Commentary
There’s a whole lot of misinformation out there about the Farm Bill, which the House of Representatives will vote on this Friday. But the truth is quite simple – this bill continues Washington’s addiction to reckless spending and is loaded with corporate welfare. Here are three common myths about the Farm Bill, and the facts […]
Grassroots group applauds Lincoln City Council and Board of Education for pursuing alternative route for school safety initiatives Lincoln, Nebr. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) on Wednesday commended the Lincoln City Council and Lincoln Board of Education for abandoning a proposal to create a joint public agency (JPA) to administer and fund a school safety […]
American families make hard choices about spending every day, carefully budgeting to make ends meet and plan for the future. Shouldn’t the same rules apply to our federal government? You would think! Yet the national debt has now hit $21 trillion and Congress keeps on spending. Sen. James Lankford has documented some of the most […]
Momentum grows as county commissioners unanimously vote to make Lincoln the third county in New Mexico to pass right-to-work Carrizozo, N.M. – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) on Tuesday applauded Lincoln County commissioners for unanimously passing the right-to-work ordinance introduced by Commissioner Elaine Allen, making Lincoln the third county in New Mexico to expand workers’ […]
AFP-Arizona May 15, 2018 Legislative Update 1) LOW SCORES ON THE 2018 SCORECARD? We are still working on grading our 2018 Legislative Scorecard. But initial indications are not good. The 2018 legislative session saw some victories on regulatory policy (see below), but on tax and budget policy, it was a bad scene. Among other things, […]
Have you spoken with a friend, family member or neighbor about tax reform lately? The passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was a historic victory for millions of everyday Americans. Hundreds of companies have responded to tax reform by increasing pay, expanding worker benefits, giving out bonuses, planning new investments at home and creating new […]
The Big W: Tax reforms pass in Iowa What it is: The Iowa tax reforms will lower rates across the board for individuals and businesses. Unfortunately, these reforms aren’t as sweeping as we were hoping, but they are a step in the right direction. Rates for individuals and businesses will decrease, but those benefits won’t […]
We’ve accomplished so much here in the Beehive state, thanks to our activists and supporters who care about freedom in Utah. Creating a more prosperous Utah means advocating for good fiscal policies that lead to a more prosperous state and holding lawmakers accountable for bad ones. Many of our lawmakers are focused on growing our economy, removing […]
South Dakota taxpayers are excited about the retirement of the old tax code. The results of lower rates and a more simplified tax code will be obvious this time next year once we’ve all filed our 2018 tax returns. State Director Don Haggar pointed out in a recent op-ed that the American Pay Raise is […]
