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Certificate of need laws con rural patients out of health care
Congress, not bureaucrats, should make federal criminal law
By Michael Pepson Would it surprise you to know that Congress has granted the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) unfettered power to write its own criminal code governing one-tenth of the land in the United States? A Nevada federal court ruled that Congress unconstitutionally transferred its legislative power to write crimes to the BLM. Last…
Read MoreAFP Foundation Files Suit for Documents on Shutting Down Development in the NPR-A
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2024 CONTACT: Caitlin Gallagher, cgallagher@standtogether.org ANCHORAGE, AK — Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint after…
Read MoreFreelancing or free speech? California’s AB5 gets speaking professionals coming and going
Threats to free speech can be veiled as restrictions on economic activity. California’s AB5 is the latest example. Many people who don’t prefer traditional office environments have benefited from independent contracting. From freelance photographers to truckers to massage therapists, workers can find freedom in setting their own hours and being their own boss. California took…
Read MoreAmericans for Prosperity Foundation Submits Letter for the Record on Defense Production Act Reauthorization
On Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing entitled “Mission Critical: Restoring National Security as the Focus of the Defense Production Act Reauthorization.” The hearing was the House’s first on the Defense Production Act (DPA) in over a decade. The DPA will lapse in 2025 unless reauthorized. Committee Chairman Blaine Luetkemeyer entered a…
Read MoreAFPF Ramps Up Challenge to Biden Administration Censorship Regime with New FOIA Requests
ARLINGTON, VA – Americans For Prosperity Foundation (AFPF), a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary for advocating for a free and open society, announced today the expansion of its investigation into the Biden Administration’s censorship regime. AFPF submitted new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity…
Read MoreDHS still won’t reveal its alleged authorities to censor ‘misinformation’
Last week, two officials from the Department of Homeland Security lied, misled, and refused to answer questions about the agency’s alleged authority to censor “misinformation” in a hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability. Rep. Mike Ezell questioned DHS Assistant Secretary Iranga Kahangama on federal memos obtained by Americans for Prosperity Foundation that argued the…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court can stop unelected bureaucrats and private corporations from imposing taxes
Americans for Prosperity Foundation recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Consumers’ Research v. Federal Communications Commission, urging the Court to grant Consumers Research’s cert petition and enforce the Constitution’s system of checks and balances. At issue is the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund, a social welfare program that subsidizes certain consumers’ telecommunications services at…
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