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Official projections now show the state will be facing a $2.4 billion (at least) Covid-19/shutdown-induced budget deficit. Former Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch will join us to share some tough lessons learned and advice for today’s leaders from the last time we faced a budget challenge like this. Then in the second half of the […]

BATON ROUGE, LA—Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) today issued a statement in response to HCR70, a resolution in support of bailing out state and local governments before Congress. AFP-LA Interim State Director James Lee issued the following statement: “From parish to parish, Louisiana families across our great state are faced with increasingly difficult financial circumstances at […]

KNOXVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today announced it will host a Facebook live tomorrow with Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and AFP Regional Director Ryan Black for a conversation on local and state bailouts and why Congress needs to reject attempts to bail out states for years of fiscal irresponsibility. Recently, AFP launched a national […]

HATTIESBURG, MS – Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) today launched a robust effort to mobilize Mississippians and urge Sen. Roger Wicker to reject any legislative efforts to bailout state and local governments. AFP-MS joins the national grassroots campaign urging Washington lawmakers to instead advocate for reforms that can spur recovery and create an economy that empowers […]
Grassroots group expands digital campaign against bailouts as details emerge on massive spending bill Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) responded to calls by congressional leaders for a massive “Rooseveltian” spending package that could cost upward of $2 trillion by expanding its digital campaign urging members of the U.S. House and Senate to oppose bailouts. […]

Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips and Chief Executive Officer Emily Seidel spoke with Senators David Perdue and Ron Johnson over a teletownhall last week to discuss why the congressional proposal to send bailouts to the states and localities is a bad idea. These bailouts, the senators explained, unfairly privilege states whose poor fiscal condition predates the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, states that have historically managed their budgets more responsibly […]

In this short segment on Ox in the Afternoon, AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs talks through budget deficits, innovations in business, why lawmakers should reject state bailouts, and more. Click below to listen!

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) today announced it will host a Facebook live with U.S. Senator Todd Young and AFP President Tim Phillips for a conversation on state bailouts and why Congress needs to reject attempts to bail out states for years of fiscal irresponsibility. Last week, AFP launched a national grassroots campaign to mobilize […]

MADISON, WI– Following the release of an updated budget projection from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau showing an $870 million decline in tax collections in April alone and coming on the heals of Governor Evers’ announcement that Wisconsin will likely face a nearly $2 billion deficit in the coming fiscal year, Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin […]