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Grassroots group announces event to hear from South Dakota’s Republican primary candidates for U.S. Congress RAPID CITY, S.D.—Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) on Wednesday announced an event for South Dakotans to hear from Republican primary candidates for U.S. Congress, Dusty Johnson, Shantel Krebs, and Neal Tapio. The Congressional Candidate Forum will be held on May […]
Grassroots group urges lawmakers to prioritize Oklahomans, make good on key reform measures OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—On the heels of the largest tax hike in state history, Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK), the state’s largest free-market advocacy group with more than 40,000 activists across the state, issued a challenge to legislative leaders to institute meaningful reforms before […]
Guess which state this is, given these hints: Announced $9.2 billion in corporate expansion and new-location projects in 2017. Committed to creating more than 17,200 jobs in 2017. Garnered $2.3 billion in investments by internationally-owned companies in 2017. Exported more than $2.5 billion in goods and services in 2017 — a 4.8 percent increase over the previous year. Passed […]
Bill would rein in regulatory process, reassert legislative oversight of state rule-making St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) on Monday released a key vote alert in support of HF3280, a bill that would reset the process of rewriting the Pollution Control Agency’s (PCA’s) outdated sulfate standard. The PCA’s proposed rewrite would impose severe […]
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 […]
