Transportation Bill Protects Taxpayers and Ensures Reliable Long-Term Funding
May 17, 2018

Grassroots group issues key vote in favor of transportation constitutional amendment bill    St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today issued a key vote alert in support of HF4437, a bill that would place a question on the ballot asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment to dedicate transportation-related sales taxes to transportation projects. […]

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Americans for Prosperity Praises House Announcement on Right to Try
May 17, 2018

Arlington, VA – Following House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s announcement this morning that the House of Representatives will vote on the Senate version of right-to-try legislation in the upcoming days, Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “This morning’s announcement represents a critical step towards extending to tens of thousands […]

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AFP-Alaska Expresses Disappointment in Sen. Murkowski’s Vote Against a Free and Open Internet
May 16, 2018

Anchorage, Alaska – After the Senate voted to enact the Congressional Review Act and overturn the FCC’s decision to cut the chord on net neutrality, Americans for Prosperity-Alaska State Director Jeremy Price issued the following statement: “We’re disappointed by the Senate action today, in particular Sen. Murkowski, for using the Congressional Review Act to reverse progress that […]

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AFP Issues Key Vote in Favor of VA MISSION Act
May 16, 2018

ARLINGTON, Va.—Americans for Prosperity on Wednesday issued a key vote alert in support of H.R. 5674, the VA MISSION Act of 2018. The legislation would provide much needed reforms to the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) medical system and preserve much-needed access to care for millions of veterans nationwide. AFP is committed to advancing pro-growth […]

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AFP-MN Urges Governor Dayton to Sign Tax Conformity Bill and Provide Tax Relief for Minnesotans
May 16, 2018

Bill provides great opportunity to spur economic growth grassroots group says St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) on Wednesday commended the Minnesota legislature for passing HF4385, a tax reform package that provides a state income tax cut for Minnesota families and largely conforms with the reformed federal tax code. Today, the Senate passed […]

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AFP-NE: JPA Rejection Protects Lincoln Residents from Unnecessary Bureaucracy and Higher Taxes
May 16, 2018

Grassroots group applauds Lincoln City Council and Board of Education for pursuing alternative route for school safety initiatives    Lincoln, Nebr. – Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) on Wednesday commended the Lincoln City Council and Lincoln Board of Education for abandoning a proposal to create a joint public agency (JPA) to administer and fund a school safety […]

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Five Outrageous Ways the Federal Government Has Wasted Your Money (Part I)
May 16, 2018

American families make hard choices about spending every day, carefully budgeting to make ends meet and plan for the future. Shouldn’t the same rules apply to our federal government? You would think! Yet the national debt has now hit $21 trillion and Congress keeps on spending. Sen. James Lankford has documented some of the most […]

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Lincoln Makes Three, on to the Next One
May 16, 2018

Momentum grows as county commissioners unanimously vote to make Lincoln the third county in New Mexico to pass right-to-work Carrizozo, N.M. – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) on Tuesday applauded Lincoln County commissioners for unanimously passing the right-to-work ordinance introduced by Commissioner Elaine Allen, making Lincoln the third county in New Mexico to expand workers’ […]

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Douglas County Tax Hike Fails, Residents Will Keep More of Their Money
May 16, 2018

Americans for Prosperity-Kansas, broad coalition, worked to defeat tax increase Topeka, KS – Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) celebrates the defeat of a tax increase that would have unnecessarily burdened Douglas County residents. Following efforts by AFP-KS, NAACP, Justice Matters, Kansas Appleseed and Lawrence Sunset Alliance to educate voters about the flawed proposal, this broad coalition is […]

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