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Grassroots group kicks off summer urging Congress not to raise gas taxes TOPEKA, Kansas – Americans for Prosperity -Kansas (AFP-KS) announced a new grassroots effort urging Congress to focus on comprehensive reforms to prioritize financing on roads and bridges of national importance and streamline regulation and permitting processes rather than considering any increases to the federal […]

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced a new grassroots effort urging Congress to focus on comprehensive reforms to prioritize financing on roads and bridges of national importance and streamline regulation and permitting processes rather than considering any increases to the federal gas tax. The campaign comes as the White House and congressional leaders […]

Grassroots group commends budget deal for rejecting a gas tax increase, critiques spending and health care tax increases  ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today issued the following the statement regarding the budget deal. “Abandoning the gas tax increase is great news for Minnesota families and workers, especially the most vulnerable who would […]

CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) offered the following comment in response to an amendment to House Bill 198. The amendment, which would create a 6.2% income tax levied on those making more than $132,900, was heard today in the Senate Finance Committee. “This amendment strikes at the heart of the New Hampshire […]

BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) applauded the House Committee on Ways and Means on Monday for not advancing a proposed state gas tax increase. The proposal, HB542, would have increased the state gas tax by 18 cents. The bill’s loss comes as leaders in Washington, D.C. have considered a federal gas tax […]

ST. PAUL, MN – With only a few days remaining in the 2019 Legislative Session, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) this week launched a statewide digital campaign and ramped up volunteer activities urging legislators to oppose reinstating the $750 million provider tax and oppose any increase in the state’s gas tax or transportation fees. Both the […]

Americans for Prosperity Economic Opportunity Portfolio Vice President Russ Latino | Des Moines Register House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say they’ve reached a deal with President Donald Trump on spending an additional $2 trillion on “infrastructure” over the next decade – a staggering sum. … While they have yet to […]

GENEVA, Ill. – Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) applauded Rep. Sam Yingling (62nd District) and Rep. Jon Carroll (57th District) for standing up for their constituents and announcing opposition to Governor Pritzker’s proposal to scrap the Illinois’ flat income tax and replace it with a graduated one. AFP-IL has long opposed a graduated income tax, asserting […]

MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) announced support for recommendations made by Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) Co-Chairs Rep. John Nygren and Sen. Alberta Darling to remove certain items from Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget. The recommendations make improvements to the budget by removing items that would limit educational opportunity, undo pro-growth labor reforms, […]