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Landmark case presents opportunity to expand freedom to millions of public employees St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) state director Jason Flohrs will speak at a rally in Washington D.C. where the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments Monday in Janus v AFSCME, a landmark case for worker freedom […]
As a candidate, Gov. Roy Cooper portrayed himself as a champion of the little guy, railing against “corporate giveaways and tax cuts for the wealthiest [that] come at a high cost for middle class families.” Today, Gov. Cooper has changed his tune. Since taking office, he has committed to spend over $167 million in taxpayer money on special interests, […]
Below is AFP-Arizona’s February 23 legislative update, featuring some good news, some bad news, and some action items for our hardworking grassroots citizen activists. Some of the action items are general action pages that anyone can use at any time, and some are Request to Speak (RTS) items for our activists who have RTS accounts […]
Grassroots group commends Senate passage of pro-growth small-biz bill PIERRE, S.D.—Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) on Thursday applauded the state Senate for passing SB 173, a bill to allow South Dakota small craft brewers better compete, grow, and prosper. “Microbreweries are growing rapidly across the nation, South Dakota included,” said AFP-SD Deputy State Director Andrew […]
RALEIGH, N.C. – Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) on Thursday announced it had submitted a public records request seeking records that pertain to incentive offers the state has made to Amazon to build its second headquarters in Raleigh. AFP-NC has been at the forefront of opposing corporate welfare and tax handouts that reduce competition and […]
Grassroots group urges House to follow suit. NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) on Thursday commended state Senators for advancing Senator Brian Kelsey’s bill to permanently ban the so called “Hall Tax,” an outdated personal income tax on investment interest and dividends. “The ‘Hall Tax’ is nothing more than an income tax by another name,” said […]
Sweeping Reforms Backed by Badger State Activists Now Headed to Governor’s Desk Senate also clears Wetlands Reform, Civil Asset Forfeiture Rewrite, Base Budget Review Act MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin applauded the Senate for passing Governor Scott Walker’s sweeping welfare reform plan today. AFP-Wisconsin led a heavy grassroots and digital advertising campaign push to […]
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 […]
