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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—Late yesterday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to expand the scope and application of prevailing wage laws on public projects in the Commonwealth. Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) opposed the bill and issued a Key Vote Alert urging representatives to stand with taxpayers and maintain fiscal responsibility. AFP-PA Deputy State Director Emily Greene issued […]
Prosperity should not depend on government approval. Millions of Americans want to work hard to create their American Dream with their own hands. Entrepreneurial and hardworking people built our country’s success; they created value, and they did not wait for a bureaucrat to give them permission to do so. https://youtu.be/sqeGJoiuGjE Regrettably, the government does not […]
President Biden’s last minute Executive Orders on immigration and border security have been little more than political stunts intended to conjure support before the election. From day one, President Biden was obliged to work with Congress to pass a permanent solution to secure our borders and find a solution for children who grew up in […]
Tallahassee, FL—Florida remains among the hardest hit states by inflation, and as we are in the midst of an unpredictable storm season, the cost of many essential supplies has skyrocketed due to top-down economic policies from Washington. Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) is hosting various events around the state to help provide relief to residents preparing for […]
Topeka, KS—Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) has strongly opposed utilizing the state’s Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) Bond program, or expanding it, for the last five years citing it as an egregious form of income redistribution from Kansas families and small businesses to the political class. This costly special session had the sole intent of delivering […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Americans for Prosperity – Oklahoma (AFP-OK) tonight celebrated the victory of three of its endorsed candidates for state legislature in the state primary election. State Senator Micheal Bergstrom (SD-01), State Sen. Julie Daniels (SD-29), State Representative Denise Crosswhite-Hader (HD-41), all won the Republican nomination for their district, with candidate Nick Pokorny […]
Topeka, KS—In the midst of a costly special session, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) says the tax bill passed is far from the relief Kansans could have received this year with a single-rate plan. Governor Laura Kelly has vetoed more than 75 tax cuts in 8 bipartisan and comprehensive tax packages since taking office. Because the […]
COLUMBIA, SC—As South Carolina’s Statehouse has limited time to finalize the budget and send it to the Governor’s desk, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) is calling on legislators to act quickly to avoid continuing resolution (CR) funds in which AFP calls ‘budgeting by crisis.’ AFP-SC Director of Public Affairs, Candace Carroll, released the following statement: […]
AFP-KS says that ‘Bidenomics’ has made gas expensive enough, public utilities shouldn’t make a profit off ratepayers Wichita, KS—Following public meetings by the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to consider rate increases for Kansas Gas Service customers, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) submitted comments to urge the commission to deny any rate hike. AFP-KS highlighted how requests within […]
