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If you could go to Raleigh and demand lawmakers keep your income taxes low, would you? Hypothetically speaking, what if you could forbid your elected officials from hiking the income tax rate to double digits?  Having the power to do these things would be great — and well-deserved. After all, it’s our hard-earned dollars at stake.    Good news alert: We may not have to speak in hypotheticals for much […]

St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) on Wednesday announced a statewide digital ad campaign urging Minnesotans to support state tax reform. The ad directs Minnesotans to a digital tool that empowers them to contact their legislator and voice their support for getting tax reform passed. The House and Senate each passed their own slightly […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) released the following statement following news of Wall Street firm AllianceBernstein moving its headquarters to Nashville and that the company is in discussions with the city of Nashville to receive an incentive package at the taxpayers’ expense. Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee State Director Tori Venable had this to say: “Politicians in […]

Fiscal conservative group says excess tax revenue should be used to lower tax burdens, grow economy CONCORD, N.H. – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH), the state’s leading grassroots advocate for limited government and economic freedom, on Monday announced a targeted digital ad campaign urging Granite Staters to oppose a $100 million spending effort by legislators. […]

Grassroots group warns of accountability issues and taxing powers for new proposed government entities Lincoln, Nebr. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) today launched a digital ad campaign calling on Lincoln residents to oppose a proposed joint public agency (JPA) that has the power to levy additional taxes. The JPA would create two separate bodies, with […]

Grassroots group praises Senate tax plan for income tax cuts and building on federal tax reform St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) on Thursday commended the Senate for passing HF4385, a tax reform package that provides a state income tax cut for Minnesota families and ensures simplicity in tax preparation by largely conforming […]

Lawmakers, Gov. Reynolds deliver minor tax relief for Iowa families, more work to be done Des Moines, IA – Americans For Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) applauds the desperately needed tax reforms passed today, but finds a fatal flaw in the new plan. Lawmakers in Iowa passed state tax reforms that are an important step toward putting the Hawkeye […]

Calls on legislators to lower current growth trigger in tax plan DES MOINES, IA – Americans for Prosperity – Iowa signed onto the National Taxpayers Union coalition letter this morning, applauding the recently-announced compromise between Governor Reynolds and legislators on state tax reform, but urging them to reduce the current revenue growth trigger in the […]

Tampa Mayor asks Governor and Feds to pull resources from Oak Grove favoring funding for privately owned baseball team Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) is appalled by Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s request to have Governor Scott intervene with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s office to pull potentially available resources from the Oak Grove neighborhood […]