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HARRISBURG, PA – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) called on state representatives to block a bill (SB 908) that would expand Pennsylvania’s Prevailing Wage Act, calling it an unfair expansion of government involvement in private labor markets. In addition to issuing a “key vote alert” to lawmakers ahead of Monday’s vote in the House Labor and […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Americans for Prosperity–Illinois (AFP-IL) today responded to the Illinois General Assembly’s failure to pass megaproject legislation before the end of session, highlighting the defeat of harmful provisions that would have put property taxpayers at risk. The General Assembly did not rush through a late-night stadium deal that was not fully vetted and carried […]
NASHVILLE- Americans for Prosperity Tennessee (AFP-TN) today voiced strong opposition to the $30 Million Fast Track Grant for Starbucks from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. This grant aims to accommodate and cement the Starbucks Coffee Company’s new corporate Headquarters inside the Volunteer State. The goal, put forward in front of the State Funding Board, […]
CHICAGO, IL — Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) has been a fierce advocate for Illinois taxpayers, and today, Deputy State Director Brian Costin penned an opinion piece in Crain’s Chicago Business warning of the pitfalls of the megaproject bill facing the state legislature. In the piece, Costin asserts, “Illinois does not need a separate property tax […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Key components of Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia’s (AFP-WV) legislative agenda have been secured including meaningful income tax cuts and the expansion of the nation’s Gold Standard school choice program, the Hope Scholarship. The group and our activists across the state are celebrating these common-sense policy victories that Governor Patrick Morrisey, Senate Leaders, and […]
CARSON CITY, NV — Ahead of the Nevada General Assembly’s special session expected to begin this week, Americans for Prosperity-Nevada (AFP-Nevada) is announcing its opposition to the legislature promoting taxpayer-funded tax credits propping up the film industry in the Battle Born State. AFP-Nevada is dedicated to protecting Nevada taxpayers and ensuring that the state legislature […]
For decades, many Florida residents had no idea they were bankrolling corporations that already made millions in revenue through Enterprise Florida—a program that turned working families’ tax dollars into handouts for some of the state’s wealthiest companies. At its core, Enterprise Florida was an agency created to attract businesses and jobs to the state. However, […]
Dear Representative, On behalf of Americans for Prosperity, I urge you to support Representative John James’ legislation, H. J. Res. 136 – providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later […]
Lansing, Michigan—Today Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) announced the launch of a new digital ad campaign in the Great Lake State calling on U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow to block the Biden Administration’s efforts to ban gas-powered cars and force most Americans to drive electric vehicles. President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new emissions […]
