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Grassroots group urges House to use existing revenues and protect patients from increased costs of Senate bill St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) on Thursday expressed disappointment at Senate passage of SF730, a bill that places additional fees onto patients already struggling with increasing health care costs. AFP-MN had sent Senators a Key Vote letter calling […]
Statewide campaign thanks legislators that voted for lower taxes, better healthcare options Salt Lake City, UT — Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT) launched a direct mail and digital campaign this week thanking lawmakers who voted to keep taxes low, limit regulation, and implement better healthcare options for Utah families. AFP-Utah commends their principled stances and admirable efforts […]
Grassroots group warns lawmakers opioid bill is wrong solution, would impose more costs on Minnesotans St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) on Thursday urged Senators to vote “No” on SF730, a bill that would place additional fees onto patients already struggling with increased health care costs. AFP-MN sent Senators a key vote letter […]
Grassroots group warns of accountability issues and taxing powers for new proposed government entities Lincoln, Nebr. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) today launched a digital ad campaign calling on Lincoln residents to oppose a proposed joint public agency (JPA) that has the power to levy additional taxes. The JPA would create two separate bodies, with […]
Denver, Colo. – After the House Committee on State, Veteran, Military Affairs voted to defeat occupational licensing bills SB 193 and SB 236 this week, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) issued a statement calling on the committee and House Speaker Crisanta Duran to support legislation that reduces barriers and expands opportunity for Coloradans. Both bills would […]
American Electric Power provides electricity to Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. The rates we pay for that electricity are in danger of going way, way up thanks to an activist shareholder in New York. Thomas DiNapoli, the comptroller for New York’s government-employee pension fund that owns a $100 million stake in AEP drafted a shareholder resolution that would […]
Tampa Mayor asks Governor and Feds to pull resources from Oak Grove favoring funding for privately owned baseball team Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) is appalled by Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s request to have Governor Scott intervene with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s office to pull potentially available resources from the Oak Grove neighborhood […]
Tennessee’s legislative session is over, with exciting results to show for the hard work put in by Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee and our inspiring activists and volunteers. Great bills were passed that will promote freedom and prosperity for Tennessee. Other not-so-great bills also passed, but we’ll continue to make our voices heard when we see issues […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) released the following statement Tuesday condemning the Senate Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Committee for killing HB 561. The bill would have repealed the onerous and wildly unnecessary occupational licensing requirement for florists. “I am very disappointed that the Senate Agriculture Committee decided to keep the nation’s only florist […]
