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Greenville, SC—Following the recent proposal for a penny sales tax in Greenville, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) highlighted how taxes already devoted to funding infrastructure updates in the state made the measure unreasonable and unnecessary for residents. AFP-SC also noted how the increased cost-of-living due to high inflation already strains the budgets of hardworking families. […]
Americans for Prosperity-Kansas Advocates for Four Key Reforms to Streamline Kansas’s Budget Process Topeka, KS – Americans for Prosperity – Kansas (AFP-KS) State Director Elizabeth Patton and Senior Fiscal Policy Fellow Kurt Couchman published a new op-ed featured in The Topeka Capital-Journal, highlighting the essential reforms needed for a more productive Kansas budget process. The Kansas Legislature’s current budget process, […]
AFP’s mission is to empower every American to pursue their American Dream. We do this by expanding freedom and opportunity. How? By engaging and amplifying the voices of millions of Americans to advance policy solutions from the statehouse to the White House. The hard work of advancing good policy begins after every election. But first, on November […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) highlighted a new Cato Institute “report card” today that gave Minnesota Governor Tim Walz a failing grade for his fiscal policy in office. “Cold northern states such as Minnesota that are suffering from out-migration need to adopt taxpayer-friendly policies to stem the population outflow,” the report says, […]
Madison, WI – While Governor Evers celebrates that the state of Wisconsin is ending the fiscal year with a positive balance of $4.6 billion, Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) is calling out why this surplus is not so “fiscally prudent.” The premier grassroots organization is highlighting the Cato Institute’s Report Card that gave Governor Evers an […]
Sioux Falls, SD – In their bi-yearly report card ranking governors their role in promoting fiscal responsibility, the Cato Institue has ranked Governor Kristi Noem in the top five in the country for cutting taxes and spending. Governor Noam has championed a limited-government approach to fiscal policy in South Dakota, pushing for a sales tax […]
DES MOINES, IA – In its biennial report ranking America’s governors on their fiscal policies from a limited-government perspective, the Cato Institute has named Iowa’s Governor Kim Reynolds as the top governor for cutting taxes and spending. Governor Reynolds has championed tax reform and responsible spending and has earned the highest score on Cato’s reports […]
AFP Midwest and Rust Belt State Chapters Issue Joint Statement on Failures of Radical Policies in Their States Midwest, USA – Today, the Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, and Pennsylvania state directors for Americans for Prosperity (AFP) issued a joint statement rejecting the radical, progressive agenda of Governors Walz, Evers, Whitmer, Pritzker, and Shapiro and the […]
Imagine having your vehicle seized by police during a minor traffic violation for no reason other than an unfounded suspicion. Civil asset forfeiture laws enable the government to seize and keep any property they suspect is linked to a crime, regardless of whether the owner is charged or convicted. Until recently, Kansas law enforcement could […]
