ICYMI: Our Turn: Bail reform is preventing the criminalization of poverty; let’s not undo these changes
Oct 28, 2019

Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire Grassroots Engagement Director Brinck Slattery and American Civil Liberties Union Political Director Jeanne Hruska | Concord Monitor Last year, New Hampshire took another major step toward ending the practice of incarcerating individuals simply because they cannot afford to post bail while awaiting trial. Thanks to the efforts of a bipartisan group […]

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ICYMI: West Virginia shines a spotlight on absurdities of tariff bailout program
Oct 25, 2019

Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia State Director Jason Huffman | The Hill Recent reports that an agricultural company owned by our governor’s family received the maximum $125,000 in trade-war bailout money from the federal government have raised some eyebrows. But the real issue is not about farmers, it’s about a government $22 trillion in debt handing out six-figure checks as […]

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Budget & Spending
ICYMI: My Turn: Budget details should be a warning flag to local governments, school districts
Oct 17, 2019

Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire State Director Greg Moore | Concord Monitor New Hampshire finally enacted a state budget last month, nearly three months after the last one expired. While there are many aspects, both good and bad, within the budget, there is one area that should concern every property taxpayer in the Granite State. […]

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Unleash the Power of Freedom to Strengthen our Public Schools
Oct 7, 2019

More freedom — not more bureaucracy — is the answer to our state’s challenges. In education, every child should have opportunities that address their unique needs.  To achieve that, every child should have the opportunity to attend any public, private, home, charter or virtual school, regardless of their means or where they live.  That’s why […]

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ICYMI: Grassley and his colleagues should restore oversight of tariff policy
Oct 1, 2019

Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips | The Hill Tariffs, like taxes, are paid by the American people. The difference is that Congress votes on taxes. Although the Constitution grants the legislative branch the power “to regulate commerce with foreign nations”, over much of the past century Congress has delegated more and more authority over […]

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AFP-NH Issues Key Vote Alert for House Bill 365
Sep 17, 2019

Dear Representative: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire activists, I urge you to oppose overriding the Governor’s veto on House Bill 365, relative to net energy metering limits for customer generators when it is voted on this week in the House.  This vote may be recorded in our 2019 session legislative scorecard. HB 365 […]

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Americans for Prosperity Minnesota Radio – 9/9/19
Sep 9, 2019

With so much campaign rhetoric about “Medicare for All”, we’re exploring what a government takeover of health care would really mean for Minnesotans. Twila Brase from Citizen’s Council for Health Freedom shares some dark lessons from countries that have already fallen to socialized medicine. Then in the second half: Students and families aren’t the only […]

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Americans for Prosperity Minnesota Radio – 9/2/19
Sep 2, 2019

Happy Labor Day Weekend! Host Jason Flohrs chatted with Rep. Jim Nash about all the recent local and state scandals of waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars. From cities overcharging for permitting fees and then pocketing the profits to DHS giving out tens of millions of dollars to the wrong people – it’s time […]

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New Hampshire State House
ICYMI: Vetoing minimum wage hike creates opportunity for NH workers
Aug 27, 2019

Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire Community Engagement Director Sarah Scott | Foster’s Daily Democrat In New Hampshire, we have a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the direction our economy is going. Record-low unemployment, record-high workforce participation, record-high revenue from business taxes, and top economic growth in the region make for an environment of […]

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