Budget & Spending
ICYMI: My Turn: Budget details should be a warning flag to local governments, school districts
Oct 17, 2019

Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire State Director Greg Moore | Concord Monitor New Hampshire finally enacted a state budget last month, nearly three months after the last one expired. While there are many aspects, both good and bad, within the budget, there is one area that should concern every property taxpayer in the Granite State. […]

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Americans for Prosperity: Section 230 Must Be Preserved  
Oct 16, 2019

Arlington, VA – Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing examining Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) has consistently argued that erosions to Section 230 would have dire consequences for the digital free speech rights of every American. AFP Senior Tech Policy Analyst Billy Easley issued […]

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Civil Asset Forfeiture Ruling a Win for Property Rights, Due Process
Oct 16, 2019

Grassroots organization commends ruling, encourages state appellate courts to reaffirm ruling that finds civil asset forfeiture law unconstitutional CHARLESTON, SC – Following 15th Circuit Court Judge Steven H. John’s ruling that South Carolina’s civil asset forfeiture law violates the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina Andrew Yates issued the […]

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ICYMI: WOWK Covers Americans for Prosperity Scorecard Launch
Oct 15, 2019

CHARLESTON, WV – Last week, WOWK’s Mark Curtis reported on Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia’s fifth annual legislative scorecard. See below to view the coverage. Watch Here Scorecard Background Info: The grassroots group produces a comprehensive legislative digest to show Mountaineers how their elected officials voted on some of the most important bills from the 2019 […]

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Administration Right to Delay Tariff Hike, But Should Do More to Advance Free Trade
Oct 11, 2019

Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today welcomed the announced postponement of a pending tariff increase and called on the administration to go much further to advance free trade. AFP Trade Policy Fellow Dan Pearson issued the following statement: “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. That adage applies to today’s trade […]

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AFP: Trump’s Executive Orders to Remove Barriers A Win for Every American
Oct 9, 2019

Arlington, VA – Today, President Trump signed two Executive Orders that will level the economic playing field for American workers and improve transparency in government. The “Transparency and Fairness” Executive Order protects Americans against secret or unlawful bureaucratic interpretations of rules and guards against unfair or unexpected penalties for non-compliance. The “Bringing Guidance out of the […]

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ICYMI: The Trade War is Harming America. Congress Should End It.
Oct 9, 2019

Americans for Prosperity Trade Policy Fellow Dan Pearson | Morning Consult Looking back at the past year and a half of the trade war, which side has the stronger case, Team Tariff or Team Trade? The trade war began when President Donald Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on steel imports in March 2018 under Section 232 of […]

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AFP Continues to Expand Footprint in North Dakota
Oct 9, 2019

Fargo, ND—Americans for Prosperity-North Dakota (AFP-ND) today announced the hiring of North Dakota activist Cale Dunwoody to the role of Grassroots Engagement Director. This announcement comes just one month after AFP-ND brought on well-known activist Sierra Heitkamp to the team. Cale will join Sierra in focusing on building relationships within the community to help more […]

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Americans for Prosperity Press Release
Grassroots Group Caps Off Six Figure, State-wide Campaign Thanking Lawmakers for Historic Property Tax Reform
Oct 9, 2019

DALLAS, Texas – Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) announced it will cap off a six-figure, state-wide campaign thanking lawmakers for passing historic property tax reform with direct mail, digital advertisements, as well as connecting activists to their elected representatives who worked tirelessly to get the reforms passed. SAMPLE DIGITAL AD “For years, Texans were frustrated by […]

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