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TALLAHASSEE, FL — Americans for Prosperity – Florida (AFP-FL) today thanked Governor Ron DeSantis for signing into law several bills supported by AFP-FL during this year’s legislative session, notably three measures aimed at cutting burdensome regulations that hinder entrepreneurship and the state’s economic recovery. AFP-FL and it’s dedicated activists from all corners of the state […]
Madison, WI – Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today applauded the Assembly for adopting a fiscally responsible budget and rejecting Governor Evers’ bloated spending wish list. The grassroots organization also called for the swift passage of a fiscally responsible budget proposal by the Senate which is expected to vote today and encourages Gov. Evers […]
When the Denver Post editorialized that it was a good thing that the state legislature had made an end-run around the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado State Director Jesse Mallory struck back. He pointed out that the newspaper got it wrong — twice. “First, despite what the newspaper claims, it’s not a good thing […]
The federal budget process is broken, and has been for quite a while. Kurt Couchman, a senior fellow for fiscal policy at Americans for Prosperity, writes in The Hill that if Congress wants to fix the system, it should look to the states for a model. The failure of the budget process is bipartisan. “No […]
Last week, the Arizona legislature passed a major tax reform bill that reduces the state’s personal income tax rate to one flat rate of 2.5% with a cap of 4.5%. MSN posted an article from the Center Square highlighting the tax reform bill’s passage and the reaction from key stakeholders in the state. The piece […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — Americans for Prosperity – Florida (AFP-FL) celebrated the announcement that Florida has the most favorable charter school laws nationwide. The Center for Education Reform (CER) released their annual Charter School Law Ranking and Scorecard, which showed Florida jumped from #5 to #1. CER credited a new law that allows charter schools to be authorized by sponsors outside school […]
CONCORD, NH – Following the U.S. Supreme Court denying a motion to hear New Hampshire v. Massachusetts, a case challenging Massachusetts’s taxation of nonresident remote workers, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) State Director Greg Moore issued the following statement: “Massachusetts’ cash grab hurts Granite Staters who followed COVID-19 protocols from the state of Massachusetts. This […]
This article was coauthored by Michael Pepson. The Fifth Amendment Takings Clause appears straightforward—protecting individuals against unconstrained governmental deprivation of private property. Under the Fifth Amendment, any taking of private property must be for “public use” and “just compensation” must be paid for any property taken. But that facial simplicity can be deceiving. The case […]
Youngstown, OH – Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) is hosting a “Pull the Pork” event today with state Senator Michael Rulli. AFP-OH’s Grassroots Engagement Director Derrick Anderson will discuss with guests why the Biden Administration’s proposed infrastructure bill will do little to improve roads and bridges for the state of Ohio and harm small businesses and […]
