Victory

Grassroots group applauds defeat of $9 billion boondoggle NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) released the following statement after tens of thousands of Davidson County voters went to the polls on Tuesday to defeat the Nashville Transit Improvement Plan – a $9 billion boondoggle that would have imposed on Nashvillians the highest sales tax in […]

Being an activist requires dedication. Americans for Prosperity-Arizona’s are some of the hardest-working out there.   Although it’s already time to take on the next barrier to freedom, let’s look back at these nine important victories for freedom from Arizona’s 2018 legislative session (in no particular order).  If these are causes you care about, join in the fight for freedom by signing […]

Grassroots group turns focus to real reforms OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK), the largest free market advocate for taxpayers in the state, released the following statement in response to the failure of HB 1033XX in the Oklahoma House. “While killing this tax hike is a victory for Oklahoma taxpayers, especially low-income families, our lawmakers […]

When lawmakers tried to go around our state’s constitution, Americans for Prosperity and our activists were there to stop it. Colorado’s constitution requires any new taxes to be approved by the voters, yet last fall, politicians in Denver attempted to raise taxes without our consent during a special session. Thanks to the hard work of […]

Americans for Prosperity and our activists around the state led the charge to defeat a proposal to increase the sales tax by $3.5 billion. We were able to make the case that Colorado was missing opportunities to cut wasteful spending and that lawmakers should practice fiscal responsibility instead of making life harder for working families. […]

With the help of the LIBRE Initiative, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado and our activists were successful in passing legislation through both chambers of the state legislature to equalize funding for public charter schools. Prior to this legislation being passed, charter schools were chronically underfunded, despite outperforming many traditional public schools. This legislation puts all public schools […]

As lawmakers tried to push through a bill that would have created a state income tax, Americans for Prosperity and our activists led the way in making sure Alaskan families wouldn’t face another tax. AFP helped keep enough allies in line by focusing the debate around the state’s years of excessive spending. Thanks to the […]

Thanks to the efforts of Americans for Prosperity and our activists, ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft can now legally operate in the state. Under the new law, Alaskans now have more transportation options and more ways to earn extra income. Ridesharing gives Alaskans more options when getting a ride to the airport or going […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va.—Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) applauded the West Virginia House of Delegates vote on Friday to eliminate film tax credits. This vote followed previous action by the state Senate. The bill now heads to the Governor for his signature. “It’s Oscar season and if they had a category for ‘Acting in the Best Interests […]