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Grassroots group urges representatives to continue economic growth and reject reckless budget proposal CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today announced a statewide digital ad campaign urging legislators to reject the House Finance Committee’s proposed budget (HB 1) and trailer bill (HB 2), both of which undermine the New Hampshire Advantage. The digital […]

ST. PAUL, MN – Following Governor Walz’s State of the State Address, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) called on the legislature to focus on reining in spending and seeking out innovative ways to restore free-market solutions to the state’s challenges instead of supporting Governor Walz’s proposals to needlessly increase taxes and spending. AFP-MN State Director Jason […]

CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today called out House Finance’s proposed budget (HB 1) and trailer bill (HB 2) for their massive tax hikes and spending increases. The bills would raise the business enterprise tax and business profits tax by over $93 million, create a $150 million per year capital gains tax, […]

Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota State Director Jason Flohrs | The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead In his column published March 18, Gov. Tim Walz laid out all the wonderful programs that Minnesotans can expect from his budget. In his mind, he’s following through on campaign pledges. But the problem with campaign promises is that you have to pay for […]

Trenton, NJ – Today Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) released the following statement regarding a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The report, which ranks New Jersey’s unfunded pension liability per capita and funding ratios at 42nd and 46th worst among all 50 states, details the threat posed by unfunded public pension liabilities to state governments. AFP-NJ […]

The White House released the president’s budget for fiscal year 2020 on Monday. This budget sets a vision for spending, taxes, and debt for the coming year and the next decade. It features a broad mix of spending priorities and proposes a net reduction in total government spending of $2.7 trillion over ten years from […]

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce today urged congressional lawmakers to explore more fiscally-sensible policies to address our nation’s infrastructure issues without forcing Americans to pay more at the pump by increasing the federal gas tax. The letter follows recent calls by lawmakers and other organizations for a 25-cent federal gas tax […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce urged House lawmakers today to oppose special-interest giveaways in the form of tax extenders ahead of a hearing Tuesday in the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures. Earlier this year, Senator Chuck Grassley introduced legislation in the Senate, the Tax […]

Arlington, VA – Following the release of the White House budget proposal Monday, Americans for Prosperity applauded the Trump administration for offering a serious proposal to rein in spending but urged greater action to truly solve our country’s fiscal crisis. Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “We’re encouraged to see the […]