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PAUL, MN – Today’s budget deal announcement by legislative leaders and Governor Walz is more of a beginning than an end; a critical step toward producing a budget that should have been taken weeks if not months ago. While some kind of agreement is a step forward (and we welcome the bipartisan support for PPP […]
DES MOINES, IA – Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) tonight praised passage of SF 619, another positive move for Iowa families and the state’s economy. As the Senate moved the bill off the floor, House leadership were already signaling support for the newly agreed upon language in the bill. AFP-IA activists have long advocated for a more comprehensive approach […]
MANCHESTER, NH – State and national press covered Americans for Prosperity (AFP)’s ad and grassroots campaigns on driving opposition to eliminate the filibuster and President Biden’s $4 trillion “infrastructure” proposal. AFP-NH recently hosted an event featuring AFP President Tim Phillips as he discussed why U.S. Representative Chris Pappas and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan need to […]
DENVER – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) announced plans to launch an accountability effort to supplement their existing efforts to cut the gas tax on the 2022 ballot. AFP-CO State Director Jesse Mallory issued the following statement: “The Colorado Senate rammed through likely the most unpopular, anti-taxpayer legislation of recent history today. Even after hours of testimony […]
White House and Congress Should Repeal Outdated Law as Costs Continue to Rise (ARLINGTON, VA) – Today, The White House announced a temporary waiver of the Jones Act in order to ease anticompetitive shipping restrictions dating from 1920. The Biden administration noted that the waiver only applied to a single tanker and they are considering […]
DENVER – Today, the Colorado Taxpayers Coalition, a group of local, state, and national advocacy partners focused on protecting Colorado taxpayers by defeating the legislature’s new gas tax legislation, announced the expansion of the coalition ahead of the final Senate vote. New members include Springs Taxpayers and Broomfield Taxpayer Matters. The bill, SB21-260, would initially […]
This week, Americans for Prosperity launched its End Washington Waste: Stop the Spending Spree campaign, and AFP President Tim Phillips spoke with USA Today about the effort, its goals, and scope. While Washington is debating massive new funding bills, AFP will focus on amplifying the voices of millions of Americans concerned about the spending increases […]
COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today expressed disappointment the legislature failed to advance S. 290, a bill that would repeal the state’s certificate of need (CON) laws. AFP-SC Interim State Director Candace Carroll issued the following statement: “The legislature once again failed to change our top-down approach to health care that’s making […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today launched a full-scale national grassroots mobilization campaign to drive opposition to President Biden’s $4 trillion “infrastructure” proposal, a wasteful partisan spending spree of counterproductive policies that have nothing to do with improving roads and bridges, paid for by one of the largest tax increases in history. America […]
