Press Release
BATON ROUGE, La. – As special session gavels in, Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana has announced the first member of the Taker’s Dozen: Rep. Mark Abraham. The Taker’s Dozen is a group of legislators that AFP-LA has identified who take from the taxpayers to help feed lawmakers’ urge to increase the size of government. The group unveiled a teaser video […]
Grassroots group thanks Gov. Sununu for helping terminally ill Americans seek experimental treatments CONCORD, N.H. – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) on Monday commended Governor Sununu for leading the push to enact right-to-try at the federal level. Governor Sununu sent congressional leaders a letter urging both chambers of Congress to resolve their impasse and pass-right […]
Americans for Prosperity- North Carolina, in partnership with a coalition of organizations in support of the Senate Bill 75 – Const. Amd. – Max. Income Tax Rate of 5.5%, sent an open letter to the North Carolina House of Representatives urging lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 75. The proposed constitutional amendment would lower the cap […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity today called on House lawmakers to pass the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S.2155), providing relief to regional and community banks suffering under the burdensome regulations of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (H.R. 4173). Ahead of an expected vote Tuesday, […]
Grassroots group urges Governor to set partisan politics aside and sign the bill ST. PAUL, Minn. – Following passage of HF947, a bi-partisan tax conformity and relief bill that also gives Minnesota school districts access to an additional $225 million in funding sources, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) on Monday urged Governor Dayton to sign the bill […]
Momentum grows as county commissioners unanimously vote to make Chaves the fourth county in New Mexico to pass right-to-work ROSWELL, N.M. – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) on Monday applauded Chaves County commissioners for unanimously passing the right-to-work ordinance introduced by Commissioner T. Calder Ezzell Jr., making Chaves the fourth county in New Mexico to […]
Following several vetoes by Governor Northam, Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) State Director JC Hernandez issued the following statement: “It’s disappointing that Governor Northam continues to add to the chaos in the general assembly. The bills he rejected would have brought innovative solutions to Virginia’s healthcare system. Instead, Governor Northam continues to stifle solutions by insisting […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s leading grassroots advocacy organization, sent Key Vote letters to members of the House of Representatives today encouraging them to support legislation that the group will factor into their grades in the 2018 AFP Scorecard. This week, the House of Representatives will be taking up H.R. 5682, which […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As the 2018 legislative comes to a close, Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) released a statement lauding the legislature on bills approved that advanced worker freedom in the state. Leading the heralded group of bills was HB 1413, which includes provisions that would require an employee’s annual consent for labor organizations to use dues and […]
