Issues
July 19, 2011 JProperty Rights
To honor Milton Friedmans vision and the impact he has had on our society, Americans for Prosperity Foundation New York and the Foundation for Educational Choice will be sponsoring a Celebrating Educational Choice School Fair on Friday, July 29th at the Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga, NY from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Please join us as we explore school choice in the Western New York area! Private and Charter Schools will highlight their curriculum and programs and there will be activities and prizes for children to enjoy! Learn more about the options parents have in educating their children while we celebrate Milton Friedman Legacy Day!
June 28, 2011 JHealthcare & entitlements
For Immediate Release June 28, 2011
Americans for Prosperity New York Activist Sues to Stop States Participation in RGGI Cap & Trade Scheme
A Direct Legal Challenge to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
SEE BELOW FOR VIDEO AND PICTURES FROM TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE
DATELINE: NEW YORK, NY An Americans for Prosperity New York activist today filed suit challenging New York States participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Cap & Trade program.
Buffalo-area activist Lisa Thrun, lead plaintiff in the lawsuit and volunteer grassroots chair for Americans for Prosperitys New York chapter, explained the impetus for filing the lawsuit.
Im here today because as a ratepayer, as a taxpayer I was not represented and neither were the taxpayers of New York State.
June 01, 2011 JEnergy & Environment
The RGGI Cap & Trade scheme is on the run...and now is the time to send RGGI to the ash heap of history!
CLICK HERE now to register for a FREE bus to our "RGGI On The Run" Rally in New York City.
The RGGI bureaucrats are not giving up. The next secret auction of carbon permits is June 8 and AFP will be there to send a message that we will not stop until the RGGI Cap & Trade scheme is totally dismantled!
May 03, 2011 JLabor, Education & Pensions
As jobs and families are fleeing our state, the State Assembly fails to act on the Governors 2% Property Tax Cap that will give taxpayers and businesses some relief from out of control property tax increases.
New York has the highest local taxes in the country 79 percent above the national average. Taxpayers saw their property taxes rise 73 percent from 1998 through 2008, more than twice the rate of inflation. It is no wonder that 9 of the top 10 counties in the nation with the highest property taxes rates when measured against home values are located here in New York State.
April 25, 2011 JProperty Rights
With school budgets becoming an important issue this year and Boards of Education are adopting new budgets across the state, AFP NY is focusing on this issue by having three (3) upcoming screenings for the "Cartel"
Time: Friday, April 29 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Gateway Building
3556 Lakeshore Road
Blasdell, NY
Time: Monday, May 2 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Victor Village Inn
34 E Main St # 1
Victor, NY
Time: Saturday, May 7 · 10:00am - 12:30pm
Location: Guernsey Memorial Library
3 Court Street
