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LINCOLN, NE – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) today urged the Revenue committee to focus on comprehensive tax reform and oppose LR 300CA, a constitutional amendment that would abolish all taxes and replace them with a consumption tax. Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska State Director Jessica Shelburn issued the following statement: “Our families, businesses, ranchers, and farmers need […]
Frankfort, Ky. – Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) launched a new campaign urging state lawmakers to stop overspending and reject any tax increases. AFP-KY’s Stop Overspending, or S.O.S. campaign, aims to highlight wasteful spending in government and build broad support for reform policies that favor fiscal restraint rather than higher taxes. The first phase of the […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) State Director Ashley Klingensmith on Tuesday released the following statement ahead of Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address: “Governor Wolf should be focused on creating a tax and regulatory climate that removes barriers to opportunity for Commonwealth residents. As we move into the second half of the legislative session, […]
LINCOLN, NE – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska State Director Jessica Shelburn released the following statement regarding LB 974: “Nebraskans are in dire need of comprehensive tax reform and not piecemeal tax relief that only serves as a Band-Aid to our state’s tax issues. There are components in this bill that are steps in the right direction, […]
Grassroots group thanks Governor Ricketts for protecting taxpayers, calls on senators to pass comprehensive tax reform LINCOLN, NE – Following Governor Pete Ricketts’ State of the State where he laid out his policy priorities for 2020, Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) State Director Jessica Shelburn issued the following statement: “Fiscal responsibility is the key to improving […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today endorsed the Personalized Care Act (S. 3112 / H.R. 5596), legislation that would empower patients by substantially expanding the number of Americans who may own a tax-free Health Savings Account (HSA), how much money they can save annually in one, and the range of medical services those […]
Grassroots group praises senate for raising filing threshold for businesses CONCORD, NH – Following the Senate passing of Senate Bill 223, a bill that increases the minimum gross business income required for filing a business profits tax return from $50,000 to $75,000, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire State Director Greg Moore issued the following statement: “Today […]
Grassroots group advocates for state legislature to remove barriers, help unleash state’s economy CHARLESTON, WV – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia State Director, Jason Huffman, joined WOWK’s Mark Curtis to discuss the nonpartisan organization’s 2020 legislative agenda, including regulations, occupational licensing reform, and criminal justice reform. Watch our Inside West Virginia Politics interview here.
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) issued a key vote alert urging members of Congress to oppose H.R. 5377, which would suspend the $10,000 state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap for two years. Increasing this limit or reinstituting the full SALT deduction would not only make the tax code less fair and more […]
