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AFP-Arizona’s April 12 Legislative Update is available in PDF HERE. 1)  PROGRESS REPORTS — Last week, AFP-Arizona sent progress reports to all ninety Arizona Legislators, giving them estimates of what their scores would likely be on AFP-AZ’s 2018 Legislative Scorecard if the session were to end right now.  With a few exceptions, the scores are […]

There’s a holiday coming up. Do you know what it is?  Mark your calendars, because April 17 is Tax Day!  Alright, so maybe there’s no special meal associated with Tax Day, and people don’t hang streamers or blow up balloons. But in North Carolina, Tax Day maybe be worth a “hooray!”   Not convinced? Here are four reasons to celebrate Tax Day in the Tar […]

In response to the CBO’s latest economic projections out Monday, Americans for Prosperity called on lawmakers to break their spending addiction and begin to undo the damage caused by the reckless omnibus spending bill. Every major tax cut in the past 50 years has yielded more federal revenue yet deficits and debt soared, driven by […]

Grassroots group urges lawmakers address tax reform in special session, bring tax relief for Nebraskans LINCOLN, Neb. – Americans for Prosperity- Nebraska (AFP-NE) on Tuesday expressed disappointment in lawmakers for failing to pass the Property Tax Cuts and Opportunities Act, a tax reform package proposed by Gov. Pete Ricketts and sponsored by Sen. Jim Smith, […]

For a PDF version of the AFP-Arizona April 9 Legislative Update, go HERE. 1)  PROGRESS REPORTS — This past week, AFP-Arizona sent progress reports to all ninety Arizona Legislators, giving them estimates of what their scores would likely be on AFP-AZ’s 2018 Legislative Scorecard if the session were to end right now.  With a few […]

Lawmakers should reject any proposal to give themselves greater ability to raise taxes on Illinoisans NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) on Monday launched a new digital ad and website calling on lawmakers to oppose scrapping Illinois’ constitutionally protected flat income tax for a graduated one. AFP-IL, the state’s leading free-market organization, has been at […]

Let the countdown begin! We’re just a few days out from Tax Day on April 17, when we’ll say goodbye to our outdated, complex and burdensome tax system and hello to a simpler, fairer and more efficient new tax code! Check out these five positive changes that all Americans will see next year thanks to the Tax […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va.—Today President Trump held a round table discussion in West Virginia to discuss the success of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. He opened the discussion by holding Sen. Joe Manchin accountable for voting against the tax reform bill that is helping the vast majority of West Virginians keep more of their earnings. Americans […]

If you’ve been following the story of the Nashville transit plan boondoggle, you know by now that this plan to alleviate traffic congestion is estimated to cost taxpayers $9 billion. You also know that the plan’s original estimate was about half that amount, but lawmakers weren’t being upfront about the costs. But did you know that transit plans just like this […]