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Hope [Scholarship] springs eternal in sunny Florida as week five of the Florida legislative calendar comes to an end, and the final four weeks continue to loom. The major themes of the week were educational freedom, the rejection of corporate welfare, and the reduction of regulatory red-tape. View Week 5 Florida Billboard here Among the […]
Week four of legislative session brought with it a bit more clarity on what the rest of session’s major fights will look like. Several key pieces of legislation continued their march through the House. Agency rulemaking is one step closer to a “one-in, one-out” rule, as HB 791 marched through its first committee in the […]
RALEIGH, N.C.—Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) offered the following statement amidst Saturday’s meeting between U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper regarding Interior’s proposals for responsibly developing the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program) for 2019-2024: “Americans for Prosperity stands with many […]
Legislative leaders will speak with AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs to brief participants on upcoming legislative efforts and answer activists’ questions. St. Paul, MN – On Tuesday evening, February 13, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) will host their 2018 Session Kickoff event, where AFP-MN will unveil their priorities for the upcoming session. Speaker of the House […]
Grassroots group calls on House and Senate to oppose gas tax increase Phoenix, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) is expanding its state-wide effort to urge Arizonans to take action against raising the gas tax. The state’s leading free-market grassroots organization is currently running a digital ad as part of a larger campaign to halt […]
TRENTON, N.J. – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) on Monday reacted to Governor Murphy’s executive order for New Jersey to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which would establish cap-and-trade measures in New Jersey. AFP-NJ, the state’s leading free-market grassroots organization, has consistently opposed cap-and-trade schemes that increase Garden State residents’ electric costs and […]
RICHMOND, VA – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) applauded the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee for rejecting SB 696, which would establish cap-and-trade in Virginia and bring the state’s carbon emissions regulations in compliance with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s rule (RGGI). AFP-VA has long opposed cap-and-trade schemes that increase Virginians’ electric costs and are detrimental […]
Grassroots organization applauds Interior plan’s benefits for all Granite Staters. CONCORD, N.H.—Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) offered the following statement ahead of Tuesday’s Bureau of Ocean Energy and Land Management (BOEM) public hearing on the Department of the Interior’s proposals for responsibly developing the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program) […]
The second full week of session is now in the history books! Throughout the week, two major themes seemed to play out in pro-freedom legislation throughout the week. On one hand, several bills simplified rules for the dreamers, builders, and everyday citizens across the state. Bill passing through commitees include: Efforts to cut down on […]
