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“As we continue to reignite the American Dream in the Mountain State, we need to ensure lawmakers are passing commonsense policies that expand freedom and opportunity for all.” CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Americans for Prosperity – West Virginia (AFP-WV) today released its 2023 Legislative Key Vote Scorecard. The group’s annual scorecard lists how each lawmaker voted on […]
Americans for Prosperity – West Virginia State Director Jason Huffman wrote in a recent Charleston Gazette Mail Op-Ed that lawmakers should be applauded for their effort this past session. West Virginia citizens sent a mega-majority of Republicans to Charleston in a seeming mandate for lawmakers to stop tinkering around the margins and pass bold policy that will […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With the conclusion of the state legislature’s Regular Session—and a historic tax cut on the books—Americans for Prosperity West Virginia (AFP-WV) will now shift its signature grassroots focus to identifying the issues that matter most to our fellow Mountaineers in the 2024 election and beyond. The organization will host its first statewide […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) has launched a digital and direct mail effort to thank lawmakers who voted for the historic personal income tax cut this past session. West Virginia passed a $770 million tax cut, the largest in the history of the state, including 21.5% reduction in the personal […]
On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists across West Virginia, I urge you to oppose HFA Foggin 3-4 #1 for SB 121. This vote may be recorded in our 2023 session legislative scorecard. In 1988, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier that student journalists are not covered under the First Amendment protections of freedom […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) released the following statement following passage of H.B. 2526 in the House of Delegates: “We thank Governor Justice and principled lawmakers for keeping their longstanding promise to cut the personal income tax. This historic tax cut will return over half a billion dollars to the pockets of hard- […]
On behalf of Americans for Prosperity West Virginia, I urge you to oppose and Senate Bill 547, Increasing penalties for drug possession and updating list of offenses. This vote may be recorded in our 2023 session legislative scorecard. Over the last 30 years, the number of incarcerated West Virginians has grown nearly five-fold despite a decline in […]
“This deal returns over $750 million to hardworking West Virginians through a major cut to our personal income tax, rebate of the car tax, a 50% rebate of the property tax on machinery and inventory to small businesses, and tax credits to West Virginia Veterans. It also puts us on a pathway toward the complete […]
On behalf of Americans for Prosperity West Virginia and our activists across the state, I urge you to support Senate Bill 613, which would exempt hospitals from West Virginia’s detrimental certificate of need requirements. This vote may be recorded in our 2023 session legislative scorecard. Certificate of need (CON) laws were meant to keep health care […]
