Recent News
Tampa Mayor asks Governor and Feds to pull resources from Oak Grove favoring funding for privately owned baseball team Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) is appalled by Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s request to have Governor Scott intervene with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s office to pull potentially available resources from the Oak Grove neighborhood […]
Tennessee’s legislative session is over, with exciting results to show for the hard work put in by Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee and our inspiring activists and volunteers. Great bills were passed that will promote freedom and prosperity for Tennessee. Other not-so-great bills also passed, but we’ll continue to make our voices heard when we see issues […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce today sent a letter to Congress detailing the organizations’ opposition to H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, which was recently passed out of committee and is awaiting a vote from the full chamber. Click Here to View Letter While the bill […]
The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform, established by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, is tasked with identifying reforms to improve the existing budget process. They could be bold and overhaul the entire existing Congressional Budget Act of 1974, or they could propose incremental reforms aimed at improving the existing process. […]
State-wide campaign calls out bad votes, asks lawmakers to work for lower taxes, better healthcare Salt Lake City, UT – Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT) launched a direct mail and digital campaign this week to hold legislators accountable for growing the size of the government and raising taxes on Utah families. In the recent legislative session several […]
Grassroots organization stands with Governor Colyer as he signs executive order TOPEKA, KS – Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer announced a public sector “Ban the Box” executive order today that AFP-Kansas (AFP-KS) lauds as an important first step toward a criminal justice system that upholds human dignity and provides a second chance to Kansans who are […]
If you’re like most Americans, you’ve probably heard something about out-of-control federal spending at some point. You’ve heard correctly — the federal government’s reckless spending is unsustainable. The Congressional Budget Office predicts the federal budget deficit will top $800 billion this year. One reason? Congress recently passed a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill. As AFP President […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today expressed support for recent statements by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) signaling his intention to move ahead on bipartisan legislation to reform Dodd-Frank, which would provide much-needed financial regulatory relief. Americans for Prosperity Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement: “Americans have suffered under the burdensome […]
Grassroots group applauds defeat of $9 billion boondoggle NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) released the following statement after tens of thousands of Davidson County voters went to the polls on Tuesday to defeat the Nashville Transit Improvement Plan – a $9 billion boondoggle that would have imposed on Nashvillians the highest sales tax in […]
