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The Truth in Spending reform (HB 2099/SB 1051), sponsored in the 2018 legislative session by Rep. Vince Leach (Oro Valley) and Sen. John Kavanagh (Scottsdale/Fountain Hills), will protect taxpayers by requiring the Legislature to send out a news release warning taxpayers if it plans to increase state government spending faster than the projected rate of growth […]
As lawmakers tried to push through a bill that would have created a state income tax, Americans for Prosperity and our activists led the way in making sure Alaskan families wouldn’t face another tax. AFP helped keep enough allies in line by focusing the debate around the state’s years of excessive spending. Thanks to the […]
Tell Mayor Berkowitz to stop hiking up spending and taxes!
Under Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s leadership, Anchorage spending has exploded. Last year, the city assembly passed the biggest budget in Anchorage’s history. To fund the wasteful spending and bloated budgets, Mayor Berkowitz is using a new gas tax that will cost Anchorage families nearly $12 million in the first year alone. This year, Americans for Prosperity and our […]
Grassroots group touts tax reform efforts in reaction to State of the Union CONCORD, N.H.—Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) on Tuesday responded to President Trump’s first State of the Union address, highlighting the benefits reaped by taxpayers across the nation and in the Granite State. “Tonight, we were reminded what can happen when we prioritize […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s largest grassroots advocate for economic freedom, urged President Trump and Congress ahead of tonight’s State of the Union address to build on the policy achievements of 2017. AFP President Tim Phillips issued the following statement: “Millions of Americans are now beginning to feel the positive benefits of […]
Denver, CO – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) – Colorado released a statement following the Senate passage of SB 88, a bill that violates the state’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR). “It’s disappointing to see legislation that is a clear violation of TABOR pass the Colorado Senate,” said AFP-Colorado State Director Jesse Mallory. “Since we are […]
Grassroots group calls on House and Senate to oppose gas tax increase Phoenix, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) is expanding its state-wide effort to urge Arizonans to take action against raising the gas tax. The state’s leading free-market grassroots organization is currently running a digital ad as part of a larger campaign to halt […]
