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TRENTON, NEW JERSEY June 19, 2018 – Today, the respective Senate and Assembly Budget Committees passed S-2746/A-4202, which would drastically increase the corporate business tax rate. The New Jersey legislature will consider the measures on Thursday. Lawmakers are considering raising the corporate tax rate between 11.5 and 13 percent based on the size of the local business. These drastic tax increases […]

HELENA, Mont. – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) will start running digital ads urging Sen. Tester to approve the bill that would save taxpayers about $15 billion in unspent funds from previous years. When debating the “Gang of Six” budget bill in […]

Senate should follow House in seizing opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package Albuquerque, N.M. – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) is now calling on Senator Martin Heinrich to support the measure that […]

Senate should follow House in seizing opportunity to cut $15 billion in spending by passing President Trump’s rescission package Las Vegas, Nev. – Following the House passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, Americans for Prosperity-Nevada (AFP-NV) is now calling on Senator Dean Heller to support the measure that would save […]

A lot has been made of President Trump’s plan to cut $15 billion in wasteful spending through a process called rescission. But what is true about rescission and what is not can be hard to distinguish. Below we dispel some of the most popular myths about President Trump’s plan. Myth: Rescission isn’t a real way […]

Badger State Activists Call on Senator to Cut $15 Billion in Wasteful Government Spending MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today launched a statewide digital advertising campaign to encourage U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin to support a measure recently passed by the House of Representatives that would save taxpayers over $15 billion. The free-market activist […]

Grassroots group’s sister organization along with the Heritage Foundation and Mankato business leaders will speak on benefits of free trade ST. PAUL, MN – On Wednesday, June 20th, Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Minnesota (AFPF-MN) will co-host a discussion on free trade and its impact on Minnesota with the Heritage Foundation and Mankato business leaders. WHAT: Free […]

JACKSON, Miss. – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) announced the start of its “Bridge to Wellbeing” program in Mississippi, to be run by Forest Thigpen. Thigpen, who led the Mississippi Center for Public Policy for 25 years, has been named Mississippi Outreach Director for Bridge to Wellbeing, an initiative of AFPF. Bridge to Wellbeing brings […]

Dear Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean, Jr.: On behalf of Americans for Prosperity and taxpayers across the state, I write today to express our strong opposition to a corporate business tax increase proposal, which would impose major tax increases on New Jersey businesses. Given the current condition of the state budget and the state’s larger […]