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DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) released a statement after the Senate Health and Human Services committed defeated a bill that would have reversed a controversial executive order that will hurt Colorado’s auto industry. SB19-053, would have overturned former Gov. Hickenlooper’s executive order that forces automobile makers and dealers to adopt strict emission standards […]

Taxpayers start off 2019 with tax and energy rate relief CONCORD, N.H. – As of January 1st, Granite State employers are seeing a reduction in the business enterprise tax rates of more than 11 percent as well as a 2.5% reduction in the business profits tax and all ratepayers are now benefiting from the elimination […]

Arlington, VA – In response to President Trump’s announcement this evening in Council Bluffs, IA that his administration will be promoting the use of ethanol by allowing year-round sales of E15, a fuel that is 15 percent ethanol by volume, Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “President Trump has revitalized our […]

Americans for Prosperity Policy Analyst Martin Rodriguez | Morning Consult According to a 2016 Reuters/Ipsos Election Day poll, a majority of Americans believe the economy is “rigged” to benefit wealthy insiders. … The latest example of how the well-connected are able to work out sweetheart deals at the expense of everyone else is legislation that […]

Americans for Prosperity-Arizona State Director Andrew Clark penned an op-ed in The Arizona Republic on Proposition 127, an amendment to the Arizona constitution mandating that 50 percent of the state’s energy be sourced from renewables. Prop. 127 is a golden goose for politically favored special interests. But for everyday Arizonans? We only have to look to our neighbors in California, who implemented the […]

DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) announced Monday two campaigns to oppose Proposition 112 and Amendment 73 in the upcoming election. Proposition 112 would severely cripple the energy industry in Colorado by making 85 percent of Colorado’s non-federal land off-limits to exploration and production. Amendment 73 is a $1.6 billion tax increase that would permanently restructure the tax […]

Grassroots group criticizes legislature for overturning veto on bill that increases electric costs, undermines economic success CONCORD, N.H. – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today expressed disappointment in legislators for overturning Governor Sununu’s veto on Senate Bill 365. The legislature sustained the veto on Senate Bill 446. Both pieces of legislation force utilities to pay […]

DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) launched a campaign Monday thanking Sen. Ray Scott for his vote against SB18-216, a bill that would have subsidized the construction of electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state. It would also allow the utility companies constructing the charging stations to cover any potential loss with taxpayer dollars. AFP will leverage […]

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today expressed support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed revision of the Clean Power Plan (CPP), called the Affordable Clean Energy “ACE” rule. The original Obama-era rule, if implemented, would have imposed a series of burdensome regulations that provided little environmental benefit to the detriment of the American economy. […]