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NASHVILLE- Americans for Prosperity Tennessee (AFP-TN) today voiced strong opposition to the $30 Million Fast Track Grant for Starbucks from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. This grant aims to accommodate and cement the Starbucks Coffee Company’s new corporate Headquarters inside the Volunteer State. The goal, put forward in front of the State Funding Board, […]
NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity Tennessee (AFP-TN) applauded Governor Lee for signing the landmark legislation that expands the Education Freedom Scholarships, delivering a promising future to all children across the Volunteer State. According to the TN Department of Education, 35,000 scholarships have now been reserved, broken down by Priority groups as follows: Priority 1: 18,553 […]
NASHVILLE- Americans for Prosperity Tennessee (AFP-TN) is calling out Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s grocery tax gimmick, touting a half-cent cut to local grocery taxes as an attempt at relief for Nashvillians. The move comes one year after hundreds of Nashville taxpayers lined the streets outside the State of the Metro address to protest Mayor O’Connell’s proposed property tax hike. AFP-TN called the […]
NASHVILLE- Americans for Prosperity Tennessee (AFP-TN) celebrated the reforms made to Senate Bill 1585 (HB1881) by the Tennessee Legislature this afternoon, in yet another game-changing win for School Choice. Reforms made in the bill remove excessive testing requirements to Educational Savings Accounts (ESAs) participants. National norm reference testing is already conducted and aligned with nonpublic school curriculum. AFP-TN State […]
NASHVILLE- Americans for Prosperity Tennessee (AFP-TN) praised the Tennessee House and Senate leadership, as well as the Lee Administration, as the Regulatory Freedom Act has now soared through both chambers and is headed towards the Governor’s desk. The Regulatory Freedom Act has been a top priority for AFP-TN as a part of its Volunteer Way Agenda, aimed […]
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee House of Representatives passed two bills strongly supporting by Americans for Prosperity, the state’s premier grassroots organization with over 46,000 volunteers across Tennessee. Two bills passed with bipartisan support. Certificate of Need Repeal, House Bill 819 by Representative Johnny Garrett / Senate Bill 1369 by Senator Bo Watson, which will repeal […]
NASHVILLE- Americans for Prosperity Tennessee (AFP-TN) applauded Governor Bill Lee and his transformative leadership after the Governor’s final State of the State Address tonight. Tori Venable, AFP-TN State Director, released the following statement: “Governor Bill Lee has transformed Tennessee, ‘The Original Frontier’, into the National leaders we are today, leaving our state positioned towards a strong and […]
NASHVILLE – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) is launching their Volunteer Way legislative agenda, helping lawmakers understand the top grassroots priorities across Tennessee. The top priority for conservative grassroots advocates in Tennessee is passing the REGULATORY FREEDOM ACT, making it easier to cut regulations while ensuring our elected leaders, not bureaucrats are accountable for laws passed instead of rules published. AFP printed Tennessee’s […]
Nashville, TN – Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity–Tennessee (AFP-TN) hosted U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (TN-05) for a tele-town hall to discuss the ongoing federal government shutdown and its impact on Tennessee families and small businesses. During the discussion, Rep. Ogles and AFP-TN highlighted how political gridlock in Washington is hurting hardworking Tennesseans and called for commonsense solutions to reopen […]
