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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AFP Foundation letter to Senate committee: the president’s emergency powers should be for emergencies only

By Thomas Kimbrell and Kevin Schmidt May 23, 2024 | The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) held a hearing yesterday titled “Restoring Congressional Oversight Over Emergency Powers; Exploring Options to Reform the National Emergencies Act.” AFP Foundation sent a letter to the Committee describing the problematic implications of the president’s effectively unlimited executive powers…

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AFP Foundation sends letter urging House Committee to hold Biden Administration Bureaucrats Accountable for Energy Permitting Reform

By Thomas Kimbrell May 17, 2024 | The House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing yesterday titled “Examining the Council on Environmental Quality Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request and Related Policy Matters.”  CEQ Chairwoman Brenda Mallory testified before the full committee. On May 1, CEQ issued a final rulemaking for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing…

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