criminal justice reform
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today commended the Senate Transportation Committee for passing SF432, a bill that would put an end to Minnesota’s counterproductive license suspension policy – allowing folks with unpaid fines and fees to maintain their means of transportation and generate income, which will enable them to pay their fines […]
SANTA FE, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) today commended the state House of Representatives for passing HB 4, a bill based on recommendations from the New Mexico Civil Rights Commission that would bar the use in state courts of the qualified immunity defense and make state agencies accountable when depriving citizens of their constitutional rights. […]
SANTA FE, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) issued a Key Vote Alert to state representatives urging them to support HB 74, a bill that would restore voting rights to people with felony records. View the Key Vote Alert here. In the Key Vote Alert to lawmakers, AFP-NM State Director Burly Cain writes: “Denying […]
Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico State Director Burly Cain, Innocence Project State Policy Advocate Laurie Roberts | Las Cruces Sun-News Op-Ed There is wide agreement across party and ideological lines that we need to reform policing in our state. To be effective, those reforms need to be comprehensive. In addition to eliminating unnecessary criminalization to allow […]
SANTA FE, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) today participated in a press conference with the ACLU-NM, former state Supreme Court Justice Richard Bosson, state Representative Georgene Louis, and two criminal justice advocates who have experienced police misconduct. The coalition spoke in support of HB 4, based on recommendations from the New Mexico Civil […]
Event brings law enforcement, Fort Wayne residents together FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) today announced it will help organize and participate in “The Walk to the Beat”, an event on Saturday hosted by Carlos Brooks of Growing Minds, where the Fort Wayne Police Department will be walking through the Fairfield neighborhood and […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota’s State Director Jason Flohrs on Wednesday testified before the House Judiciary Committee on the need for ongoing criminal justice reform, specifically reforming the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. Click here to view AFP-MN’s testimony AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs issued the following statement: “The legislature made an important […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity today announced it sent a letter to Senate leadership and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee urging support for the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act, co-sponsored by Senators Richard Durbin and Charles Grassley, in the upcoming COVID-19 relief bill. The COVID-19 Safer Detention Act would safely reduce […]
Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina State Director Andrew Yates | Greenville News The U.S. Senate recently had an opportunity to debate legislation to reform policing in America. Sadly, a minority of senators blocked consideration. But while partisan games in Washington might prevent the Senate from acting, there is much our own state can do — and lawmakers in […]
