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Most federal budget information is either too condensed to illustrate relative priorities or too detailed to sort through. Little information exists in an accessible, broadly surveyable format. It’s like trying to navigate but only with raw satellite photos and Google’s Street View™. Congress could, however, borrow a best practice from the states: line-item budgets. A […]
Tallahassee, Fla. – Americans for Prosperity-Florida today issued the following statement after the House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee introduced PCB RRS 23-02, which would transfer the source of VISIT FLORIDA funding from state dollars to local tourist development taxes. “Florida’s natural environment and many attractions speak for themselves when it comes to marketing […]
Congress needs a new approach to automatic budget enforcement to replace the failed model that relies on across-the-board cuts. Instead, enforcement should help Congress budget responsibly in the first place by setting up automatic consequences that make small, repeatable, surgical adjustments to various federal programs. This approach would increase the difficulty of building a political […]
Tallahassee, Fla. — Americans for Prosperity-Florida today praised two legislative committees for approval of a trio of related bills authorizing for certain regulated occupations. The Senate Regulated Industries Committee approved SB 1364 and SB 1366, while the House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee approved companion bill HB 1333. “With universal recognition for occupational licensing, […]
ARLINGTON, VA—Americans for Prosperity’s Vice President of Government Affairs Akash Chougule made the following statement on President Biden’s first veto: “Today’s veto is an insult to every hardworking American who wants to save for their future – not fund an extreme political agenda. Americans sent a clear message to President Biden warning him not to use […]
America was built on the idea that anything is possible with hard work and a dream. But it doesn’t feel like that today. In his first two years in office, President Biden has pursued the most extreme elements of an out-of-touch progressive agenda that sees the growth of government as the solution to virtually every […]
Tallahassee, Fla. – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today issued the following statement after the House Commerce Committee passed House Bill 5, legislation that would eliminate funds for the Enterprise Florida program and transfer certain programs to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (FL-DEO). “The state of Florida has a compelling duty to ensure that taxpayer […]
Lansing, Michigan—Today the Michigan Senate voted to repeal the state’s landmark Right-to-Work law. The bill to repeal Right to Work now goes to Governor Gretchen Whitmer who has promised to sign the bill repealing the popular law. Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) organized activists to protest the repeal. The group printed and handed out 150,000 pink […]
Lansing, Michigan—Today the Michigan House will vote on repealing the state’s right-to-work law. The law—which has been in place for ten years—gives hard working Michiganders the choice of whether or not to join a labor union. After the announcement was posted, Americans for Prosperity-Michigan released the following statement from State Director Annie Patnaude: “The majority in Lansing […]
