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Arlington, VA — In case you missed it, Ross Connolly, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Northeast Regional Director, appeared on WSYR Syracuse’s Morning News with Dave Allen to discuss Governor Kathy Hochul’s data center moratorium and its negative impact on New York’s economy and competitiveness with neighboring states. Connolly argued that Hochul’s policy is turning away hundreds of millions of […]
Charleston, SC – This week, as Maryland governor Wes Moore visits South Carolina, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) State Director Matt Humm released the following statement: “Thousands of people have moved to South Carolina in recent years, enticed by low taxes and great weather; and our state government is doing what it can to keep them […]
Concord, NH — Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) commends Governor Ayotte for signing House Bill 1300, which lets Granite Staters decide whether to cap school property tax hikes and rein in administrative overhead. AFP-NH Deputy State Director Sarah Scott said: “By signing HB 1300, Governor Ayotte is putting the power back where it belongs—with the […]
The Declaration of Independence is famous for declaring our rights. It’s just as remarkable for what it teaches us about using them. Before declaring independence, the Founders wrote that “a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” They had already decided to […]
Americans are working hard to get ahead, but too many families feel like they’re still falling behind. Housing, groceries, and energy costs are taking a bigger bite out of every paycheck and making the American Dream feel further out of reach. For decades, layers of rules, permits, regulations, and government barriers have made it harder […]
TOPEKA, KS – Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) blasted Governor Laura Kelly for her appointment of District Judge Krishnan Jayaram to the Kansas Supreme Court on Monday, adding another progressive justice to the court just weeks before Kansans head to the polls to vote on directly electing justices. Elizabeth Patton, AFP Regional Director in Kansas, gave the following […]
HELENA, MT — Americans for Prosperity–Montana (AFP-MT) today announced its strong support for Senate leadership’s tax reform proposal, which advances one of Governor Greg Gianforte’s top priorities for his final legislative session: establishing a flat individual income tax. These reforms move Montana toward a tax code built on fairness, growth, and equal treatment under the law—principles that have […]
COLUMBUS, OH – Policy priorities championed by Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) through its Buckeye Blueprint agenda have helped push Ohio to the top of CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business” rankings, released last week. Now in its 20th year, CNBC’s ranking scores all 50 states on 138 metrics across 10 categories of competitiveness. Ohio earned 1,623 points out of a […]
HARRISBURG, PA – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) criticized progressive state lawmakers and Governor Josh Shapiro on Sunday for signing a $50.8 billion budget that fails to solve the state’s spending deficit. As the state’s largest grassroots organization, AFP-PA called on state lawmakers to balance their budgets like their constituents do and pass a cyclical budgeting rule to […]
