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Grassroots group announces event to hear from South Dakota’s Republican primary candidates for Governor SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) on Tuesday announced an event for South Dakotans to hear from Republican primary candidates for Governor U.S. Rep Kristi Noem and State Attorney General Marty Jackley. The Gubernatorial Forum will be held on May […]
Grassroots group responds to recent ad hominem attacks on groups opposing transit plan NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) released the following statement as pro-transit groups, including Transit for Nashville, have shifted their strategy from talking transit to attacking groups standing in opposition to the $9 billion Nashville transit plan. “Transit tax supporters have clearly gone […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) will host Senator Todd Young for a “Tax Day” conversation this Monday, April 16 at 9:00 am in downtown Indianapolis to talk about the recently-passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and its effects on Hoosier communities. Hoosiers everywhere are already seeing bigger paychecks because of the new tax […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement in response to remarks by Treasury Secretary Mnuchin that “the president is very interested in reopening the Export-Import Bank” as a “fully functioning” entity: “The Export-Import Bank is corporate welfare at its worst. This is an entity that uses billions in […]
Momentum grows as Otero becomes second county in New Mexico to pass Right-to-Work Alamogordo, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM), the state’s leading advocates for common sense labor reforms is applauding the vote today by Otero County Commissioners that make the county the second in New Mexico to enact a right-to-work ordinance. AFP-NM lauded […]
Arlington, Va. – Recent news reports indicate that the Trump administration is considering massive agriculture bailouts as a way to blunt the harmful effect of protectionist trade moves. According to the Wall Street Journal, officials are developing an “aid package” that would amount to a multibillion-dollar bailout of American farmers harmed by the administration’s tariff policy. […]
AFP-Arizona’s April 12 Legislative Update is available in PDF HERE. 1) PROGRESS REPORTS — Last week, AFP-Arizona sent progress reports to all ninety Arizona Legislators, giving them estimates of what their scores would likely be on AFP-AZ’s 2018 Legislative Scorecard if the session were to end right now. With a few exceptions, the scores are […]
RALEIGH, N.C. – Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) on Wednesday announced Chris McCoy as the new state director. McCoy previously served as senior field director. “I am honored that Americans for Prosperity has entrusted me with leading the organization’s grassroots efforts in the great state of North Carolina. I look forward to building on past […]
Legislation breaks down barriers to opportunity Harrisburg, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) today applauded the state House for passing legislation that would help Pennsylvanians charged with low-level, nonviolent crimes obtain jobs and productively re-entering a community once they have served their sentence. House Bill 1419, often referred to as the “Clean Slate” bill, would […]
