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The average U.S. price for a gallon of gas was $2.38 in January 2021 when President Joe Biden took office. The cost of gas in 2022 generally has been about double that amount. Iowa residents are suffering because of the Biden administration policies that have contributed to the inflation and the sky-rocketing cost of gas […]
Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) announced today that the grassroots group will host an event to highlight the true cost of Washington’s bad policies and the pain runaway inflation is causing families and small business owners. On the first day of the Biden Administration, the national average for gasoline was $2.38 a gallon. […]
Davenport, Iowa – Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) announced today that the grassroots group will host an event to highlight the true cost of Washington’s bad policies and the pain runaway inflation is causing families and small business owners. On the first day of the Biden Administration, the national average for gasoline was $2.38 a gallon. Today, […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – This week, Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) attended the bill signing for HF 2431, the Food Freedom Act. This bill expands the varieties of homemade food that home-based food producers can sell. Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana, Utah and Oklahoma have successfully enacted similar laws to expand food freedom, create jobs, and boost […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) today announced its first general election endorsements following their successful engagements in 8 state legislative primaries. In addition to working to ensure that those first 8 candidates are successful in November, they will support seven additional candidates running for election and re-election to the Iowa General Assembly: […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) today announced its support of additional candidates running for election and reelection to the Iowa House of Representatives. The following candidates earned the support of AFP-IA for their leadership and commitment to increasing opportunity for all Iowans: Reps. Matt Windschitl (HD-15), Skyler Wheeler (HD-04), and Eddie Andrews (HD-43), […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – Americans for Prosperity – Iowa (AFP-IA) today announced its endorsement of Rep. Steven Bradley (IA-66) and Zach Dieken (IA-5) to the Iowa House of Representatives. These candidates earned the endorsement of AFP-IA for their dedication to principled policy solutions. AFP-IA has a track record of successful grassroots engagement in both political […]
Certificate-of-need laws, which forbid medical providers from purchasing new equipment, expanding their facilities, or establishing new locations without government permission, have taken a huge toll on Iowa’s health care system and its patients, especially during the pandemic, writes Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Iowa State Director Drew Klein in an op-ed for the Des Moines Register. Klein cites a new report from Americans […]
Certificate-of-need laws have slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in potential health care investment in Iowa, cost providers tens of thousands of dollars, and significantly delayed critical expansions in the health care industry, a new report by Americans for Prosperity Foundation finds. The report, authored by Kevin Schmidt, director of investigations at Americans for Prosperity Foundation, […]
