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With the help of the LIBRE Initiative, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado and our activists were successful in passing legislation through both chambers of the state legislature to equalize funding for public charter schools. Prior to this legislation being passed, charter schools were chronically underfunded, despite outperforming many traditional public schools. This legislation puts all public schools […]

AFP-Iowa State Director Drew Klein recently joined WHO Radio’s Simon Conway to discuss Gov. Kim Reynold’s Condition of the State address and the future of tax reform in Iowa. Klein stated that Gov. Reynolds’s address “highlighted issues that needed to be talked about.” Gov. Reynolds stated that personal income tax reform needs to happen this year — […]

The Truth in Spending reform (HB 2099/SB 1051), sponsored in the 2018 legislative session by Rep. Vince Leach (Oro Valley) and Sen. John Kavanagh (Scottsdale/Fountain Hills), will protect taxpayers by requiring the Legislature to send out a news release warning taxpayers if it plans to increase state government spending faster than the projected rate of growth […]

As lawmakers tried to push through a bill that would have created a state income tax, Americans for Prosperity and our activists led the way in making sure Alaskan families wouldn’t face another tax. AFP helped keep enough allies in line by focusing the debate around the state’s years of excessive spending. Thanks to the […]

Thanks to the efforts of Americans for Prosperity and our activists, ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft can now legally operate in the state. Under the new law, Alaskans now have more transportation options and more ways to earn extra income. Ridesharing gives Alaskans more options when getting a ride to the airport or going […]

In case you missed it, Rep. Kristi Noem sat down with Americans for Prosperity to discuss the recently passed tax reform package and how it will affect South Dakotans. In short, this reform bill is great for South Dakota.

This year, the Trump administration has an opportunity to make good on the campaign promise to “drain the swamp” by enacting civil service reform. As Kimberley Strassel noted in her recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal: “When Candidate Trump first referred to “the swamp,” he was talking about the bog of Beltway lobbyists and “establishment” politicians. But […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va.—Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) applauded the West Virginia House of Delegates vote on Friday to eliminate film tax credits. This vote followed previous action by the state Senate. The bill now heads to the Governor for his signature. “It’s Oscar season and if they had a category for ‘Acting in the Best Interests […]

It’s been nearly a month since the passage of tax reform and thousands of American workers and their families are experiencing the benefits of the new law firsthand. Businesses were quick to respond to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, announcing employee bonuses and new investments in communities across America. Now, another wave of major companies has announced benefits for hardworking Americans.  These companies include: Apple – As a result of the new […]