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JACKSON, MS – Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) today announced its 2020 legislative session agenda: Make Mississippi The Opportunity State. AFP-MS will advocate for legislation in five key policy areas that strive to make the Magnolia State a better place to live, work, and raise a family. Click here to see AFP-MS’s 2020 Legislative Agenda AFP-MS […]
Grassroots group responds to Senate leadership Medicaid expansion plan TOPEKA, Kansas – Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS), The Sunflower State’s leading grassroots group dedicated to improving the lives of every Kansan, responded to the release of Senator Jim Denning’s Medicaid expansion plan. “This expansion will hurt the very people Medicaid was designed to help,” said AFP-KS […]
CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today urged lawmakers to reject House Bill 735, a bill that would establish a sales tax on carbon-based fuels. According to the Department of Environmental Services, imposing a tax per-ton emission of carbon dioxide would cost nearly $800 million by 2023. Americans for Prosperity-NH State Director Greg […]
Americans for Prosperity Foundation and The LIBRE Institute submitted a public comment opposing a proposal from the Department of Homeland Security to raise immigration and naturalization benefit request fees and improperly transfer part of the fee revenue to Immigration and Customs Enforcement . This fee increase, along with other fee increases in the past 12 years, shows that […]
Grassroots group praises senate for raising filing threshold for businesses CONCORD, NH – Following the Senate passing of Senate Bill 223, a bill that increases the minimum gross business income required for filing a business profits tax return from $50,000 to $75,000, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire State Director Greg Moore issued the following statement: “Today […]
Dinner features Mayor Jacobs and focuses on civil asset forfeiture reform KNOXVILLE, TN – Tonight at 7:00 PM, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs will discuss civil asset forfeiture reform at the Bill of Rights dinner at the Bearden Banquet Hall in Knoxville. Criminal justice reform has been an issue with support across the political spectrum […]
AFP-FL to mobilize to cut red tape and champion opportunity for more Floridians Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today applauded members of the Florida House and Senate for sponsoring commonsense legislation to cut burdensome red tape and reduce the roadblocks to fulfilling employment. AFP-FL has launched a direct mail and digital campaign in […]
Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) responded today to the unveiling of a new criminal justice reform agenda from the Governor’s office ahead of the state’s upcoming 2020 legislative session. “The criminal justice reform agenda outlined by Governor Northam and his Administration today lays out a bright vision for the future of our state, especially for those […]
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/13/2019 Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity commended the announced “Phase One” agreement that effectively postpones a tariff increase scheduled for Dec. 15 and urged an end to the trade war. Americans for Prosperity Trade Policy Fellow Dan Pearson issued the following statement: “This agreement is a positive sign that, […]
