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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, […]
ATLANTA, GA – Today, following the unanimous passage in the Georgia Senate to advance SB 366, the Tax Expenditures Transparency Act, Americans for Prosperity – Georgia (AFP-GA) is commending the vote that would make Georgia a model state for comprehensive budget reform. After testifying at the Senate Finance Committee hearing on SB 366, AFP-GA Coalitions […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Today, Americans for Prosperity – Minnesota (AFP-MN) announced the launch of the “One Expensive Minnesota” tax calculator, a new website that will calculate the amount of money “Minnesota Democrats took from you” under the state government’s record-busting budget passed last year. The site also asks participants to sign a petition asking the governor […]
TOPEKA, KS—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) called out Governor Laura Kelly’s missed opportunity to deliver taxpayers economic relief by simplifying the state’s tax code with a single-rate plan. AFP-KS State Director, Elizabeth Patton, issued the following statement: “Too many Kansans have been subject to failing, inflationary policies at the highest levels of government. Our legislative […]
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Americans for Prosperity – Missouri (AFP-MO) responded to Governor Mike Parson’s 2024 State of the State Address on Wednesday, calling on the governor and the state legislature to accomplish substantive reforms during this session. AFP-MO State Director Jeremy Cady said the following: “As Governor Parson enters his final year in office, […]
An outdated and untrue narrative lingers on the Kansas plains, surfacing every time the state stands at the crossroads of prosperity. In early 2023, lawmakers proposed a plan to alleviate tax burdens, including reductions on property, social security, and personal income taxes. Unfortunately, a self-serving few cried the term “Brownback” like an axe to a […]
