Recent News
LINCOLN, NE – Today, in response to a new proposal from state lawmakers to decrease property taxes by increasing sales taxes, Americans for Prosperity – Nebraska is reminding voters that the policy would actually amount to a tax hike for most people. The new sales tax would be the highest of any state and would apply […]
Lansing, Michigan—In late December, a Michigan Court of Claims ruled that income tax relief passed by the Michigan legislature applied only to 2023 income taxes, despite the intent of the legislature to make the tax relief permanent. Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) State Director Annie Patnaude issued a statement after the decision: “Judge Gleicher’s decision denies […]
ATLANTA, GA – Following the report for the Department of Audits and Accounts on Georgia’s Film Tax Credit showing the state loses 81 cents for every dollar spent on this tax credit, Americans for Prosperity – Georgia (AFP-GA) is calling on lawmakers to eliminate this special interest, corporate welfare handout. AFP-GA State Director Tony West released the […]
Wichita, KS–In case you missed it, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) held several events in Garden City, Liberal, and Dodge City last Thursday and Friday to discuss the economic challenges many Kansans are faced with as a result of Bidenomics and the current administration’s failed economic policies. In addition to these events, AFP-KS was in Wichita […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced he would appeal a Commonwealth Court decision which found that former Governor Tom Wolf acted outside his constitutional authority to enter Pennsylvania into the interstate carbon tax scheme known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The Court found that RGGI participation amounts to a tax, which […]
DENVER, CO — Upon the failure of Proposition HH and Democrats’ attempts to gut the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), Americans for Prosperity-Colorado State Director Jesse Mallory released the following statement: “Coloradans spoke loud and clear tonight – don’t take our TABOR refunds. Yet again, attempts by Gov. Polis and the legislature to eliminate TABOR […]
TOPEKA, KS—Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) recently responded to Senator Alicia Straub’s baseless claims published in a newsletter, aimed at diminishing the organization’s autonomy and integrity in Kansas. In her opinion piece, Elizabeth Patton, AFP-KS State Director refutes Sen. Straub’s accusations that AFP “enjoys playing politics” among other criticisms, writing: “Americans for Prosperity isn’t the Republican Party. […]
Nation’s Largest Grassroots Group Notes RGGI’s Impact on Energy Abundance Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania applauded a state court’s decision stopping the Keystone State from entering into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The multi-state pact would impose a carbon tax on Pennsylvania energy industries and, in turn, businesses and working families. Current Governor Josh Shapiro’s […]
A recent survey carried out by Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) and Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) shows an overwhelming amount of Oklahomans support cutting the state income tax and gradually eliminating the tax entirely. In a poll conducted by WPA Intelligence (WPAi), 65% of voters support cutting the income tax. The survey also shows […]
