Testimony on SB 637 by Peggy Venable, Americans for Prosperity Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations March 20, 2013 We at Americans for Prosperity support SB 637 which provides greater transparency by making the ballot proposition and notice requirements for a bond election applicable to a taxing unit. Texas is second in the nation in local [...]
We at Americans for Prosperity-Texas support HB 628. It simply states that member of the board of trustees of the district has an inherent right of access to information, documents, and records maintained by the district, and the district shall provide the information, documents, and records to the member without requiring the member to submit [...]
Medicaid Expansion Won’t Help Texas Businesses We at Americans for Prosperity have seen the new argument in favor of Medicaid expansion that we’re hearing in multiple states over the past 24 hours: “States should expand Medicaid to protect businesses from the PPACA tax levied when their employees between 100-138% FPL buy insurance through the exchanges [...]
Sunshine Week Statement by Peggy Venable, Americans for Prosperity-Texas Sunshine Week provides an opportunity to promote open government and transparency. Some legislation filed by powerful committee chairmen in Texas will help the sun shine on local government in Texas. Transparency in government is important to citizens. It enables us to know what our government is [...]
Thank you for inviting me to testify on behalf of Americans for Prosperity Foundation on SB 656. It is relevant that this bill be heard this week as this is “Sunshine Week”, an annual celebration of transparency in government. We at Americans for Prosperity Foundation support more transparency in government spending and taxes. SB 656 [...]
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