Press Release

When the Denver Post editorialized that it was a good thing that the state legislature had made an end-run around the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado State Director Jesse Mallory struck back. He pointed out that the newspaper got it wrong — twice. “First, despite what the newspaper claims, it’s not a good thing […]

The federal budget process is broken, and has been for quite a while. Kurt Couchman, a senior fellow for fiscal policy at Americans for Prosperity, writes in The Hill that if Congress wants to fix the system, it should look to the states for a model. The failure of the budget process is bipartisan. “No […]

Last week, the Arizona legislature passed a major tax reform bill that reduces the state’s personal income tax rate to one flat rate of 2.5% with a cap of 4.5%. MSN posted an article from the Center Square highlighting the tax reform bill’s passage and the reaction from key stakeholders in the state. The piece […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Americans for Prosperity – Florida (AFP-FL) celebrated the announcement that Florida has the most favorable charter school laws nationwide. The Center for Education Reform (CER) released their annual Charter School Law Ranking and Scorecard, which showed Florida jumped from #5 to #1. CER credited a new law that allows charter schools to be authorized by sponsors outside school […]

CONCORD, NH – Following the U.S. Supreme Court denying a  motion to hear New Hampshire v. Massachusetts, a case challenging  Massachusetts’s taxation of nonresident remote workers, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) State Director Greg Moore issued the following statement: “Massachusetts’ cash grab hurts Granite Staters who followed COVID-19 protocols from the state of Massachusetts. This […]

Youngstown, OH – Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) is hosting a “Pull the Pork” event today with state Senator Michael Rulli. AFP-OH’s Grassroots Engagement Director Derrick Anderson will discuss with guests why the Biden Administration’s proposed infrastructure bill will do little to improve roads and bridges for the state of Ohio and harm small businesses and […]

Arlington, Va. – On Thursday, President Biden announced that he’d reached an agreement with Senate negotiators on an infrastructure package. The president also emphasized that the so-called deal would not get his signature without a commitment that a multi-trillion dollar package of wasteful spending and partisan priorities pass through reconciliation. Americans for Prosperity Chief Government […]

Phoenix, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) today commended the Arizona legislature for passing HB2900/SB1828, the state budget that includes a pro-growth income tax reduction to one flat rate of 2.5% with a cap of 4.5%. AFP-AZ State Director Stephen Shadegg issued the following statement: “Today’s vote is a huge victory for our state, setting […]

TRENTON, NJ – Today, Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) weighed in shortly after the legislature passed this year’s budget. The grassroots group stressed Governor Phil Murphy and the legislature have continued to approve unnecessary increases in spending over the last four years. In less than a year, New Jersey borrowed $4.5 billion and received billions more from […]