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Guess which state this is, given these hints: Announced $9.2 billion in corporate expansion and new-location projects in 2017. Committed to creating more than 17,200 jobs in 2017. Garnered $2.3 billion in investments by internationally-owned companies in 2017. Exported more than $2.5 billion in goods and services in 2017 — a 4.8 percent increase over the previous year. Passed […]
Grassroots group commends Senate Committee for Advancing Worker Freedom Bill Minneapolis, MN – Americans for Prosperity – Minnesota (AFP-MN) today thanked the Senate Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections for supporting SF3983, which clarifies that an approved collective bargaining agreement cannot act as a barrier to holding a decertification election that is […]
New law provides Wisconsin small businesses with regulatory certainty MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today commended Governor Scott Walker for signing the Employment Law Standardization Act into law. The new law provides statewide standard for employment law, protecting workers from the unintended consequences of local over-regulation and giving employers the certainty they need to […]
Momentum grows as Otero becomes second county in New Mexico to pass Right-to-Work Alamogordo, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM), the state’s leading advocates for common sense labor reforms is applauding the vote today by Otero County Commissioners that make the county the second in New Mexico to enact a right-to-work ordinance. AFP-NM lauded […]
MILWAUKEE, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today lauded Governor Scott Walker for signing landmark welfare reform into law that will increase employment opportunities for all Wisconsinites. Walker proposed an ambitious overhaul for the state’s welfare system in his January state of the state address and AFP-Wisconsin led a grassroots and digital advertising campaign to urge […]
Don’t believe the false narrative about right to work legislation. Defenders of the union status quo will tell you that forced unionization is necessary to protect New Mexican workers, and that every member of the union should pay dues. State Director Burly Cain recently defended those forced union members along with right-to-work laws around the country. Right-to-work states added 1.7 million jobs […]
Grassroots group urges McKinley County Commissioners to Expand Worker Freedom in Public Hearing Gallup, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) is urging the McKinley County Commissioners to pass the Right-to-Work ordinance sponsored earlier this year by Commissioner Bill Lee. On Tuesday, AFP-NM attended a public hearing held by the McKinley County Commissioners on the […]
St. Paul, MN – An op-ed by Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota State Director Jason Flohrs appeared in the Duluth News Tribune last week highlighting the landmark case on worker freedom and free speech, Janus v. AFSCME, that will be decided by the Supreme Court later this year. This case will decide the constitutionality of current law […]
Below is a sample email for a generic House member who voted for the Prop 301 sales tax extension/hike, but who has performed well on our coalition’s other key bills so far in the session. Here is the spreadsheet: 2018 AZ Rep Generic D7 03-28-2018 And here is a PDF of this letter: 2018 AZ House Generic […]
