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Grassroots group urges Governor to set partisan politics aside and sign the bill ST. PAUL, Minn. – Following passage of HF947, a bi-partisan tax conformity and relief bill that also gives Minnesota school districts access to an additional $225 million in funding sources, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) on Monday urged Governor Dayton to sign the bill […]
Momentum grows as county commissioners unanimously vote to make Chaves the fourth county in New Mexico to pass right-to-work ROSWELL, N.M. – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) on Monday applauded Chaves County commissioners for unanimously passing the right-to-work ordinance introduced by Commissioner T. Calder Ezzell Jr., making Chaves the fourth county in New Mexico to […]
Following several vetoes by Governor Northam, Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) State Director JC Hernandez issued the following statement: “It’s disappointing that Governor Northam continues to add to the chaos in the general assembly. The bills he rejected would have brought innovative solutions to Virginia’s healthcare system. Instead, Governor Northam continues to stifle solutions by insisting […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s leading grassroots advocacy organization, sent Key Vote letters to members of the House of Representatives today encouraging them to support legislation that the group will factor into their grades in the 2018 AFP Scorecard. This week, the House of Representatives will be taking up H.R. 5682, which […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As the 2018 legislative comes to a close, Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) released a statement lauding the legislature on bills approved that advanced worker freedom in the state. Leading the heralded group of bills was HB 1413, which includes provisions that would require an employee’s annual consent for labor organizations to use dues and […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued a statement following the defeat of H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, in the House of Representatives: “This farm bill would have put taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars in market-distorting subsidies and handouts for special interests, […]
Trenton, NJ – Today, Governor Murphy signed the Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act into law. This legislation is widely regarded as a threat to worker freedoms and is designed to rob government workers of their consent to enter unions. Erica Jedynak, State Director of Americans for Prosperity-NJ, issued the following statement in response: “The ‘Workplace Democracy […]
Earlier this week, Seattle’s city council voted unanimously for a harmful tax increase on businesses grossing $20 million a year. Described as a “literal tax on jobs” and a “head tax,” under the new law, nearly 600 large Seattle companies, including Amazon and Starbucks, will be required to pay an annual tax of $275 per “head,” […]
Arlington VA – AFP Spokesman Bill Riggs issued the following statement expressing disappointment in the Senate action Wednesday on Net Neutrality: “The Senate’s move to revive 1930’s-era policy to apply it to the most significant technological innovation of our generation may be an even worse idea than it sounds – especially considering the progress that has […]
