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No matter who wins the Big Game this coming weekend, American taxpayers have already lost. That’s because it doesn’t matter the sport – baseball, basketball, hockey or football – when teams consider setting up shop in a town, taxpayers are all too often forced to shell out hundreds of millions in direct subsidies and tax […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – A panel of federal appeals court judges will hear oral arguments today in a lawsuit challenging the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) action in 2017 to reclassify the internet as a Title I communication under the Restoring Internet Freedom Order. The move repealed what many referred to as “net neutrality.” Americans for Prosperity supported the FCC’s action […]
January 30, 2019 Rep. Lucy Weber, Chairman House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affair Committee Legislative Office Building, Room 205 Concord, NH 03301 Re: HB 693-FN-A Dear Chairman Weber and Members of the Health, Human Services and Elderly Affair Committee, I am writing today in opposition to HB 693-FN-A, an act relative to aid to […]
Grassroots group ready to work with both chambers to get reforms over the finish line AUSTIN, Texas – Following their press conference this morning, Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) praised Governor Abbot, Lieutenant Governor Patrick, and Speaker Bonnen for their commitment to delivering historic property tax reform to Texans. “Thanks to the leadership of Governor Abbott, […]
Legislative leaders will speak with AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs to brief participants on upcoming legislative efforts and answer activists’ questions. ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) is hosting its 2019 Session Preview on Monday, February 4th. The event will preview the legislative session with legislative leadership and share an exclusive look at […]
More than 56 million students enter a K-12 classroom each year with the desire to learn, grow and succeed. With a quickly evolving world, it’s time to rethink our approach to education from the ground up. Let’s provide all students the opportunity to discover their unique talents. Let’s unleash the knowledge of teachers and communities […]
JACKSON, Miss. – As the Senate and House Education Committees begin considering bills to pass before their Tuesday deadlines, Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) is getting behind proposals that would reduce bureaucracy, empower teachers, and prioritize students’ success. HB 623 would decrease the administrative burden and free up more time for teachers at highly-rated public schools […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Americans for Prosperity-Arkansas (AFP-AR) commends Gov. Hutchinson after announcing his proposal to lower top marginal income tax rate from 6.9 percent to 5.9 percent over two years. In 2015, the governor signed into law a 1 percent tax cut for middle-class Arkansans and in 2017 passed a tax cut impacting lower-income taxpayers. […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity released a policy brief Wednesday detailing the severe consequences of the significant and unaffordable growth in government spending and debt detailed in the newest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecast for the federal budget released Monday. In the brief, AFP Senior Policy Fellow Alison Acosta Winters says the report should serves […]
