Americans 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the Country Montgomery, AL—Americans for Prosperity Foundation – Alabama (AFPF-AL) released a new report on Alabama’s outdated Certificate of Need (CON) laws which highlighted the negative impact these laws have on patients.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…

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ICYMI: AFP Foundation Speaks at SCOTUS Rally During Historic School Choice Case

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF)-Oklahoma State Director John Tidwell advocated for parental rights and school choice at a rally in front of the United States Supreme Court today during oral arguments for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond.  “Parents are the primary educators of their children,” Tidwell…

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ICYMI: Right on Transparency Coalition Calls for States to Publish Federal Guidance

This week, the Right on Transparency Coalition called on states to publish regulatory guidance they receive from the federal government that impacts their state. Federal agencies frequently issue guidance documents that interpret and clarify statutes and regulations, as well as set official agency policy on important matters.  Though guidance documents are ostensibly not legally binding on regulated…

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Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Kentucky Releases Report Exposing the Harmful Impact of Kentucky’s Certificate of Need (CON) Laws  

FRANKFORT, KY – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation – Kentucky (AFPF-KY) released a comprehensive report detailing the failures of Kentucky’s Certificate of Need (CON) laws, advocating instead for commonsense reforms and solutions to expand healthcare innovation. The report authored by AFP health care policy analyst Sofia Hamilton and AFPF investigative analyst Thomas Kimbrell emphasizes how…

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AFP Foundation Responds to Law Profs Advocating for Abusing Emergency Powers

AFP Foundation’s Thomas Kimbrell and Kevin Schmidt write in the Yale Journal on Regulation responding to Berkeley Law Professors Elena Chachko and Katerina Linos’ “Emergency Powers for Good,” published in the William & Mary Law Review. Chachko and Linos argue that in some cases, “invoking emergency powers is the only viable way to break deadlock and enact long…

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Americans for Prosperity Foundation Calls for Withdrawal of AI Reporting Requirements in Defense Production Act Rule

Arlington, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) submitted a formal comment opposing the Bureau of Industry and Security’s (BIS) proposed rule that abuses Korean-war era Defense Production Act (DPA) authority to establish reporting requirements for the development of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models and computing clusters. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE COMMENT.…

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AFPF-WV Letter Urges Stronger Oversight of No More Lines Law

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia chapter of Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF-WV) sent a letter to the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) urging the agency to take stronger action to ensure county school boards are complying with the No More Lines Law. The letter details AFPF-WV’s investigation which found county school boards were…

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Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Kansas Files Second Open Records Act Complaint with Attorney General Against Department of Commerce

TOPEKA, KS –Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Kansas (AFPF-KS) filed a Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) complaint today against the Department of Commerce (Commerce). AFPF-KS filed the complaint with the Attorney General after the agency failed to provide reports requested by AFPF-KS over seven months ago regarding a Commerce-run corporate welfare scheme called the Attracting Powerful Economic…

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AFP Foundation Sues Biden Administration for Public Records Relating to Overreaching Energy Permitting Regulations

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Foundation today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint seeking information on the Council of Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) recent overreaching revisions to energy permitting regulations that will cause delays and drive up the costs of badly needed energy projects. Click here to view the complaint. In May, AFP Foundation launched…

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