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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 […]
Duluth, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) sent a key vote alert to the members of the Duluth City Council urging them to vote “No” on a big government overreach proposal to ban the sale of certain legal tobacco products. AFP-MN first voiced their concerns in January, and immediately began running a digital campaign to […]
Raleigh’s bid to bring Amazon’s HQ2 to town may be getting all the media coverage. But this isn’t the first time Gov. Roy Cooper has tried to take taxpayer dollars from hardworking North Carolinians and give them to big out-of-state companies.
In late 2017, Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law the most sweeping tax reforms in a generation. And now, many Oklahomans are seeing the benefits of those reforms in our paychecks. Countless posts on social media have recounted the surprise of many who discovered a little (or a lot) more on their […]
Grassroots group urges House to follow suit. CHARLESTON, W.Va.—Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) on Friday commended state senators for passing the “Paycheck Protection Bill” to protect the free speech and unauthorized paycheck deductions for political purposes. “We are thankful for those principled senators who voted today to protect West Virginians and their families from this […]
HB7055 expands transparency and options for Florida students and teachers Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) is cheering on legislative leaders who stood boldly to pass an innovative education reform bill. HB7055 creates the Hope Scholarship, which allows alternative education options for victims of bullying and harassment across Florida. It promotes worker freedom by […]
Alamogordo, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) is applauding the move by Otero County Commissioners to pass a Right to Work ordinance. Commissioner Susan Flores is sponsoring the ordinance. When Right to Work passes, Otero will be the second county in New Mexico to expand workers’ rights. AFP-NM has been the most vocal advocate […]
The craft beer craze has swept across the United States over the last several years. These microbreweries are popping up everywhere and providing employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for those who want to go into business. According to the Craft Brewers Association, South Dakota has 15 microbreweries that have a yearly impact of $209 million. Those microbreweries provide for owners’ families, create job […]
RICHMOND, Va. – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) on Wednesday expressed disappointment in members of the House Appropriations General Government & Capital Outlay Subcommittee for rejecting Delegate Michael Webert’s House Bill 242, which would have prohibited all taxpayer financing of professional sports stadiums. AFP-VA has consistently opposed stadium subsides, which the organization views as a form […]
