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CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today commended the Senate for passing HB 606, a bill that exempts services provided without remuneration from license requirements for barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics. Current law states that cutting hair without a state license is a Class A misdemeanor, even including individuals who cut family members’ hair […]
As Minnesota’s legislative session heads to overtime, state lawmakers should be focused on agenda items that unite rather than divide. One key area where there is fertile common ground is criminal justice reform. In the Minnesota Post, Jason Flohrs, state director of Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota, endorses a handful of proposals that “focus on eliminating both […]
Phoenix, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ), the LIBRE Initiative, and Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) today led a coalition of leading taxpayer advocacy and government accountability organizations issuing a letter to state legislators in support of a tax reform proposal that would lower Arizona’s income tax rate to one flat rate of 2.5% with […]
MADISON, WI—Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today commended the Wisconsin Assembly, Senate, and Joint Finance Committee leaders for standing up for taxpayers and against efforts to expand the broken Medicaid system as proposed by Governor Evers. In seeking to expand Medicaid to childless, able-bodied working adults, Gov. Evers would risk the health and needs of the […]
CONCORD, NH – Following the U.S. Solicitor General filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court urging them to reject New Hampshire’s lawsuit against the state of Massachusetts for its unconstitutional move to tax Granite Staters who no longer commute to the Bay State for work, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today urged the […]
Jaime Gravitt comes from a long line of entrepreneurs and independent contractors. Her great-grandmother came to the United States from Italy and started her own restaurant. Her maternal grandparents, she says in a new video for Americans for Prosperity’s Flex Your Independence campaign, “never worked for anybody a day in their lives.” They were prolific […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans For Prosperity – Minnesota (AFP-MN) State Director Jason Flohrs recently penned an opinion piece that appeared in MinnPost highlighting common sense action that can be taken now to enact meaningful criminal justice reforms with bipartisan support. Focusing on bills currently in the legislature, the column urged legislators to adopt these evidence-based […]
Some lawmakers believe they have found a solution to high prescription drug prices. They claim that they can simply mandate lower drug prices into existence, and are considering legislation to do that. Price controls have been tried throughout history but have never worked. Food, fuel, and yes, drug price controls have all been tried by […]
Phoenix, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) today led a coalition of over 50 small businesses across the state urging legislators to support a tax reform proposal that would lower Arizona’s income tax rate to one flat rate of 2.5% with a cap of 4.5%. View Full Letter Here In the letter, the coalition writes: […]
