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Nashville deserves answers Nashville, Tenn. – Following the Nashville Election Commission delaying the vote again on the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act (NTPA), Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today urged the Nashville Election Commission to verify the NTPA, a voter-led charter amendment to roll back the 34% tax hike and limit future increases to 2%. Metro officials […]

Trenton, N.J. – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) responded on Thursday to Governor Murphy’s new tax proposal. The deal will raise taxes of those making over $1 million while providing a one-time rebate for families who make less than $150,000 a year with one child or more in the household. AFP-NJ State Director Tony Howley […]

Scare Tactics Won’t Stop Voters in December Nashville, Tenn. – Following the Metro Election Commission’s verification of the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act, a ballot initiative that would roll back Mayor Cooper’s 34-37% tax increase and limit property tax rate increases to 2% every year without approval by a vote of the people, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee […]

Our state already has the second-highest sales tax rate in the country. With families and businesses struggling, Arkansas simply can’t afford a $293 million annual tax increase. Voting NO on Issue 1 will help reduce the burden on hardworking families and allow Arkansans to keep more of their hard-earned money! BACKGROUND What happens if Issue […]

Little Rock, Ark. – Americans for Prosperity-Arkansas (AFP-AR) today announced the launch of “No Permanent Tax. No on Issue 1.”— a committee formed to oppose a constitutional amendment that would permanently extend a 0.5% sales tax increase in Arkansas. The tax increase, initially authorized by voters in 2012 and set to expire in 2023 to […]

NASHVILLE, TN – Following Mayor John Cooper’s press conference on Thursday, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee expressed disappointment that Mayor Cooper referred to the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act as a “poison pill.” The Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act would roll back Mayor Cooper’s 34-37% tax increase and limit property tax rate increases to 2% every year without approval […]

NASHVILLE, TN – Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) delivered nearly 20,000 signatures to the Metro Clerk’s office in support of the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act. The initiative is intended to roll back Mayor Cooper’s 34-37% tax increase and cap property tax rate increases to 2% every year, unless voted on by the people. The grassroots […]

Grassroots group urges the Massachusetts Department of Revenue to not punish Granite Staters for working from home, abiding by COVID protocols BOSTON, MA – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today will testify before the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Rulings and Regulations Bureau and urge the Department to reject a proposed regulation that would change the […]

NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today announced the group and concerned citizens will turn roughly 20,000 signatures to the Metro Clerk’s office on Wednesday in support of the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act. The group helped gather the requisite number of signatures for the initiative to be placed on the December 5th ballot. The […]