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Nashville, TN – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) released a slate of new polling showing that ESAs (Education Savings Accounts) are exceedingly popular with rural Tennessee Republican voters.                                                        […]

AFP-TN commissioned Tennessee-based pollster Spry Strategies to poll Republican primary voters on school choice across five separate rural State Senate districts from west, middle, and east Tennessee to get an understanding of how rural Republicans feel about school choice. A cumulative survey, in addition to surveys broken out into individual senate districts, are below.  Combined […]

Nashville, TN – Today, Americans for Prosperity—Tennessee (AFP-TN) commented on the mayor’s announcement that Nashville will pursue another transit referendum similar to one the organization helped kill in 2018. AFP-TN State Director Tori Venable released the following statement: “We’ll have to wait and see what all of the details are. We think Mayor O’Connell is a […]

NASHVILLE, TN – Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) hosted a universal school choice and parents’ rights rally at the Tennessee State Capitol with lawmakers, prominent school choice leaders, and grassroots activists. In an effort to fund students, not systems, the group is urging the General Assembly to expand universal school choice across the state. […]

Nashville, TN – Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF), today, released a report revealing that Tennessee’s certificate of need (CON) law, over the last two decades, has denied $1.5 billion in new investment in the health care industry, adversely affecting patients in the Volunteer State. AFPF urges the elimination or substantial reduction of Tennessee’s CON program. […]

NASHVILLE, TN – Yesterday, to kick off the start of the 113th General Assembly, Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) hosted a day at the Capitol with grassroots activists to advocate for policy priorities including expanding school choice, ensuring parents have a say in their children’s education, and repealing Certificate of Need laws. AFP-TN State Director […]

NASHVILLE, TN—Ahead of the start of Tennessee’s Legislative Session today, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) released their 2024 Reignite the American Dream Legislative Agenda. Coming off several crucial policy victories last year, the agenda reflects the key reforms necessary to help Tennessee expand freedom and opportunity in education, healthcare, taxes, and transparency.  AFP-TN State Director Tori Venable released the […]

NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) announced Pamela Furr will serve as Grassroots Director for Middle Tennessee. Furr joins AFP-TN with vast experience in radio and broadcast journalism having spent nine years on talk radio in Nashville. Additionally, she has freelanced for nationally syndicated networks including Fox News Radio and ABC News Radio. New AFP- […]

NASHVILLE, TN – Last week, Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) attended AFP’s annual Capitol Conference in Washington D.C. State Director Tori Venable and Deputy Director Michael Lotfi met with the Tennessee delegation to discuss solutions to fix the disjointed budget process, spur economic growth, provide Tennesseans with real healthcare solutions, resolve the border crisis, and ensure […]