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Nashville, TN – Six years ago, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) defeated the Nashville Transit Tax: a $9 billion boondoggle that would have given Nashville the highest taxes in the nation. AFP-TN enlisted its full grassroots efforts, knocking on thousands of doors and talking to Davidson County folks, which resulted in an overwhelming defeat of the […]
Grassroots Network Turns Up Heat on Bad Economics of Bidenomics Americans for Prosperity today announced the launch of a major six-month Bidenomics Bus Tour across America. AFP’s Bidenomics Bus Tour will crisscross key states this summer and fall to turn up the heat on House and Senate lawmakers who helped create the train wreck of Bidenomics and unleashed […]
Manchester, New Hampshire—Today the New Hampshire State Senate voted to pass a bill protecting free speech on public campuses in the Granite State. Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) Regional Director Greg Moore issued the following statement after the passage of HB 1305: “Now, more than ever it is critical that public universities maintain their commitment […]
Raleigh, North Carolina—Today North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger and Senator Mike Lee introduced a bill that would eliminate waitlist for North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarships. Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina praised the bill introduction, citing the transformative move to make the program truly universal for all North Carolina students. After setting a pathway for full universal […]
Grassroots group to protest, sign wave as Vice President makes political pit stop in state Jacksonville, FL—Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) State Director Skylar Zander provided the following comment regarding President Biden’s burdensome economic policies, ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Jacksonville today: “Amid rising inflation and gas prices in Jacksonville and all of […]
Dear Representative, On behalf of Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s largest grassroots organization, we urge you to support H.R. 6285, Alaska’s Right to Produce Act of 2023, led by Representative Pete Stauber. This legislation will rectify actions taken by the Biden administration to halt oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. […]
Five years ago, Crystal Overstreet was not very interested in politics. “I was a ‘tell me who to vote for’ type of person,” she told us. Fast-forward four years, and she is on the stage in front of hundreds of her colleagues receiving the 2024 AFP George Gibbs Award for Outstanding Engagement Director. What happened? […]
TOPEKA, KS—In a decisive move, the Kansas Senate has joined the House to override Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of the REINS Act (HB 2648), marking a significant victory for regulatory reform and economic freedom in the state. Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) applauds the legislature’s decision, which promises to reduce the heavy regulatory burdens that have […]
TOPEKA, KS—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) is expressing deep disappointment in the Senate’s inability to override Governor Laura Kelly’s latest tax veto despite an overwhelming majority of the House voting in support of the measure. AFP-KS State Director, Elizabeth Patton, issued the following statement: “It is a disappointing day for Kansans when a desire to increase […]
