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Sales tax hike would give Hillsborough highest rate in the state, hurt families Brandon, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL), the state’s leading grassroots advocacy group against wasteful spending and burdensome tax increases, is calling in Hillsborough citizens to vote “No” on the $230 million proposal to increase Hillsborough County’s sales tax to the highest […]

Economic growth and increased revenue shows tax relief is driving economy grassroots group says CONCORD, N.H. – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) offered the following comments on the release of the state’s monthly revenue report, which found September revenues were up by $31.8 million and state revenue are up $44.9 for the year. “Tax relief for employers […]

MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Wednesday announced a new $1.5 million ad buy to supplement its grassroots’ efforts urging Wisconsinites to vote against Tony Evers in the race for governor. The new spot highlights the risk Evers’ policies pose to the strong economic gains Wisconsinites have enjoyed under Gov. Walker’s watch. The […]

Urges Senate to Swiftly Consider Legislation Arlington, VA – Following today’s House passage of legislation to make permanent the historic tax reform for individuals and small businesses in last year’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “Today’s House vote to make permanent the tax cuts that […]

FRANKFORT, K.Y. – Following today’s release of a nationwide map identifying debt burden per individual taxpayer, Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) called on the Kentucky legislature to implement smarter spending practices. The map shows that Kentuckians bear one of the highest debt burdens per taxpayer in the country, due to the commonwealth’s egregious overspending. Today’s call […]

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Grassroots group urges Granite Staters to reject business tax hikes CONCORD, N.H. – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH), the state’s leading grassroots advocacy organization for economic freedom, today announced a statewide digital and grassroots campaign urging Granite Staters to oppose former State Senator Molly Kelly’s tax proposal that increases taxes on New Hampshire businesses by […]

BATON ROUGE, La. – In light of the state Treasurer’s announcement of a $300 million surplus, Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) released a statement Friday criticizing Gov. Edwards and the legislature for hastily raising the sales tax by an estimated $463 million this summer. “The Governor needs to explain how it is we have a surplus […]

FRANKFORT, K.Y. – Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) today announced the launch of its digital campaign against raising the state gas tax. While the proposal of House Bill 609 did not come to a vote in this year’s legislative session, it is expected to be back next year, serving as a band-aid for egregious overspending in […]