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TRENTON, N.J. – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) applauds Governor Phil Murphy for signing Executive Order 3, which directs a full audit of all the tax incentive programs in the state. AFP-NJ has consistently opposed corporate welfare, including the $5 billion New Jersey offered Amazon to bring their HQ2 to Newark. The government should not be in […]

Grassroots group commends Speaker Corcoran for rejecting Amazon deal with state money Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-FL (AFP-FL), the state’s leading free-market grassroots organization, responded to Amazon’s announcement it has narrowed its list of potential sites for its second headquarters to 20 metropolitan areas, including Miami. AFP-FL has been at the forefront of opposing […]

Granite State should focus on improving business environment MANCHESTER, N.H.—Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) on Thursday responded to Amazon’s announcement that New Hampshire would not be on its short list of locations to build its second North American headquarters, highlighting changes that would make the Granite State more attractive to businesses in the future. New […]

Grassroots group supports Sen. Murante’s bill to reform Department of Education LINCOLN, Nebr. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska released the following statement supporting LR285CA, a proposed amendment to the state constitution removing the state Board of Education and placing the Commissioner of Education under the direction of the Governor. “Nebraska’s state Board of Education has been […]

TRENTON, NJ – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) today applauded Governor Christie for signing Senate Bill 1599 into law as one of his final acts in office. This law is intended to bring more transparency to certain occupational license boards by requiring them to report licensure exam passage rates. Occupational licenses are essentially government permission […]

HARRISBURG, Penn. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) announced support for a package of regulatory reform legislation introduced today by members in the General Assembly. Altogether, the bills would help improve the state’s regulatory culture by stopping bad regulations before they are implemented, ensuring existing regulations are systematically reviewed by proper authorities, and making sure the […]

Denver, CO – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) – Colorado, the leading grassroots organization in Colorado, just released its 2018 Road to Freedom policy agenda outlining the major policy areas the group will advocate. The ambitious Road to Freedom agenda urges properly funding our transportation needs with existing revenues and without tax increases, reforms to Colorado’s […]

The first week of session is now officially behind us, and it sure was a busy one! By Friday, six pro-freedom bills supported by Americans for Prosperity-Florida had passed on the House floor, including: Several accountability and transparency measures dealing with bodies of local government (HB 7 & HB 11)
Large-scale reforms and the winding down […]

Republican Candidates vying for seat held by Senator Joe Donnelly to discuss issues related to the economy INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN), the state’s leading free-market grassroots organization, today announced it will host the first Indiana Republican Senate Primary Debate of the year on Tuesday, February 20th, in downtown Indianapolis at Emmis Communications. […]