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SALT LAKE CITY – Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-Utah) today shares support for Gov. Spencer Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson’s directive to have all agencies to review their professional licensing requirements. Proponents of occupational licensing argue they help ensure public safety. Still, too often, they do little more than protect special interests from new competition […]
America’s workforce has long needed a consistent, clear, and unrestrictive interpretation of independent contractor status under the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act. It now has one. The Department of Labor recently finalized an interpretation, proposed in October, that would loosen restrictions on the classification of independent contractors, helping these workers retain the flexible status they enjoy. The department wrote that its updated guidance would “promote certainty for stakeholders, […]
Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | Orlando Sentinel Filmmakers, professional sports teams, and countless others are trying to make the case that taxpayer funding for their industry is the cure for Florida’s post-COVID economy. Just give us the money, they argue, and we’ll make the economy bounce back. Not only are businesses asking for […]
St. Paul, MN – At the outset of the 2021 legislative session, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) urged lawmakers to protect Minnesotans from harmful tax increases and return to fiscal responsibility in order to address a billion dollar budget shortfall for the next biennium. The grassroots group also announced plans to build on bipartisan successes related […]
December 30, 2020 Dear Senators: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote NO on S.5085, The Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act of 2020. This bill would increase direct payments to millions of Americans in the COVID Related Tax Relief Act of 2020. COVID-19 […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) issued a key vote alert urging members of Congress to oppose H.R. 9051, The Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020. AFP believes Congress should instead help the economy recover stronger by focusing on stopping the spread of the virus as rapidly as possible through […]
Dear Member of Congress: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I urge you to vote NO on H.R. 9051, The Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act of 2020. This bill would increase direct payments to millions of Americans in the COVID Related Tax Relief Act of 2020. COVID-19 brought […]
CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding Massachusetts’s unconstitutional move to tax Granite Staters who no longer commute to the Bay State for work. The grassroots group joined a coalition of taxpayer advocacy organizations including National Taxpayers Union Foundation, Americans for Tax Reform, […]
Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today commended Senator Scott for voting against the $2.3 trillion Omnibus and COVID spending package. AFP-FL State Director Skylar Zander issued the following statement: “Washington’s broken budget process has been on full display recently, forcing lawmakers to vote on a 5,000-page bill with the ink not even dry. […]
