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Principled policy should always take precedence over politics. When opportunities to improve our lives and our communities are at stake, that’s more important than any game. North Carolina voters were presented with the opportunity to choose principled policy over playing politics — and they made sure not to waste it. Americans for Prosperity – North Carolina urged voters to support an income tax […]
Columbia, SC – This week, BMW said it is considering moving production of crossover vehicles currently made at its Spartanburg factory to China, as the company expects to take a major financial hit due to China’s retaliatory tariffs on vehicles imported from the U.S. BMW made 370,000 vehicles last year at its Spartanburg plant, with […]
Obamacare’s onerous regulations have created worse health care outcomes for nearly all Americans, forcing them into insurance plans with unnecessary coverage at prices they often can’t afford. Perhaps nobody is more aware of the pitfalls of this failing system than America’s small business owners and their employees. Between 2010 and 2018, the percentage of small […]
Encouraging sign for legislative session, says grassroots group BOZEMAN, MT. – Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) released the following statement after the defeat of I-185, a ballot measure that would have made Montana’s Medicaid expansion program permanent and funded it with a tobacco-tax increase: “AFP-Montana warned that Medicaid expansion would inevitably lead to calls for higher taxes […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Americans for Prosperity-Alaska (AFP-AK) State Director Jeremy Price released the following statement Wednesday congratulating Mike Dunleavy on his election to become the next Governor of Alaska: “We look forward to working with Governor-elect Dunleavy on the many pressing issues facing Alaska including our swollen state budget, responsible energy exploration, and increasing educational freedom. He’s been […]
COLUMBUS, OH—Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) congratulates the newly elected and re-elected members of the Ohio State Senate and Ohio House of Representatives. AFP-OH also applauds the dedication of its activists in their tireless efforts to support policy champions seeking to represent Ohioans in Columbus. AFP-OH State Director Micah Derry issued the following statement: “We are […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri State Director Jeremy Cady released the following statement after voters passed Proposition B, which will raise the state’s minimum wage from $7.85 to $12 an hour over the next five years: “It’s unfortunate Missourians voted to approve a minimum wage increase that will hamper younger and less-skilled Missourians by pricing them […]
SALT LAKE CITY, UT. – Americans for Prosperity-Utah and the Utah Taxpayer Protection Alliance PIC thanked voters for saying NO to a ballot question that would have increased gas prices in Utah by ten cents per gallon – just one year after the legislature increased the gas tax. “Utah already has a more than $500 million surplus on […]
MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) celebrated the policy champions who won election to the Wisconsin Legislature and looks forward to continuing working with them and other lawmakers to double down on policies that break barriers that keep Wisconsinites from improving their lives and communities. Every candidate for state legislature AFP-WI backed has won […]
