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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 […]
Phoenix, Arizona—Yesterday, the Biden Administration proposed fundamental changes to U.S. mining laws that would decimate the existing U.S. mining industry and subsequently disrupt the U.S. supply chain for critical mineral production and manufacturing. The proposal would create a variable tax on hard rock minerals extracted from federal lands and create a mine leasing system with more […]
DENVER, CO — Upon the announcement that the IRS may soon tax TABOR refunds, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado State Director Jesse Mallory released the following statement: “We’re happy to see Colorado’s elected officials come out against the IRS taxing TABOR refunds. Coloradans already paid taxes to receive these refunds and any additional taxation is clear government overreach. “We […]
Manchester, New Hampshire—Today the New Hampshire Senate voted to concur with the New Hampshire House of Representatives’ annual budget, sending the budget straight to Governor Chris Sununu’s desk. The budget included an accelerated phase out of the state’s Interest and Dividends Tax. The phase out was originally scheduled for 2027. However, the accelerated time line […]
