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HELENA, MT — Americans for Prosperity Montana (AFP-MT) announced its endorsement of candidates for the Montana State Legislature—John Fuller (SD-04), Barry Usher (SD-20), Mallerie Stromswold (HD-50), Rep. Caleb Hinkle (HD-68), and Lyn Hellegaard (HD-97). AFP-MT engages in grassroots outreach to advocate for long-term solutions to problems that prevent people from realizing their full potential — unsustainable […]
Documents obtained by Americans for Prosperity Foundation through a series of Freedom of Information Act requests, which are part of an ongoing lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs, reveal the VA’s failure to follow the VA MISSION Act and its own regulatory requirements by refusing to refer eligible veterans for community care. The documents […]
“Montanans have no interest in changing the Senate rules to pass a wish list of extreme policies.” HELENA, MT — Americans for Prosperity – Montana (AFP-MT) this week launched a digital ad campaign to apply pressure on U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) to oppose the elimination of the Senate filibuster. The targeted, digital ad campaign asks Montanans to contact Senator Tester to express […]
More than two-thirds of states have certificate-of-need laws that restrict the ability of health care providers to offer new services and expand facilities without getting government permission. But some are moving away from that model. Two of those are Montana and Tennessee. In Real Clear Health, Americans for Prosperity’s state directors in the Treasure State and the Volunteer State, […]
Includes Proposals to Rein In Emergency Powers, Protect Students’ First Amendment Rights Helena, Mont. — At the conclusion of the 67th Legislative session, Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) today released its highlights to reflect the more than a dozen wins the organization secured on behalf of all Montanans. AFP-MT State Director David Herbst issued the following statement: […]
If Passed, Proposal Will Make it Easier to Launch Small Businesses Producing Homemade Food HELENA, Mont. — Today, Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) urged Governor Greg Gianforte to sign S.B. 199, the Food Freedom Act, into law. This bill would make it easier for Montanans to start small businesses selling homemade food and food products at […]
HELENA, Mon. – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) applauded Governor Greg Gianforte for signing H.B. 349 and H.B. 218 into law. Together, these measures will ensure critical protections for students’ First Amendment rights and prohibit restrictive “free speech zones.” AFP-MT State Director David Herbst issued the following statement: “Every student should be able to exercise […]
Wisconsin and Montana share a lot of traits – great hunting, great fishing, beautiful scenery. But, as David Herbst and Eric Bott, state directors with Americans for Prosperity in Montana and Wisconsin point out in a new op-ed, they have very different regulatory regimes. On that score, Montana should be more like Wisconsin, they write […]
HELENA, Montana – Americans for Prosperity-Montana released the following statement following Governor Gianforte’s COVID-19 response directives. AFP-MT State Director David Herbst: “As we’ve said since the beginning of the pandemic, we don’t have to choose between blanket shut downs and pre-COVID ways of operating. We can protect public health while allowing individuals and businesses to adapt […]
