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The U.S. economy is trending upward. The number of jobless claims continues to plummet. This is no surprise, considering the benefits businesses and workers are seeing as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the rollback of several harmful federal regulations. Lower taxes means Americans get a pay raise. Take-home pay is increasing, and businesses are investing, giving out […]
LITTLE ROCK, AR — Americans for Prosperity-Arkansas recently hosted a Tax Freedom Day rally featuring AFP Senior Vice President Teresa Oelke, AFP Policy Director Akash Chougule, Dr. Jeremy Horpedahl with the Arkansas Center for Research in Economics and Gov. Asa Hutchinson at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock. You can view the full video here. During […]
CONCORD, N.H. – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) on Friday launched a digital ad campaign thanking Governor Sununu for helping to block House Bill 628, a bill that would have established a new entitlement paid family leave program paid for by an income tax on New Hampshire workers. The ad urges Granite Staters to contact […]
Grassroots group commends Senate Committee for Advancing Worker Freedom Bill Minneapolis, MN – Americans for Prosperity – Minnesota (AFP-MN) today thanked the Senate Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections for supporting SF3983, which clarifies that an approved collective bargaining agreement cannot act as a barrier to holding a decertification election that is […]
Trenton, NJ – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) on Friday responded to the Atlantic City Casino Reinvestment Development Authority’s (CRDA) decision to allocate more than $4 million in taxpayer money to prop-up the Miss America pageant. “While the Miss America pageant is a celebration of intelligence and beauty, the CRDA’s decision to subsidize the pageant […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Americans for Prosperity-Alaska (AFP-AK) released the the following statement Monday after the House passed SB 4, which reduces the hours required to braid hair from 1,650 hours to 35 hours and reduces red tape for certain barbers. It also removes the state government’s ability to take away a business license from someone […]
By now you’re aware that the Nashville Transit Improvement Plan is a complete disaster. The project’s cost is out of control, topping out at $9 billion. That’s nearly twice the original estimate. On top of the cost, transit systems like the one proposed don’t even accomplish their goals. They contribute to traffic and congestion and […]
Dear Arizona Taxpayer– I’m doing an informal poll of our activists to find out how you feel about Governor Doug Ducey’s plan to raise teacher pay in Arizona 20 percent by 2020. His plan is to pay for the raises out of (optimistic) revenue increases from economic growth, and by squeezing other state spending, without […]
(Posted by Tom Jenney, 19 April 2018) Here is the link to the Auditor General’s report: https://www.azauditor.gov/sites/default/files/18-203_Report_with_Pages.pdf Let’s use Tempe Elementary School District as an example. To find Tempe ESD in the district-specific report, go to pages 370-1 (pdf pages 382-3). You’ll see that according to the AG’s analysis, Tempe in SY 16-17 spent […]
