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Are your legislators Champions of the Taxpayer? Or Champions of BIG Government? You can find out soon! AFP-Arizona will release its 2018 Legislative Scorecard later this year. For an update on the key bills we were tracking in the 2018 session, check out our May 15 Legislative Update. (SCROLL DOWN FOR SCORECARDS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS) […]
The Big W: Tax reforms pass in Iowa What it is: The Iowa tax reforms will lower rates across the board for individuals and businesses. Unfortunately, these reforms aren’t as sweeping as we were hoping, but they are a step in the right direction. Rates for individuals and businesses will decrease, but those benefits won’t […]
Your weekly round-up of the major wins making headlines thanks to AFP’s grassroots activists across the country (April 30 – May 4) The Big W: Tennessee voters overwhelmingly reject Nashville transit plan What it is: This ballot initiative proposed a major transit “improvement” plan for a light rail system throughout Nashville. This plan would have […]
Republican U.S. Senate candidates Kevin Nicholson and Leah Vukmir square off on the AFP-Wisconsin debate stage. Watch the full debate video here. Last week, Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin hosted the first Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate primary debate between candidates Leah Vukmir, a state senator, and businessman Kevin Nicholson. Both candidates engaged in a spirited debate […]
Tampa Mayor asks Governor and Feds to pull resources from Oak Grove favoring funding for privately owned baseball team Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) is appalled by Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s request to have Governor Scott intervene with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s office to pull potentially available resources from the Oak Grove neighborhood […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce today sent a letter to Congress detailing the organizations’ opposition to H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, which was recently passed out of committee and is awaiting a vote from the full chamber. Click Here to View Letter While the bill […]
The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform, established by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, is tasked with identifying reforms to improve the existing budget process. They could be bold and overhaul the entire existing Congressional Budget Act of 1974, or they could propose incremental reforms aimed at improving the existing process. […]
State-wide campaign calls out bad votes, asks lawmakers to work for lower taxes, better healthcare Salt Lake City, UT – Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT) launched a direct mail and digital campaign this week to hold legislators accountable for growing the size of the government and raising taxes on Utah families. In the recent legislative session several […]
Grassroots organization stands with Governor Colyer as he signs executive order TOPEKA, KS – Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer announced a public sector “Ban the Box” executive order today that AFP-Kansas (AFP-KS) lauds as an important first step toward a criminal justice system that upholds human dignity and provides a second chance to Kansans who are […]
