: enjoy the flexibility and freedom inherent to working at companies like DoorDash and Uber or enjoy retirement and health benefits working at a 9-5 job. Despite the rising popularity of gig work, laws linking benefit eligibility with full-time employment status remained unchanged. That is until Americans for […]

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Americans for Prosperity-Iowa Announces Slate of State Legislative Endorsements
Aug 1, 2024

DES MOINES, IA – Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) today announced its support of 18 candidates running for election and reelection to the Iowa State Legislature. AFP-IA supports the following candidates for their leadership and commitment to increasing opportunity for all Iowans: State Sen. Dan Dawson (SD-10), State Sen. Brad Zaun (SD-22), State Sen. Jeff Reichman (SD-50), […]

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The Journey of a Concerned Mom Turned Education Activist
Jul 29, 2024

In 2020, Norman, Oklahoma resident Kendra Wesson found herself at a crossroads. A self-described wallflower and mother of eight watched the uncertainty of the pandemic unfold and the changes it made to her community. One morning she woke up mourning the country she had grown up in — the America she had hoped to pass onto her […]

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Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire Announces First Wave of State Legislative Endorsements
Jul 29, 2024

Concord, NH – Americans for Prosperity – New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today announced its first slate of endorsements for Executive Council, State Senate, and State House of Representatives. The following 13 candidates have earned AFP-NH’s support for their integrity and steadfast commitment to expanding freedom and opportunity for all Granite Staters. AFP-NH will mobilize its statewide network […]

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Civil liberties, political violence, and the attack on Trump
Jul 26, 2024

I had a different plan for this week’s newsletter. With all the Supreme Court decisions out of the way and me out on vacation in Ireland, colleagues were going to write about the major developments for online speech from the most recent term. (Not to worry, though, you’ll still get that soon.) But then, on […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
AFP-Texas Announces Three New Endorsements for State House
Jul 25, 2024

AUSTIN, TX – Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) announced today that it will support Ben Bumgarner, Steve Kinard, and Marc LaHood in their bids for the state House of Representatives. The announcement follows AFP-TX’s successful primary election season, with 19 endorsed candidates winning their races thanks to the support of AFP-TX’s statewide army of grassroots activists. These principled leaders […]

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Tamales Behind Bars: From Veto to Victory
Jul 24, 2024

“If you want good tamales [in Arizona], you gotta eat ‘em on the black market,” declared Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich on the Gutfeld Show in April 2023. #FreeTheTamales was trending on Twitter at the time due to a viral campaign launched by Americans for Prosperity and The LIBRE Initiative that turned heads and captivated the […]

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A digital ad graphic created for AFP's summer campaign to promote the Personal Option.
Americans for Prosperity Launches Summer Campaign to Promote a Personal Option in Health Care
Jul 18, 2024

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced the launch of a new summer campaign focused on promoting Personal Option-style health care reforms in Congress. The effort consists of digital ads that will target lawmakers in Washington, a series of events on Capitol Hill aimed at raising awareness about the Personal Option, and a […]

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Michigan Supreme Court
I Spy with My Little Drone: How a Michigan Drone Court Case Could Have National Implications
Jul 17, 2024

The ruling in Long Lake Township v. Maxon serves to remind us of the stakes at play when government uses technology without any legislative limitations.

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