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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. […]
PHOENIX, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) is hosting a virtual event tomorrow at 12:00 PM with Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist and AFP President Tim Phillips to discuss tax reform legislation being proposed by the Arizona legislature this session. Tax reform and protecting Arizona small businesses and families from tax hikes following […]
DENVER – A new survey commissioned by Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) shows that Coloradans in metropolitan state senate districts are largely opposed to paying additional fees when purchasing gas. Key findings from the survey highlight the critical theme that the proposed gas fees should serve as a nonstarter for any legislator that approves the fee […]
For decades, West Virginia has seen more people leave our state than move here. We’re one of the few states to have lost population since the 1950s. This trend is unsustainable from both the standpoint of state finances and economic opportunity. Without making West Virginia a more attractive place to live, work, and raise a […]
Includes gas station TV, digital ads, and direct mail opposing the tax increase DENVER, Colo – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) launched a new grassroots campaign urging lawmakers to reject increasing the price of gas by adding a yet-to-be-determined fee for every purchase at the pump. Legislators want to bypass the voters by assessing a “fee” instead […]
Some Colorado politicians are cooking up an end-run around the state’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. Americans for Prosperity-Colorado activists are gearing up to stop them. It was only a little over three months ago that voters resoundingly confirmed their faith in TABOR by putting further restrictions on state officials who try to use “fees” to […]
