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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 […]
Grassroots coalition effort helps defeat proposal that would have raised $47 million in new taxes Knoxville, TN – Americans for Prosperity–Tennessee (AFP-TN) applauds Knoxville voters for resoundingly rejecting the proposed half-cent sales tax increase, a measure that would have raised the city’s tax rate to 9.75 percent and cost residents nearly $47 million each year. With […]
Nashville, TN – Americans for Prosperity Tennessee (AFP-TN) congratulates Matt Van Epps on his decisive victory in the special primary election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. Van Epps, a strong advocate for limited government and conservative principles, will now advance to the general election on December 2nd. Van Epps’ win reflects the overwhelming support from […]
Nashville, TN – Americans for Prosperity grassroots leaders from across the country traveled to Capitol Hill this week as part of Americans for Prosperity’s ongoing Protect Prosperity campaign to advocate for President Trump’s tax cuts. State Director Tori Venable traveled to Washington and conducted meetings to urge Tennessee lawmakers to extend provisions of the Tax Cuts and […]
Nashville, TN – On Saturday, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) held a legislative session wrap-up event where they celebrated the passage of many key bills, including the long-fought Education Freedom Act becoming state law. AFP-TN presented ‘Education Freedom Fighter’ awards to Williamson County policy champions for their work to create educational opportunity for the Volunteer State: […]
Nashville, TN – On Saturday, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) held a legislative session wrap-up event where they celebrated the passage of many key bills, including the long-fought Education Freedom Act becoming state law. AFP-TN presented ‘Education Freedom Fighter’ awards to Lewis and Maury County policy champions for their work to create educational opportunity for the […]
NASHVILLE, TN – Three leading conservative grassroots organizations—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN), GOP-Nashville, and the Nashville Tea Party—have united in a coordinated effort to oppose any proposed property tax hike in Metro Nashville/Davidson County. The coalition’s action comes amid growing concerns that Mayor Freddie O’Connell and members of the Metro City Council may consider increasing property taxes to […]
