Governor Sununu Protects Taxpayers from TCI, a Burdensome Gas Tax Increase
Feb 13, 2020

CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today commended Governor Sununu for opposing the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) in his State of the State speech. The TCI would institute a gas tax increase for a dozen Northeast and mid-Atlantic states, making it harder for individuals to make ends meet. In December, Sununu stated […]

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AFP Urges Lawmakers to Protect Granite Staters from $800 Million Sales Tax
Jan 9, 2020

CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today urged lawmakers to reject House Bill 735, a bill that would establish a sales tax on carbon-based fuels. According to the Department of Environmental Services, imposing a tax per-ton emission of carbon dioxide would cost nearly $800 million by 2023. Americans for Prosperity-NH State Director Greg […]

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Minnesota’s 2019 legislative session: What was good, what was bad and what’s next
Jun 11, 2019

The 2019 legislative session has come to a close in St. Paul. Thanks to the efforts of our activists and supporters all over the state, Americans for Prosperity saw progress on many of our priorities at the legislature. We also saw the defeat of a more than a few bad bills that would have moved Minnesota in the wrong direction – on […]

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AFP-NH Thanks Governor Sununu for Not Increasing Electric Costs
Jun 3, 2019

CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today commended Governor Sununu for vetoing HB 365, a net metering bill that would result in higher costs for ratepayers. New Hampshire rate payers face some of the highest electric rates in the country. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, New Hampshire residents pay an average retail […]

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Tax Increases and Government Mandates Hurt Opportunity
Apr 23, 2019

ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity – Minnesota (AFP-MN) today urged House members to reject HF2208, the Omnibus Jobs and Economic Development Finance Bill. The legislation would create a new entitlement program funded by a payroll tax on all employees and employers across the state, while also imposing a 100% carbon-free mandate. View the […]

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House Votes to Continue to Saddle Ratepayers with High Energy Bills
Mar 14, 2019

CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today urged the legislature to provide ratepayer relief following the defeat of House Bill 477, which would have rebated all of the proceeds of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) program, minus administrative costs, back to New Hampshire ratepayers. New Hampshire ratepayers face some of the highest […]

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Jason Flohrs on Justice & Drew Discussing Governor Walz’s Energy Plan
Mar 6, 2019

AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs joins Justice and Drew on am 1130 to talk about Governor Walz’s new 100% carbon free energy plan and the skyrocketing increases in electricity costs that will hurt Minnesota families. Click below and listen to Jason from 7:07 – 16:41.

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Energy Proposal Drives Up Costs for Minnesota Families, Stifles Innovation and Opportunity
Mar 4, 2019

ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today urged the Minnesota legislature to protect taxpayers and our state’s most vulnerable by rejecting Governor Walz’s new energy proposal that aims to use only carbon-free energy resources by 2050. AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs issued the following statement: “We’ve already seen proposals from the governor to […]

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AFP-NJ Comments to the Department of Environmental Protection on the RGGI
Feb 19, 2019

Commissioner McCabe: Through broad-based grassroots outreach, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is driving long-term solutions to the country’s biggest problems. AFP activists engage friends and neighbors on key issues and encourage them to take an active role in building a culture of mutual benefit, where people succeed by helping one another. I write to express our disagreement with the […]

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