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Albuquerque, NM – Americans For Prosperity – New Mexico (AFP-NM) activists are calling on New Mexico legislators to pass legislation that will improve educational opportunity for families across the state. SB210 is a bill that would allow students to receive funding in new ways, namely through Education Savings Accounts. This bill will give families, students, and educators […]
RICHMOND, VA— Tomorrow, Americans for Prosperity, along with two other top grassroots organizations in Virginia, The LIBRE Initiative and Concerned Veterans for America, are hosting a policy symposium with Virginia lawmakers to discuss 2022 priority issues to Virginia’s families, workers and business owners. In attendance will be policy experts and various members of Virginia’s General Assembly. WHAT: 2022 Symposium […]
CHARLESTON, WV—Ahead of Crossover Day in the legislature, Americans for Prosperity -West Virginia (AFP-WV) provided an update on their Path to Prosperity Legislative Agenda. The organization is highlighting the Key Vote Alerts that have been released to lawmakers and working to elevate must-pass bills that have yet to progress. March 2nd is Crossover Day, meaning […]
COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP-SC) State Director Candace Carroll released the following statement after Governor McMaster and state legislators proposed a new plan to cut state income tax: “Right now, the state income tax in South Carolina is the highest in the southeast. This proposal from Governor McMaster and House Leadership to reduce […]
On behalf of Americans for Prosperity and our activists across West Virginia, I urge you to support SB 2, its similar House companion HB 4009 along with SB 3 and its similar House companion HB 4018. These bills would reform West Virginia’s unemployment compensation system. These votes may be recorded in our 2022 legislative scorecard. […]
Americans for Prosperity is proud to release a new report: “The Impact of Fines, Fees, and Forfeitures on Policing.” Written by Sheriff (Ret.) Currie Myers, PH.D., MBA, the paper dives into how poor financial incentives within law enforcement warp the core functions of public safety and improving community relations. Police agencies and local governments rely […]
On February 10, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) filed a brief in response to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) December 27, 2021 notice for The Atlanta Opera, Inc. 371 NLRB No. 45 (2021) case. A change to the NLRB’s employment test could severely limit the ability to work as independent contractors across America. At the […]
The legislation was a boondoggle of wasted spending that Congress must reject in the future. Fox News By Emily Seidel February 14, 2022 Last year, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan (ARP) — a nearly $2 trillion bill sold as a critical boost to a flagging economy, allegedly “focused […]
SALT LAKE CITY, UT— Today, SB 59, a bill that will drop Utah’s state income tax rate from 4.95% to 4.85%, passed both legislative bodies and is on to the Governor’s desk. The bill will also raise the thresholds on Social Security benefits that individuals can collect before required to pay taxes on the earnings. […]
