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RICHMOND, VA – Today, amid the impending General Assembly special session, the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) launched a mail and digital ad campaign showing gratitude to select lawmakers for their leadership on important education, regulatory, and health care policy issues. The ads, titled “Thank You,” honor Delegates Nick Freitas, Michael Webert, Dawn Adams, […]
Upcoming Events “A New Vision for the Old Dominion” outlines a clear roadmap to break down barriers to opportunity that inhibit Virginians from improving their lives and reaching their full potential. We will continue to focus on promoting economic opportunity for all Virginians, improving education for all students, and promoting a personal option for health […]
RICHMOND, VA— Tomorrow, Americans for Prosperity, along with two other top grassroots organizations in Virginia, The LIBRE Initiative and Concerned Veterans for America, are hosting a policy symposium with Virginia lawmakers to discuss 2022 priority issues to Virginia’s families, workers and business owners. In attendance will be policy experts and various members of Virginia’s General Assembly. WHAT: 2022 Symposium […]
RICHMOND, VA—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) released a statement in response to President Biden’s speech in Culpeper, Virginia that urged Congress to impose draconian drug price controls on new medicines. “Price controls would eliminate new cures, stifle the discovery of new breakthrough medications and treatments, and lead to drug shortages,” said State Director for Americans […]
RICHMOND, VA – Today Americans for Prosperity-Virginia issued a statement in response to Governor Youngkin’s Day One Game Plan Legislative Agenda, which features the deregulatory legislation HB 244. The bill, sponsored by Del. Michael Webert, would remove the regulatory barriers stifling businesses, entrepreneurs, and overall economic opportunity in Virginia. “Americans for Prosperity-Virginia applauds Delegate Webert […]
RICHMOND, VA—Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) issued the following statement in response to Governor Northam’s emergency order to address record hospitalizations in Virginia. The emergency order allows providers with active out-of-state licenses to practice in Virginia, permits physicians assistants to practice without a written supervisory agreement, and waives bed-caps, amongst other measures. “How many temporary lifts will […]
RICHMOND, VA – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) today unveiled its 2022 legislative agenda A New Vision for the Old Dominion. This policy roadmap outlines important steps the Commonwealth can take to prioritize opportunity and growth for all Virginians. View A New Vision for the Old Dominion Here View Sample Digital Ad 1 Here View Sample Digital […]
RICHMOND, VA – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) today reacted to Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s recent call to withdraw Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). AFP-VA State Director JC Hernandez issued the following statement: “AFP-VA applauds Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s dedication to protect Virginia from another top-down mandate that hurts Virginia families while doing little to […]
Off-year elections when Congress and the White House are not up for grabs can be sleepy. Turnout often declines significantly. That did not happen in 2021. In Virginia, where the governor’s mansion and the state House of Delegates were in play, voter turnout was higher than in any other gubernatorial election in the state since […]
