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This post was written by Lauren Harper for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s 2023 Sunshine Week essay series on how government transparency and the Freedom of Information Act have transformed society. Successful declassification initiatives play an outsized role in promoting America’s foreign policy objectives. The reverse is also true; overclassification undermines both critical national security and democratic […]

Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity and The LIBRE Initiative announced their support for The Primary Care Enhancement Act. The legislation increases access to affordable preventative and primary care by allowing health savings accounts to be used to pay for direct patient care. This enables patients to rely less on specialists and hospital referrals.   […]

This post was written by David Cuillier for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s 2023 Sunshine Week essay series on how government transparency and the Freedom of Information Act have transformed society. The Freedom of Information Act’s failure is its greatest success.  To be sure, FOIA has done some good. Transparency laws and practices reduce corruption, lead […]

The Personal Option would put patients back in control of their care and coverage,” wrote the Washington Examiner.

It’s March! As a rabid college basketball fan, I love this time of the year. I’ve already started adjusting my calendar to make sure that I can watch the early rounds — which are quite possibly the best part of the whole sports year. But as a First Amendment attorney, I have a unique handicap […]

This post was written by Anne Weismann for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s 2023 Sunshine Week essay series on how government transparency and the Freedom of Information Act have transformed society. Conceptionally, the Freedom of Information Act represents a valuable tool to advance democracy through the disinfectant of transparency. A statute that imposes on agencies a […]

This article was coauthored by James Valvo for Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s 2023 Sunshine Week essay series on how government transparency and the Freedom of Information Act have transformed society.  The Freedom of Information Act is the first modern law to guarantee a right of public access to government records upon request. The importance of […]

ARLINGTON, VA—Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) announced support for a series of important bills under Congressional markup that would remove barriers standing in the way of an abundant, reliable supply of American energy. The pieces of legislation under markup today in the House Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources Committees would make vital reforms to unleash our country’s vast energy […]