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ALTERNATIVES TO RAISING GAS TAXES OR OTHER TRANSPORTATION-RELATED TAXES AFP-Arizona Briefing Paper February 2018 PDF version TAKE ACTION HERE Acknowledgements AFP-Arizona understands that continual improvements in fuel economy and the development of hybrid and electric vehicles have reduced the real value of nominal revenues from traditional gas taxes. We also acknowledge that a properly designed […]
Grassroots group applauds lawmakers for fiscally responsible action despite special interest bully tactics CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Tonight lawmakers passed a fair but fiscally responsible pay increase for teachers and other public employees. Sadly, this Thursday and Friday the parents of over 250,000 West Virginia students will still be forced to waste hard earned sick days, vacation […]
Imagine landing your dream job, only to find out that to keep it, you must give part of every paycheck to an organization that advocates for causes with which you disagree. Since, 2007, that’s been reality for Mark Janus. At a young age, Janus learned the importance of public service as a Boy Scout in […]
Grassroots group launched easy-to-follow policy platform lawmakers can use to make Minnesota the best state to live, work, and raise a family St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) released the “Roadmap to Prosperity” agenda to serve as a guide for lawmakers to restore fiscal stability, ignite the Minnesota economy, focus on sound investment […]
Week six of Florida’s legislative session has come and gone, and the chess game continues as we move closer to the season of budget conferencing. Just seven days of session remain until the 50th day, the last day for regularly-scheduled committee meetings. Florida Billboard, Week 6 Notably, the House’s tax cut package was released, with […]
Grassroots group unveils policy agenda in front of local activists and legislators St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN), the free market grassroots advocacy organization launched “Roadmap to Prosperity” a comprehensive policy agenda to help make Minnesota the best state to live, work, and raise a family. AFP-MN released the policy agenda during their legislative […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) released a statement following the Senate’s vote to approve HB 1413, a bill that would greatly expand worker freedoms in the Show Me State. The bill includes provisions that would require an employee’s annual consent for labor organizations to use dues and fees for political purposes, require […]
RALEIGH, N.C. – Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) responded to a new poll by the Civitas Institute that found 64 percent of potential North Carolina voters favor a Right to Work constitutional amendment. AFP-NC, the state’s leading grassroots organization, has consistently advocated for Right to Work policies that expand worker freedom and opportunities for all […]
Infrastructure focus should be on ending wasteful spending, reining in regulations Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity’s Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement today in response to the release of the president’s sweeping proposal to modernize our nation’s infrastructure. AFP’s Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner released the following statement: “As lawmakers […]
