With a state budget surplus, Arizonans ought to get a tax cut
Jun 7, 2021

In a new op-ed, State Director Stephen Shadegg explains how Arizona lawmakers have an opportunity to reduce the tax burden on Arizona families and create more jobs and opportunity.  Arizona is experiencing a surge in tax revenue and projecting a budget surplus of nearly $4 billion for fiscal 2022. That makes this the perfect time […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
Arizona House has Historic Opportunity to Usher in Economic Growth
Jun 7, 2021

Phoenix, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) today urged the Arizona House of Representatives to pass HB2900, which includes an income tax reduction to one flat rate of 2.5% with a cap of 4.5% for high earners. Recently, the income tax reduction proposal included a change to the state revenue that increases the amount of […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
ICYMI: Pinal Central: Excess state tax revenue should be returned to workers who earned it
Jun 3, 2021

PINAL COUNTY, AZ –Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) State Director Stephen Shadegg recently penned an op-ed that ran in the Pinal Central on the benefits a proposal to reduce the state’s personal income tax rate would have for Arizona families, workers, and the economy. The op-ed argues that the proposal would allow every Arizonan to keep […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
Coalition Letter: Tax Relief Benefits Arizona Families, Workers, and Economy
May 26, 2021

Phoenix, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ), the LIBRE Initiative, and Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) today led a coalition of leading taxpayer advocacy and government accountability organizations issuing a letter to state legislators in support of a tax reform proposal that would lower Arizona’s income tax rate to one flat rate of 2.5% with […]

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AFP to Biden Administration: Massachusetts Tax Regulation is Unconstitutional, Hurts Workers
May 26, 2021

CONCORD, NH – Following the U.S. Solicitor General filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court urging them to reject New Hampshire’s lawsuit against the state of Massachusetts for its unconstitutional move to tax Granite Staters who no longer commute to the Bay State for work, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today urged the […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
AFP-AZ Survey Shows Strong Support for Tax Reform
May 20, 2021

Grassroots group also launches campaign on tax reform proposal PHOENIX, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) today unveiled a new survey commissioned by AFP-AZ showing that the vast majority of Arizonans support reducing the personal income tax rate. Key findings show that voters believe a tax reduction is important to spur economic growth and allow […]

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Metro Needs to Let Nashvillians Vote on Property Tax Hike
May 12, 2021

NASHVILLE, TN – Following reports that Metro Nashville is suing the Davidson Election Commission (again) to prevent a referendum on Nashville’s recent property tax hikes from moving forward, AFP-Tennessee (AFP-TN) urged officials to withdraw their lawsuit and allow the referendum to proceed. Last year, AFP-TN helped submit over 20,000 signatures from Nashvillians to the Metro Council in support of the […]

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AFP-Kentucky reflects on its 2021 legislative session
AFP-Kentucky reflects on its 2021 session
Apr 28, 2021

Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky activists, volunteers, and coalition partners worked hard this legislative session to bring transformational change to Kentucky. As a result of their efforts, the commonwealth is a more free and prosperous place to live, with more opportunity for all in the areas of education, criminal justice reform, health care, and more. Winning a […]

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Budget & Spending
More taxes, more spending means more problems for Minnesotans
Apr 26, 2021

After such a tough year for Minnesotans, state lawmakers ought to be doing everything in their power to make things better. Instead, they’re threatening to make things worse. Instead of enacting policies that would put money back into the hands of the people who earn it, the state House voted to raise billions in new […]

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