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Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL), the state’s leading grassroots organization promoting common sense tax cuts and fiscal restraint, is applauding Governor Rick Scott after delivering his final State of the State address today during a joint session with the Florida House and Senate.  Governor Scott discussed his commitment to work with the legislature […]

CONCORD, N.H. – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) applauded Governor Sununu’s support for occupational licensure reform in his proposed 2018 legislative agenda.  In particular, AFP-NH noted his support for bills (HB 1685 and SB 462) that will remove barriers to entering the over 200 licensed professions that represent nearly one-sixth of the state’s workforce. “Governor […]

Group will mobilize grassroots to promote DPC as commons sense health care reform Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL), the state’s leading grassroots advocacy organization for common sense health care reform, has launched a new direct mail campaign highlighting the benefits of direct primary care. The mailer calls on constituents to contact their legislators […]

Lincoln, NE – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) – Nebraska comments on the first day of session for the 2018 Nebraska Unicameral Legislature and took policy positions on several bills introduced. “Growing calls for tax relief, spending restraint, and policies that create economic opportunity should weigh heavily on lawmakers as they enter the 2018 legislative session. This is […]

TRENTON, NJ – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) today urged the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee to vote against Senate Bill 3631, legislation introduced by Senators Lesniak and Thompson that would provide special tax handouts to Amazon if it chooses to build its second headquarters in Newark. The grassroots organization has long opposed corporate welfare schemes that […]

Grassroots group launches “Cut Red Tape” accountability mail campaign to thank Rep. Manny Diaz and Sen. Keith Perry Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) is launching direct mail into the districts of State Representative Manny Diaz and Senator Keith Perry, the sponsors of key legislation to reduce burdensome red tape. The group is encouraging […]

“By cutting taxes and restraining spending, my state jumpstarted its economy. Others should follow suit.” Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina State Director Donald Bryson wrote an op-ed in National Review describing the economic success of comprehensive tax reform in North Carolina. Five years ago, North Carolina’s economy was “floundering,” with unemployment near 10 percent. After a […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity cheered the House’s passage of the Financial CHOICE Act 2.0 Thursday, which would roll back the worst provisions of the Dodd-Frank regulatory behemoth and add much-needed accountability to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The organization issued a “key vote alert” in favor of the bill, sponsored by Rep. […]

Arlington, Va. – AFP is commending Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai for advancing a plan for the FCC to roll back Obama-era Internet regulations, which improperly classified the Internet as a Title II telecommunications service under the Communications Act, and imposed rules commonly known as net neutrality.  These rules, formally known as the Open Internet Order, prohibited Internet […]