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Amazon recently announced the shortlist of 20 cities it’s considering as potential sites to build its second headquarters. Since Amazon’s initial announcement, cities have been competing to woo the corporate giant by offering billions of dollars in tax subsidies. Corporate Welfare from Amazon’s Finalists Many of the cities that made Amazon’s final cut are offering […]
Hardworking New Jersians struggling to get by and provide for their families have long done so under the burden of New Jersey’s onerous occupational licensing laws. These government permission slips to work in certain professions are costly, creating additional expenses for those who are trying to support themselves and get ahead in life. According to […]
Governor Calls for Historic Welfare Reform As Economy Grows Stronger WI Conservative Grassroots Activists Will Engage Legislature to Pass Reforms MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin praised the sweeping plan for welfare reform outlined by Governor Scott Walker in today’s 2018 State of the State Address. The Governor’s address comes one week after the Department […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) on Wednesday applauded the Franklin Circuit Court’s decision to uphold Kentucky’s Right-to-Work law. AFP-KY led the charge to get right-to-work legislation through the legislature and to Governor Bevin’s desk for his signature. “Today’s ruling by the Franklin Circuit Court affirming Kentucky’s right-to-work law is great news for workers […]
Senate Education Committee May Take Up Measure in Coming Weeks FRANKFORT, KY – As National School Choice Week begins, Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky activists called upon lawmakers to support a sweeping scholarship tax credit bill that will provide Kentucky students, particularly those from lower and middle income families, with more educational freedom and choice. Americans for […]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Americans for Prosperity (AFP-IN) applauded Representative Tim Wesco for introducing HB 1127, a bill that would prohibit taxpayer money from funding professional sports stadiums. The Wesco bill would only take effect once 24 other states have adopted similar legislation. The free-market group has long opposed stadium subsidies, viewing it as a form of […]
On Tuesday, Americans for Prosperity joined Gov. Phil Bryant, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, Speaker Philip Gunn and over a thousand students, parents, and teachers in the State Capitol to send a simple message for lawmakers: education freedom means a brighter future for our kids. “Leaders, you have an opportunity to expand education freedom in Mississippi […]
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Dear Senator / Assembly Member: Our vision is to educate and mobilize citizens by building authentic grassroots communities to fight against policies that erode liberty and economic freedom, while promoting ideas and practices that unleash NJ’s economic potential to the benefit of all citizens, especially the least powerful. We invite others […]
On the heels of historic tax relief, the last thing hardworking Americans deserve is for the federal government to claw back the benefits with a new, punishing gas tax. The gas tax, which started out as a 1-cent-per-gallon tax to offset the federal deficit during the Great Depression, has since snowballed to an 18.4-cent-per-gallon tax. […]
