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Statement
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September 3, 2026
AFPI Brief Defends Parents’ Role in Children’s Mental Health Decisions
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) Legal Team filed an amicus brief on behalf of Dr. Jennifer Bauwens, who serves as Director of American Values at AFPI. The brief urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold a permanent injunction protecting parents from school policies that conceal and facilitate a child’s social transition without parental involvement.
Fact Sheet
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August 10, 2026
Iowa: The Great American Comeback
On January 1, 2025, Iowa’s income tax became a single flat 3.8% rate—down from graduated rates topping out at 5.7% in 2024 (Iowa Capital Dispatch, 2025a), reform that lifted Iowa to #17 overall and #11 on the individual income tax component of the Tax Foundation’s 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index (Tax Foundation, 2026a). Now the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC), enacted as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and signed July 4, 2025, stack federal relief on top of that state advantage—in a state where unemployment runs a full point below the Nation’s.
Fact Sheet
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August 10, 2026
Alaska: The Great American Comeback
The Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC), enacted as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and signed July 4, 2025, deliver what supporters call the largest federal tax relief for working families in a generation, just as the state’s unemployment rate breaks out of a years-long rut.
News Release
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June 30, 2026
AFPI Applauds Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Landmark Parental Rights Case
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear International Partners for Ethical Care, Inc. v. Ferguson, a case that will decide whether parents may challenge state laws that displace them in their own children's "gender transitions." The Court will hear the case during its 2026–2027 term.
State Model Policy
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April 27, 2026
Parental Authority in Vaccination Decisions Act
This model policy affirms the fundamental right of parents to make medical decisions for their children, including decisions regarding immunization. It restores the proper locus of decision-making by ensuring that choices regarding non-therapeutic medical interventions remain with families rather than institutions.
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