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HARRISBURG, PA – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA), the Keystone State’s leading free-market grassroots organization, announced the kickoff of its 2018 Path to Prosperity Tour. The statewide tour features two dozen events with state senators and representatives to outline policies that will enable Pennsylvania to unleash its promise and help Keystone State residents enjoy greater economic […]

Grassroots group commends Senate Commerce and Energy Committee for passage of bill to promote small businesses and entrepreneurs. PIERRE, S.D.—Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD), the largest free market, grassroots organization in South Dakota, on Tuesday applauded the Senate Commerce and Energy Committee’s passage of Senate Bill 169, which would allow small businesses to grow and […]

Last week, President Donald Trump discussed the importance of passing right-to-try legislation to give thousands of terminally ill Americans access to potentially life-saving treatment. In his State of the Union address, President Trump stated: We also believe that patients with terminal conditions should have access to experimental treatments that could potentially save their lives. People who are terminally ill should not have to go […]

Grassroots group reminds Oklahomans: We need better government, not bigger government. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) on Monday released the following statement in response to Governor Mary Fallin’s final State of the State address, in which she proposed a taxpayer-funded bailout of bad policies and reckless budgetary and spending practices: “We are disappointed Governor […]

Testimony in Support of the NJ Home Bakers Bill Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 1:00 PM Committee Room 15, 4th Floor Dear Chairman Andrzejczak and Members of the Assembly Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee: Thank you for the opportunity today to testify in support of home-baking entrepreneurs and bill A-801. Chairman Andrzejczak, thank you […]

Nebraska state legislators are considering a bill that would allow local governments to increase spending beyond set budget limits. The bill, LB 943, could lead to even higher property taxes to pay for any budget increases. Nebraskans already pay the 12th highest property tax in the country (The Tax Foundation). We can’t afford even higher taxes. Budget decisions at the state level […]

Below is our updated bill review following the revenue bill deadline. We presently support bills marked in green, presently oppose bills marked in red and presently are monitoring bills marked in orange. (“Support,” “Oppose,” or “Monitoring” also contained in parenthesis for each bill). The status of the bills as ALIVE or DEAD has also been […]

When lawmakers tried to go around our state’s constitution, Americans for Prosperity and our activists were there to stop it. Colorado’s constitution requires any new taxes to be approved by the voters, yet last fall, politicians in Denver attempted to raise taxes without our consent during a special session. Thanks to the hard work of […]

Americans for Prosperity and our activists around the state led the charge to defeat a proposal to increase the sales tax by $3.5 billion. We were able to make the case that Colorado was missing opportunities to cut wasteful spending and that lawmakers should practice fiscal responsibility instead of making life harder for working families. […]