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SIOUX FALLS, SD – Americans for Prosperity South Dakota (AFP-SD) on Friday hosted a virtual conversation with South Dakota Senior Senator and U.S. Senate Majority Whip John Thune—alongside AFP National President Tim Phillips and AFP-SD State Director Don Haggar—to discuss what South Dakotans can expect next from the U.S. Senate, an update on Speaker Pelosi’s recently […]

SIOUX FALLS, SD – Americans for Prosperity South Dakota (AFP-SD) will host a virtual conversation with South Dakota Senior Senator and U.S. Senate Majority Whip John Thune—alongside AFP National President Tim Phillips and AFP-SD State Director Don Haggar—to discuss what South Dakotans can expect next from the U.S. Senate, an update on Speaker Pelosi’s recently […]

Competition and innovation are allowing the American economy to reach unprecedented heights. Since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, real disposable personal income per household has risen by about $6,000 and employment numbers are higher than they’ve been in decades. Despite this success, many activists and interested parties from across […]

AFP-SD and Rep. Tim Goodwin team up to increase voter awareness and participation in local elections SIOUX FALLS, SD— Today, Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) and State Representative Tim Goodwin held a press conference to promote ballot standardization bill HB 1263, a measure that would enhance voter participation, transparency, and result in better decision-making regarding […]

In South Dakota, we have many opportunities to reform our criminal justice system and remove barriers to opportunity that will provide second chances to those that have paid their debts. We must eliminate barriers that block formerly incarcerated individuals from successfully returning to our communities after they’ve served their time and focus on treating addiction […]

PIERRE, SD—Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) today responded to Governor Kristi Noem’s 2020 State of the State Address. Gov. Noem focused her speech on the important topics of improving South Dakota’s business environment and strengthening families by focusing on tackling the root cause of substance abuse. As today kicks off the 2020 legislative session, AFP-SD […]

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 […]

SIOUX FALLS, SD—Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) today announced its 2020 legislative session agenda: The Pathway to Prosperity. AFP-SD will advocate for legislation in four key policy areas that strive to make the Mount Rushmore State a better place to live, work, and raise a family. Click here to see AFP-SD’s 2020 Legislative Agenda AFP-SD […]

AFP Challenges Congress to End the “Corporate Welfare Horror Show” Americans for Prosperity today will deliver each member of Congress with a Halloween treat, a horror movie poster urging them to oppose the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the renewal of the so-called “tax extenders.” As part of the multimillion-dollar effort to Unrig the Economy […]