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Tony Howley, state director of Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey, still lives in the Garden State. But increasingly, he writes in a new op-ed in the Newark Star-Ledger, his neighbors are leaving. “For the third consecutive year, New Jersey leads the nation in residents moving to other states, according to data from United Van Lines,” he […]

LINCOLN, Neb. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) will host a tele-townhall with Nebraska State Senator Ben Hansen—alongside AFP-NE State Director Jessica Shelburn — to discuss what Nebraskans can expect from LB 644, Truth in Taxation, a bill that would require a public notification of the intent to increase property taxes. Event: Truth in Taxation: Giving Nebraskans […]

Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and the Cornhusker State’s property tax system could use a dose, writes Jessica Shelburn, state director of Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska. Writing in the Omaha World-Herald, she notes that property taxes have gone up more than 50 percent over the past decade, and that over half of state residents cite property […]

NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today praised Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III for seeking judicial review of a provision in the latest spending package that prohibits any state funds being used by state governments for tax relief. Tennessee will receive an estimated $3.7 billion in federal funds from the so-called Americans Rescue […]

LINCOLN, Neb. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) today issued a key vote alert to state legislators urging them to support LB 644, Truth in Taxation. This bill takes meaningful steps to improve government accountability and transparency to Nebraska residents by requiring a public notification of the intent to increase property taxes. View the key vote […]

Battle Intensifies After Introduction of Framework, Initial Coalition Expands  DENVER – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) and partners formally launch the Colorado Taxpayers Coalition, a group of local advocacy partners set out to protect Colorado taxpayers by defeating the legislature’s current gas tax proposal and protecting the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). AFP-CO is also running a statewide […]

Group Releases Principles of Tax Reform Roadmap CHARLESTON, W.Va.—Today Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) lauded policymakers for making comprehensive tax reform a major priority and provided them a Principles of Tax Reform Roadmap to help drive this important reform forward. The organization is also utilizing its signature grassroots capabilities in an effort to connect grassroots […]

PHOENIX, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) today praised Attorney General Mark Brnovich for seeking judicial review of a provision in the latest spending package that prohibits any state funds being used by state governments for tax relief. Arizona will receive $4.7 billion in federal funds from the so-called American Rescue Plan Act, but the […]

Nebraskans pay the 16th highest rate of taxation in the country, more than high-tax states Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, and almost as high as California. In an opinion piece in the Grand Island Independent, Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska Grassroots Engagement Director Drew Borske asks whether the state’s residents are getting their money’s worth. The answer is no. […]