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By Sam Peak and Kevin Schmidt Because U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services cannot process visas, requests for work authorizations, and other petitions in a timely manner, our immigration system is dealing with crushing backlogs and delays. This is causing U.S. employers to lose critical employees amid a labor crisis — and costing thousands of people […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT)today announced the release of its 2022 legislative scorecard—highlighting the key votes legislators took during this year’s legislative session to tackle the most critical issues Utahns face daily. AFP-UT’s scorecard serves as a comprehensive guide to provide transparency between constituents and their elected representatives. It highlights the important issues of […]
Phoenix, Arizona—Today, Governor Doug Ducey signed into law H.B. 2731, which creates universal regulatory sandboxes in the state of Arizona. Universal regulatory sandboxes expand on Arizona’s leadership in promoting innovation, by giving entrepreneurs across all industries the flexibility they need to launch new and disruptive technologies that can transform the lives of Arizonans. Arizona was […]
DENVER, CO—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado announced their opposition to a collective bargaining bill that will create mandatory bargaining across all Colorado counties. Jesse Mallory, State Director for Americans for Prosperity-Colorado, issued the following statement: “Mandatory collective bargaining imposed on Colorado counties undermines freedom of association for workers and accountability of government for residents. Union contracts driven […]
Phoenix, Arizona—Today, the Arizona Supreme Court reversed the decision of an Arizona trial court that placed Arizona’s flat tax on the 2022 ballot. In 2021, AFP-Arizona led the charge to lower state income tax. As a result, Arizona passed a law that lowered the state’s income tax to 2.5 percent—the lowest in the nation. Americans […]
New poll shows Americans overwhelmingly support solutions that would unleash energy abundance, reduce government spending, and cut needless red tape.
Concord, New Hampshire—Today the New Hampshire Senate voted to lower the state business profits tax (BPT) from 7.6 to 7.5 percent. Once enacted in 2023, the tax reduction will save New Hampshire businesses an estimated $8 million annually. Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire State Director Greg Moore issued praise following the vote: “More employer tax relief […]
Praises Senate Finance Committee for pulling taxpayer financing for new Titans stadium from bond bill NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today praised the Senate Finance Committee, Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, and Senator Joey Hensley for pulling half a billion in taxpayer financing for a new Titans stadium from the bond bill. The governor’s […]
JACKSON, MS — Americans for Prosperity – Mississippi (AFP-MS) held an open house for grassroots activists at its Jackson office this week. AFP-MS State Director Starla Brown released the following statement: “Tuesday’s open house was an opportunity for us to build out a strong grassroots team around the state and connect directly with activists on […]
