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March 17, 2026

Arizona Is at It Again: The Next Step Advancing Education Freedom

Washington, D.C.—Today, Erika Donalds, Chair of Education Opportunity at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), issued the following statement about Arizona’s potential to expand more pathways for families to support educational options offered in House Bill 4037, which would establish a refundable tax credit for filers that do not have students within the public school system, and that do not have an Empowerment Scholarship Account:
News Release
March 16, 2026

AI Tools Need Transparency Regarding Bias and Serious Threats

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released a new expert insight from AI and Emerging Technology senior policy analyst, Matthew Burtell, and Yusuf Mahmood, director.
Statement
March 16, 2026

AFPI Statement on Governor Beshear’s Veto of Education Freedom in Kentucky

Washington, D.C.—Today, Erika Donalds, Chair of Education Opportunity at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), issued the following statement following the veto by Governor Andy Beshear of Kentucky’s legislation (House Bill 1) that would permit participation in the new federal tax credit scholarship program created in the Working Families Tax Cut Act.

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Op-Ed | March 17, 2026

The Awakening of Latin America

For the first time in a generation, a significant number of Latin American leaders are attempting structural reforms rather than managerial adjustments.

Podcast | March 17, 2026

Zach Nunn on Rural Housing, Modular Homes, and Tax Relief for Families

In this interview, Jill Homan talks with Congressman Zach Nunn about one of the biggest economic challenges for working families and rural America: housing.

Op-Ed | March 17, 2026

Tenn. Takes a More Active Role in Immigration Enforcement

For too long, states have taken a passive approach to immigration enforcement – deferring almost entirely to the federal government even as the consequences of illegal immigration increasingly fall on state budgets, schools, hospitals and law enforcement agencies.

Expert Insights | March 16, 2026

AI Transparency: Hidden Design Choices and the Case for Disclosure

In February 2024, Google’s Gemini image generator depicted the Founding Fathers as black women and generated racially diverse Nazi soldiers, while refusing to create images of white individuals. Within three weeks, Google apologized and replaced the model. Google’s ideological modifications were exposed only because they were too clumsy with basic historical fact.

Statement | March 16, 2026

AFPI Applauds Department of Labor’s Efforts to Bolster Apprenticeships

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released the following joint statement from the Education Freedom and American Dream campaigns in response to new guidance issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) concerning the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP).

Op-Ed | March 16, 2026

An America First Housing Solution Starts With Fixing California

Americans are exhausted by the rising cost of living. But nowhere is the crisis hitting harder than in California, a state once synonymous with opportunity and upward mobility. Today, it has become a cautionary tale: a place where working people with good jobs still can’t afford a modest home, where insurance rates rival car payments, and where government has turned the basic act of building shelter into a regulatory marathon.

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