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Grassroots group hopeful Gov. Northam offers a clean budget for swift passage in General Assembly RICHMOND, Va. – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) on Wednesday issued the following statement in hopes that Governor Northam will offer a clean budget for immediate passage in the General Assembly. The legislature adjourned its regular session earlier this month without […]
This week, Congress is set to vote on a trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill that could potentially include several troubling provisions that AFP has consistently opposed. Lawmakers should reject any attempt to include such provisions as an Obamacare bailout for health insurance companies, an online sales tax and any tax “extender” carve-outs that would undermine the […]
New Jersey Lawmakers Graded on their Votes in Trenton TRENTON, N.J. – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) today released its Taxpayer Scorecard for the 2016-17 legislative session. The Garden State’s leading free-market grassroots organization produces this comprehensive digest to educate New Jerseyans on how their state elected officials voted on over 40 of the most […]
Grassroots group urges Governor Fallin to sign measure into law OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) on Wednesday applauded the final passage of HB1270, the Act to Restore Hope, Opportunity, and Prosperity for Everyone (HOPE Act), which would combat fraud and abuse of our scarce Medicaid resources by ensuring benefits are going to those eligible […]
Click on the link below for a printable PDF version of AFP-Arizona’s 2018 Legislative Agenda and Scorecard scoring rubric (updated 03/15/2018) afpaz2018LegAgendaIdesOfMarch AFP-Arizona will improve the well-being of Arizona citizens by passing legislative policy reforms that expand economic freedom. The 2018 scorecard will be the 35th annual scorecard put out by AFP-Arizona and the Arizona Federation […]
Grassroots group shares governor’s disappointment, urges General Assembly to pass clean budget RICHMOND, VA – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) on Wednesday responded to Governor Northam calling on the General Assembly to reconvene for a special session on April 11th to complete the Commonwealth’s two-year budget bill. The legislature adjourned its regular session last week without […]
TRENTON, N.J. – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) on Tuesday urged Governor Phil Murphy to reject tax hikes and root out corporate welfare and cronyism in advance of his budget address to the New Jersey legislature. The grassroots group has been at the forefront of pushing pro-taxpayer reforms that substantially reduce wasteful spending and corporate […]
Tallahassee, FL – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL), the states leading grassroots advocates for education and worker freedom applauded Florida Governor Rick Scott for announcing that he will sign House Bill 7055. The bill creates the Hope Scholarship which extends additional options for bullied students and empowers teachers empowers teachers with greater authority over their representation in […]
Florida is becoming a more open and free society through common sense reforms Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) state director Chris Hudson released the following statement as the 2018 legislative session comes to an end. This session included significant free-market advancements in healthcare policy, expanding fiscal responsibility, labor reforms, education policy, and transparent […]
