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First Step to Amend Constitution to Ban the Statewide Property Tax NASHVILLE, TN – Following the Senate’s passage House Joint Resolution 81 (HJR0081), which takes important steps to add a constitutional amendment banning statewide property taxes in Tennessee, Americans for Prosperity – Tennessee (AFP-TN) is applauding the resolution and efforts to forever ban the statewide […]

St. Paul, MN – Today, following Governor Tim Walz’s annual State of the State address, Americans for Prosperity – Minnesota (AFP-MN), called out his government’s reckless fiscal policies and poor handling of the state economy. AFP-MN State Director, Jake Coleman, gave the following statement: “Minnesotans are already suffering the consequences of Bidenomics, and Governor Walz’s […]

Montpelier, VT — As the Vermont House considers nearly $125 million in new tax increases this week, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the nation’s premier grassroots organization, is calling out lawmakers for being completely out of touch with what Vermonters need. AFP Northeast Region Director Ross Connolly made the following statement: “At a time of rising costs on […]

Phoenix, Arizona—Today President Biden and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo visited Phoenix to unveil a multi-billion-dollar government grant to a private company to build a microchip facility in Arizona. The taxpayer funded incentives are part of the CHIPS and Science Act passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden in 2022. Americans for Prosperity-Arizona […]

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Americans for Prosperity – Nebraska (AFP-NE) announced the start of a six-figure advertising campaign calling on lawmakers to focus on real tax reform and reject gimmicks to shift taxes. The campaign will focus on mail, digital advertisements, and grassroots outreach in the coming months to spread awareness of a proposed measure in the state legislature […]

Richmond, VA – With the 2024 General Assembly coming to a conclusion, Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) is highlighting eight bills their organization supports that passed both chambers and will become law. Additionally, AFP-VA is highlighting upcoming challenges, specifically a possible minimum wage hike and tax hikes in the proposed state budget. C.J. Sailor, State Director […]

Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity’s Vice President of Government Affairs Akash Chougule made the following statement after President Biden’s State of the Union address: “The White House must be completely unaware of why President Biden has such an abysmal approval rating. What Americans heard from last night’s State of the Union was a breathtaking […]

TOPEKA, KS—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) said that the legislature missed an opportunity to implement systemic tax reform by overriding Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of HB 2284. AFP-KS recently found through polling that this plan to deliver taxpayers economic relief by simplifying the state’s tax code through a single-rate was favored by nearly 60% of Kansans. AFP-KS State Director, Elizabeth Patton, issued the […]

ST. PAUL, MN – Today, at the start of the Minnesota legislature’s 2024 session, Americans for Prosperity – Minnesota (AFP-MN) encourages Governor Tim Walz and members of the state legislature to produce reforms that will make life in the North Star State more affordable after last year’s onslaught of tax and spending increases. Throughout 2024, […]