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2017 (FY18) Local Government Scorecard (Updated April 2018) 2007-2017 (FYs 08-18) Cumulative Local Government Scorecard (Updated April 2018) (Scroll down for Scorecards from prior years.) AFP-Arizona encourages high-scoring local officials to hold the line against budget and tax hikes, and to avoid growing government budgets and property tax levies faster than the rate of growth […]
If craft breweries suddenly vanished from North Carolina, we’d lose $1.2 billion in annual economic impact. Gone would be 10,000 jobs and $300 million in annual wages. Our state has 130 craft breweries and brewpubs. Only 10 states in the nation have more, and we have the most of all states in the south. We have barley, wheat, hops, sweet potatoes, […]
Being an activist requires dedication. Americans for Prosperity-Arizona’s are some of the hardest-working out there. Although it’s already time to take on the next barrier to freedom, let’s look back at these nine important victories for freedom from Arizona’s 2018 legislative session (in no particular order). If these are causes you care about, join in the fight for freedom by signing […]
LANSING, Mich. – Members of the Board of Canvassers who voted against approving prevailing wage repeal for the Michigan ballot failed in their duty to serve the people of Michigan. That was the message from the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) on Thursday as the Board deadlocked 2-2 and the issue heads to the […]
Grassroots group thanks lawmakers for standing up for economic freedom, opposing government mandated paid leave program CONCORD, N.H. – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) on Thursday applauded New Hampshire Senators for supporting an interim study for HB 628, a bill that would have created a new entitlement paid family leave program funded by an income […]
Stalled in Congress, grassroots group urging action on bipartisan measure to save lives Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today announced a national television and targeted digital ad campaign calling on Congress to pass right-to-try legislation, extending to tens of thousands of terminally-ill patients access to potentially life-saving treatments and medication. The initial six-figure investment is […]
There is a reason North Carolina is often used as a shining example of how lower taxes can enable economic prosperity. North Carolinians have seen significant growth in that area, aligning with almost five years of cutting corporate and individual tax rates. In 2013, we made national headlines as the Tar Heel State passed a bold, pro-growth tax reform package. That act repealed the estate tax, introduced a single […]
AFP-NM wants all workers freed from forced union participation Albuquerque, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) is being lauded as a key driver in the efforts to turn New Mexico into the next right-to-work success story. While the state legislature has failed over the past few years to enact common sense labor reforms to […]
