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For a PDF version of the AFP-Arizona April 9 Legislative Update, go HERE. 1) PROGRESS REPORTS — This past 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 […]
Let the countdown begin! We’re just a few days out from Tax Day on April 17, when we’ll say goodbye to our outdated, complex and burdensome tax system and hello to a simpler, fairer and more efficient new tax code! Check out these five positive changes that all Americans will see next year thanks to the Tax […]
Grassroots group commends lawmakers for protecting citizens’ Constitutional rights NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) commended lawmakers on Thursday for passing the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, (HB 2021 / SB 1987). The bill modifies civil asset forfeiture processes, adding transparency and accountability to law enforcement practices and better protecting citizens’ Constitutional rights. “Tennesseans should not have their […]
If you’ve been following the story of the Nashville transit plan boondoggle, you know by now that this plan to alleviate traffic congestion is estimated to cost taxpayers $9 billion. You also know that the plan’s original estimate was about half that amount, but lawmakers weren’t being upfront about the costs. But did you know that transit plans just like this […]
Grassroots group applauds EPA and Trump administration for living up to their promise to examine and remove costly, ineffective regulation LANSING, Mich.—Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) on Tuesday applauded the EPA’s announcement that it would reevaluate future Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency Standards (CAFE), marking a victory for government transparency, auto manufacturing jobs, and consumers across the […]
By now you’ve heard millions of Americans are benefitting from tax reform. Hundreds of companies have given out bonuses, pay raises or other benefits as a direct result of the reforms Congress passed last December. But how exactly is that extra money benefitting these hard-working Americans? If you ask employees at Southwest Airlines, there’s a […]
The announcement Monday from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reevaluate future fuel economy standards is a victory for all Americans, especially for the millions of consumers being priced out of the automotive market by government-imposed costs. One of the last actions of President Obama’s EPA was to rush a Final Determination on fuel economy […]
Late last year, Congress passed federal tax reform, overhauling the old tax code. That’s good news for American businesses and families, but bad news for lawmakers who opposed fixing our rigged tax system. Now that federal tax reform has gone into effect, we can say goodbye to a lot of hurtful tax policies. Here’s five things you […]
As Congress continues to slow-walk this year’s Farm Bill reauthorization, President Trump has identified a number of positive agriculture reforms in his most recent budget request. In his FY 2019 proposal, the president seeks to cut waste, limit taxpayer exposure to risk and reduce the kind of corporate welfare that we have unfortunately come to […]
