American Land Protection

One Year Since California Palisades Disaster: State Government Mismanagement Continues

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic Palisades fire in California, which destroyed 23,700 acres and damaged over 6,800 structures. The damage and pain have not ceased as America-last policies continue to harm those in the Golden State. Former CA Congressman Mike Garcia, Chairman of America First California, issued the following statement.

Comment Opposing Surrender and Decommission of the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project, Project No. 77-332

State Agency Overreach Harms Michigan’s Farms and Businesses

Michigan’s farmers and rural landowners are the backbone of the state’s economy and identity. They provide food, jobs, and a way of life that has helped define America’s heartland. At America First Policy Institute, we champion policies that put these producers first. But Michigan’s farmers argue that state agencies’ actions reveal a troubling pattern of flexing regulatory muscle rather than protecting the environment or supporting Michigan’s rural communities.

California At a Crossroads: Farmers and the ‘Land Equity’ Task Force

California stands at a crossroads. The state must choose: protect the farmers who feed America or surrender its fields to ideology and bureaucratic control. California’s allegiance to bureaucrats recently became clear with the release of the California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force’s draft report. The report, released this summer, calls for redistributing farmland based on race. Framed as “equity,” the plan would use state power to favor some Californians over others in determining who can buy, lease, or work farmland. What it really represents is an unprecedented intrusion into private property rights, race-based discrimination, and a direct threat to the foundation of the state’s agricultural economy.

AFPI Launches Lawfare Advisory Council to Defend Farmers and Ranchers from Government Overreach

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today announced the launch of its Farmers First Lawfare Advisory Council, a new effort to combat the weaponization of federal and state regulations against America’s agricultural communities.