Spending Issue

Governor Walz’s Budget Misses Mark, Continues Failed High Tax and Spend Policies

Jan 26, 2021

ST. PAUL, MN – Following Governor Tim Walz unveiling his budget proposal, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) urged legislators to reject the high tax and spend status quo and prioritize fiscal responsibility in the wake of a billion-dollar budget shortfall for the next biennium. AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs released the following statement: “Increasing taxes and […]

Online checkbook would help fight wasteful spending in South Carolina

Jan 22, 2021

Until recently, legislators in South Carolina were able to designate millions in state funds for favored local projects, without any reporting about how that money was spent. That system violated state rules and policy, but without effective enforcement there has been no way to ensure transparency and deter the waste of millions of dollars. According […]

Key Vote Alert: Vote “No” on S.5085

Dec 30, 2020

December 30, 2020 Dear Senators: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote NO on S.5085, The Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act of 2020. This bill would increase direct payments to millions of Americans in the COVID Related Tax Relief Act of 2020. COVID-19 […]

AFP Issues Key Vote Alert Against H.R. 9051, the CASH Act

Dec 28, 2020

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) issued a key vote alert urging members of Congress to oppose H.R. 9051, The Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020. AFP believes Congress should instead help the economy recover stronger by focusing on stopping the spread of the virus as rapidly as possible through […]

AFP Key Vote Alert: Vote “NO” on H.R. 9051

Dec 28, 2020

Dear Member of Congress: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote NO on H.R. 9051, The Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act of 2020. This bill would increase direct payments to millions of Americans in the COVID Related Tax Relief Act of 2020. COVID-19 brought […]

Senator Scott Demonstrates Fiscal Responsibility, Rejects Omnibus, Spending Package

Dec 22, 2020

Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today commended Senator Scott for voting against the $2.3 trillion Omnibus and COVID spending package. AFP-FL State Director Skylar Zander issued the following statement: “Washington’s broken budget process has been on full display recently, forcing lawmakers to vote on a 5,000-page bill with the ink not even dry. […]

New report highlights the need for state fiscal rules

Dec 11, 2020

Every state should have a set of rules that guide and restrain taxing and spending. While important in the best of times, such rules are crucial in times like these, when the coronavirus pandemic and the accompanying lockdowns have strained state resources. In a new report, Americans for Prosperity Senior Fellow Alison Acosta Winters lays […]

ICYMI: Metro Nashville government needs spending reforms over a short-term fix

Dec 7, 2020

Americans for Prosperity Tennessee State Director Tori Venable | Tennessean Elected officials in Metro Nashville are desperate to avoid doing their jobs, and taxpayers are paying the price. It’s time policymakers at the local and state levels act to head off a future fiscal crisis. When the city encountered a completely predictable revenue slowdown as […]

$1.2 Billion Budget Shortfall Shows Need for Responsible Spending, Pro-Growth Reforms

Dec 1, 2020

ST. PAUL, MN – Following the release of Minnesota Management and Budget’s (MMB’s) November Budget and Economic Forecast that projected a $1.273 billion budget shortfall for the upcoming biennium, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today urged lawmakers to rethink government spending and protect Minnesotans from harmful tax and fee increases. AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs issued […]

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