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Trenton, NJ – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) on Friday responded to the Atlantic City Casino Reinvestment Development Authority’s (CRDA) decision to allocate more than $4 million in taxpayer money to prop-up the Miss America pageant. “While the Miss America pageant is a celebration of intelligence and beauty, the CRDA’s decision to subsidize the pageant […]
By now you’re aware that the Nashville Transit Improvement Plan is a complete disaster. The project’s cost is out of control, topping out at $9 billion. That’s nearly twice the original estimate. On top of the cost, transit systems like the one proposed don’t even accomplish their goals. They contribute to traffic and congestion and […]
(Posted by Tom Jenney, 19 April 2018) Here is the link to the Auditor General’s report: https://www.azauditor.gov/sites/default/files/18-203_Report_with_Pages.pdf Let’s use Tempe Elementary School District as an example. To find Tempe ESD in the district-specific report, go to pages 370-1 (pdf pages 382-3). You’ll see that according to the AG’s analysis, Tempe in SY 16-17 spent […]
AFP-Arizona April 19 Legislative Update 1) PROGRESS REPORTS — Last week, AFP-Arizona sent progress reports to all ninety Arizona Legislators, giving them estimates of what their scores would likely be on AFP-AZ’s 2018 Legislative Scorecard if the session were to end right now. With a few exceptions, the scores are not good. Most fall […]
April is North Carolina Beer Month, and our state has no shortage of reasons to celebrate. Whether you prefer a beverage brewed in Asheville, Charlotte, Clayton or elsewhere, there’s something most every beer aficionado can enjoy. What makes the Tar Heel State a great place for beer and those who drink it is the variety we offer. It’s important that […]
Candidates vying for seat currently held by retiring Rep. Ron Marsico to discuss issues related to the economy HARRISBURG – Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Pennsylvania (AFPF-PA), the state’s leading free market grassroots and education group, on Wednesday announced it will host a Republican primary debate for Pennsylvania’s House District 105 on April 24th in Harrisburg. The […]
Grassroots group arms citizens with info on lawmakers’ records LANSING, Mich. – The grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) today released its 2017 State Legislative Scorecard at its annual Citizen Day at the Capitol event, which brings around 100 citizens to the capitol to lobby their lawmaker on the issues that matter to them. […]
Your weekly round-up of the major wins making headlines thanks to AFP’s grassroots activists across the country (April 9 through April 13). The Big W: Gov. Scott Walker Signed Landmark Welfare Reform Backed by AFP What it is: The newly signed landmark Walker welfare reform law removes barriers to job opportunities, rewards hard work and cracks down on waste, fraud […]
Grassroots group responds to recent ad hominem attacks on groups opposing transit plan NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) released the following statement as pro-transit groups, including Transit for Nashville, have shifted their strategy from talking transit to attacking groups standing in opposition to the $9 billion Nashville transit plan. “Transit tax supporters have clearly gone […]
