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Illinoisans are taxed enough, yet in 2019 we are seeing tax proposals in the record highs! Below are some of the most egregious ones this year! Progressive Tax Total Revenue: $3,400,000,000 Increases taxes up to 7.95% individual, more for businesses too. Gasoline Tax Total Revenue: $2,000,000,000 Would increase the taxes on gas from 19 cents […]
Throughout session, we are hard at work monitoring bills to ensure we keep Floridians up to date. Below are our key vote alerts for the 2019 session. April 24, 2019 Education SENATE April 18, 2019 Autonomous Vehicles Vote SENATE Communications Services SENATE Communications Services Vote HOUSE Community Redevelopment Agencies SENATE Criminal Justice SENATE Deregulation of […]
BISCMARCK, ND—Americans for Prosperity-ND (AFP-ND) today released a statement applauding the state legislature for its passage of HB 1345, which would reduce unnecessary occupational licensing requirements in North Dakota specific to hair braiding. AFP-ND has been active in supporting this effort through grassroots engagement and lobbying efforts. AFP-ND State Director Mike Fedorchak issued the following statement: […]
At Americans for Prosperity – New Jersey, we will unite with anyone to do right — especially when it comes to defeating corporate welfare schemes. That’s why AFP-NJ joined New Jersey Working Families, New Jersey Policy Perspective, New Jersey Citizen Action, New Jersey Work Environment Council and Make the Road New Jersey in a press conference to show […]
This week in Tallahassee, we saw several of our priorities gain traction. On the criminal justice front, House Bill 589 passed 9-0 vote in Justice Appropriations Committee. This bill increases the theft threshold limit to $1000 from the current $300. A key education policy, HB 7075, also moved forward in the house as it passed in Appropriations. Health care bills had success […]
Atlanta, GA — This weekend, Americans for Prosperity – Georgia (AFP-GA) launched a digital campaign urging members of the Georgia General Assembly and Governor Brian Kemp to support the criminal justice reform principles put forth in Georgia’s Hope Act. In 2015, the Georgia General Assembly established a law authorizing people with certain illnesses to use cannabis oil […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today expressed disappointment following the Senate passage of HF400 a bill that further burdens patients already struggling with unaffordable health care costs with additional licensing fees. View AFP-MN’s letter to lawmakers urging them to support HF400 here. “Punishing sick people by increasing the costs of medication prescribed […]
Can you believe that we’re already halfway through the 2019 legislative session? After last week’s deadline, just over 800 of the 2,600-plus bills filed remain up for consideration. Here’s a quick recap on some of the priorities AFP-OK has been working on. Government Reform: The legislature delivered on a package of bills that have now […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Americans for Prosperity-Utah lauded the legislature and Governor Herbert for enacting first-of-its-kind data privacy legislation that reflects the unique role data, and third-party storage of that data, plays in modern American life. House Bill 57 states that an individual who sends electronic information through a remote computing service – like the […]
