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Trenton, NJ – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) on Friday responded to the Atlantic City Casino Reinvestment Development Authority’s (CRDA) decision to allocate more than $4 million in taxpayer money to prop-up the Miss America pageant. “While the Miss America pageant is a celebration of intelligence and beauty, the CRDA’s decision to subsidize the pageant […]
AFP-Arizona April 19 Legislative Update 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 not good. Most fall […]
April is North Carolina Beer Month, and our state has no shortage of reasons to celebrate. Whether you prefer a beverage brewed in Asheville, Charlotte, Clayton or elsewhere, there’s something most every beer aficionado can enjoy. What makes the Tar Heel State a great place for beer and those who drink it is the variety we offer. It’s important that […]
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 […]
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 […]
For a PDF version of the AFP-Arizona April 9 Legislative Update, go HERE. 1) PROGRESS REPORTS — This past 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 […]
TRENTON, N.J. – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) on Thursday urged Members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee to vote against A-1038, an $85 million tax handout to the film and digital industry. AFP-NJ has consistently opposed the use of state tax credit programs to lure industries to the Garden State, and previous votes on the […]
Leader Pelosi draws fog to New Mexico’s benefits of tax reform Albuquerque, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) is disappointed in Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for spreading a misinformation campaign on the true benefits of tax reform. Along with videos and collateral being provided by the group Not One Penny, Leader Pelosi is traveling […]
There may be no crying in baseball, but there’s certainly corporate welfare. When teams take the field for Opening Day this year, many of them will be playing on the taxpayers’ dime—literally. For decades now, lawmakers at every level of government have been forking over millions of hardworking residents’ money to build stadiums for billionaire […]
