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Week six of Florida’s legislative session has come and gone, and the chess game continues as we move closer to the season of budget conferencing. Just seven days of session remain until the 50th day, the last day for regularly-scheduled committee meetings. Florida Billboard, Week 6 Notably, the House’s tax cut package was released, with […]
Indianapolis, Ind. – Senator Joe Donnelly is trying to explain his opposition to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by suggesting his problem with the bill was that the individual tax cuts weren’t permanent. According to the Indianapolis Star, “Donnelly said he voted against the bill because it cuts taxes for the wealthiest Americans while raising taxes on a majority […]
Memo: How Work Requirements Help Lift People Out of Poverty And Preserve The Social Safety Net Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) announced that they would allow states to develop their own work requirements for able-bodied adults. The elderly, disabled or pregnant would be excluded. Despite the hand-wringing by opponents and headlines suggesting that these […]
Grassroots advocacy group encourages Senate to quickly follow suit and increase work opportunity for everyone MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin applauded the Assembly for passing Governor Walker’s sweeping welfare reform plan today. AFP-Wisconsin led a heavy grassroots and digital advertising push to urge lawmakers to pass the plan. The State Senate is expected to […]
Taxpayers now a step closer to more transparent and accountable government spending CHARLESTON, W.Va.—The State Senate on Thursday passed the Judicial Oversight Amendment, SJR 3, a measure to allow lawmakers to have oversight of the budget of the judicial branch of government. If also passed by the House of Delegates, this constitutional amendment would appear […]
Arlington, VA — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin today told the House Ways and Means Committee that President Donald Trump “feels strongly” that the United States should impose a sales tax on purchases made over the Internet, according to Bloomberg. Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “The entire point of […]
RICHMOND, VA – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia responded today to Delegate Terry Kilgore’s call for Medicaid expansion with work requirements. AFP-VA, the state’s leading free-market grassroots organization, has been at the forefront of opposing Medicaid expansion that perpetuates a two-tiered society by trapping the least fortunate in a broken system. “Adding work requirements won’t magically transform […]
Bismarck, ND – Americans for Prosperity-North Dakota (AFP-ND) is hosting two events next week, in Fargo and Bismarck, to celebrate the new tax law and the positive impact it will have on North Dakota and the rest of the country. The “American Pay Raise” series is a national effort by AFP to promote the benefits of […]
Grassroots group praises work to limit government, expand opportunity CONCORD-N.H.—Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) on Thursday reacted to Governor Chris Sununu’s State of the State address, in which he highlighted the progress the Granite State has made over the past year: “New Hampshire has become a better place to live and do business,” said Greg […]
