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AFP Foundation Leads Coalition Brief Urging Sixth Circuit to Protect Public Access and Rein in Abuses of Copyright Law
ARLINGTON, VA – Today, a coalition of organizations led by Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Stovall v. Jefferson County Board of Education, a pivotal case concerning government transparency and the misuse of copyright law to block access to public…
Read MoreAFPF Provides Input on CON Laws to DOJ Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force
Arlington, VA | Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) filed a public comment on how certificate-of-need (CON) laws harm patients and stifle innovation in the health care industry. AFP Foundation submitted the comment to the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s newly launched Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force (Task Force). The Task Force was formed pursuant…
Read MoreAFPF Files Regulatory Comment Showcasing Loper Bright’s Role in Endangered Species Act
Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed a comment supporting the Administration’s effort to rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act and to instead rely on the statutory definition of “take” without the additional interpretive gloss. This rescission is an important example of the types of regulatory definitions that were previously upheld relying…
Read MoreAmericans for Prosperity Foundation-Alabama Highlights Impact of Certificate of Need Laws in New Report
Report Finds CON Laws Make Alabama Among the Most Restrictive Health Care Markets in the Country Montgomery, AL—Americans for Prosperity Foundation – Alabama (AFPF-AL) released a new report on Alabama’s outdated Certificate of Need (CON) laws which highlighted the negative impact these laws have on patients. CON regulations raise health care costs for Alabamians, while also decreasing…
Read MoreVA Omaha Leaders Rig Consult System to Deny Veterans Access to Community Care
The VA’s manipulation of wait-time data isn’t just a scandal—it’s a betrayal of veterans’ right to timely care. A recent investigation by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG) confirms what veterans, whistleblowers, and Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s previous investigations have been sounding the alarm on for years: VA leaders are deliberately…
Read MoreFederal Court Rules the Biden Administration Illegally Cancelled ANWR Lease Sales
In a late March decision, the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska ruled that the Department of the Interior (DOI) acted unlawfully when it canceled oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) held by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA). The court emphasized that, under the Tax…
Read MoreNew study shows North Carolina’s CON law blocked $3 billion in health care investment in 3 years
A new analysis by Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) shows North Carolina’s certificate-of-need (CON) program denied $2.8 billion in proposed health care investment since January 2022. The CON law requires health care providers to obtain approval from the Department of Health and Human Services before acquiring, replacing, or adding facilities, services, or equipment. AFP…
Read MoreAFPF Files Amicus Brief Applauding President Trump’s Effort to Spur The End of The De Facto Fourth Branch of Government
The separation of powers is badly distorted. Today, there are many administrative bodies within the Executive Branch that Congress has tried to shield from presidential control, and in doing so, set up a veritable Fourth Branch of government. President Trump recently has taken several actions to assert his proper control over these extraconstitutional administrative bodies. …
Read MoreTrump’s Executive Order Marks a Key Step Toward Reining in the Defense Production Act
By Kevin Schmidt and Thomas Kimbrell President Trump’s recent Executive Order rescinding the Biden Administration’s abuse of the Defense Production Act (DPA) is a welcome course correction—and a crucial reminder of why the DPA itself is in desperate need of reform. For too long, presidents of both parties have stretched the DPA far beyond its…
Read MoreWaste Watch: Five Alarming Examples of Government Waste You Paid For
Taxpayers deserve a government that works for them — one that’s transparent, accountable, and fiscally responsible. Unfortunately, recent watchdog reports and findings from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) highlight how federal agencies routinely fail to meet those standards. Over the past two months alone, audits and investigations published by Inspectors General have uncovered wasteful…
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