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Grassroots group strives to ensure every Florida student has the access to best education opportunities Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL), the state’s biggest grassroots advocates for empowering students with the best educational opportunities, today praised Florida lawmakers for passing legislation that will give more students the opportunity to fulfill their potential. Senate Bill […]
DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) criticized Senate members Monday after their vote to support HB19-1257, which would permanently allow the state to retain and spend all state revenues in excess of the constitutional limitation. Currently, under Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), any surplus must be refunded to taxpayers. AFP-CO State Director Jesse Mallory issued […]
ARLINGTON, Va. — Ahead of Tuesday’s White House meeting on infrastructure, Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement urging the administration not to undermine its historic tax reform success with a gas tax increase that will harm most those who can least afford it. “The best deal for the American people […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today urged House members to oppose the Omnibus Transportation Finance Bill (HF1555), which includes over $1 billion of new gas taxes, sales taxes, and licensing fees that will hurt Minnesota families and make Minnesota a less competitive place to do business. Read AFP-MN’s key vote letter on […]
Omnibus-apalooza continues at the Minnesota Legislature with all budget bills hitting the floor this week and next. Today we’re talking with Tax Chair Senator Roger Chamberlain about how we can fund MN priorities WITHOUT raising taxes, and the damage that will be done to Minnesota’s future if the billions in new taxes in the House […]
LINCOLN, NE – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska on Wednesday urged members of the Revenue, Education and Nebraska Retirement Systems Committees to oppose AM1381 to LB289, a bill that would raise the sales tax by three-quarters of a cent and taxes on cigarettes and home purchases. The grassroots group also released a one-pager showing that eight counties […]
Grassroots group praises Senate for rejecting regressive tax increases and further reckless spending ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today urged the Senate to pass the Senate omnibus tax bill, which includes an income tax cut and a tax credit scholarship program that expands educational opportunities for low and middle-income students in the […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today urged House members to oppose HF2414, a bill that would reinstate the $750 million health care provider tax. AFP-MN believes the legislature should focus on reforms that don’t raise taxes on patients already struggling to afford the care they need and pursue alternatives that increase access […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) on Tuesday is hosting their annual Day at the Capitol where volunteer activists are gathering to speak with their representatives on pressing issues, including the proposed state gas tax increase. The group has commissioned an airplane to fly around the Capitol with the message, “LA CAN’T AFFORD […]
