Press Releases

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Today, Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-Illinois) sent a letter to Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser and Attorney General Raoul calling for a formal investigation into the 35 ethics complaints filed against Rochester Public Library officials after the board and staff acknowledged wrongdoing but pleaded ignorance of the...

COLUMBUS, OH — Americans for Prosperity–Ohio (AFP-OH) is applauding members of the Ohio General Assembly for scheduling a session on July 21 to override several of Governor Mike DeWine’s vetoes in House Bill 96, including key reforms aimed at delivering relief and accountability to property taxpayers across the state. Governor...

Top-down green energy mandates are affecting your bottom line. U.S. residential electricity rates jumped over 26% in the past five years, with most of the increase coming since 2021. And the cost of energy isn’t coming down anytime soon. 2024 preliminary data shows prices are still going up, and the...

The people elect representatives to write laws. Bureaucrats are hired to enforce them. But the line between lawmakers and bureaucrats has been blurred. Fortunately, lawmakers in North Carolina are working to change that. Recently, the state legislature passed the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, or REINS,...

DENVER, CO — Today, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-Colorado) announced the launch of a statewide campaign targeting lawmakers who voted to in favor of repealing Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). The campaign also highlights and thanks lawmakers who voted to protect taxpayers and the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights by opposing...

COLUMBIA, SC – Today, California Governor and presidential hopeful Gavin Newsom, the darling of coastal elites and far-left progressives, will travel the Palmetto State touting the same progressive agenda South Carolinians soundly rejected last November. With Newsom’s aspirations for higher office well known, this trip to the first in the...

LYNCHBURG, VA – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) today announced its endorsement of Delegate Wendell Walker (HD-52) for re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates. A consistent and principled champion for economic freedom, Delegate Walker has partnered closely with AFP-VA to advance key policy priorities that improve the lives of all Virginians....

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law. This landmark legislation promises generational change for Americans by crystallizing the pro-growth tax policy first championed by the President in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the nation’s largest grassroots organization,...