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JACKSON, MS – Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) reacted to a new report released by Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce (FPCC), which highlights the damage a 25 cent gas tax increase would cause on a state-by-state basis, ranking Mississippi as the fourth hardest hit in the nation. Earlier this month, the White House proposed a massive infrastructure plan that might […]
Sweeping Reforms Backed by Badger State Activists Now Headed to Governor’s Desk Senate also clears Wetlands Reform, Civil Asset Forfeiture Rewrite, Base Budget Review Act MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin applauded the Senate for passing Governor Scott Walker’s sweeping welfare reform plan today. AFP-Wisconsin led a heavy grassroots and digital advertising campaign push to […]
Assembly Committees Consider Employment Law Standardization, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform, Winery Hours Extension MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today urged lawmakers to approve Assembly Bill 748, the Employment Law Standardization Act. The measure was the focus of an executive session in the Assembly Committee on Local Government today. AFP-WI activists are calling upon […]
Grassroots group applauds lawmakers for fiscally responsible action despite special interest bully tactics CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Tonight lawmakers passed a fair but fiscally responsible pay increase for teachers and other public employees. Sadly, this Thursday and Friday the parents of over 250,000 West Virginia students will still be forced to waste hard earned sick days, vacation […]
Phoenix, AZ – Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ) today rebuked House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Arizona opposing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Minority Leader Pelosi has been very outspoken in her condemnation of tax reform, describing the law as “crumbs” for working people, “Armageddon,” and the “worst bill” ever considered in Washington. The […]
‘No More Pain at the Pump!’ says Palmetto State Activist Group Columbia, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) reacted today to a new report by Freedom Partners that details the effects a 25-cent increase would have on states. The report found an increase in the gas tax would place an additional $377.49 on South Carolina […]
Imagine landing your dream job, only to find out that to keep it, you must give part of every paycheck to an organization that advocates for causes with which you disagree. Since, 2007, that’s been reality for Mark Janus. At a young age, Janus learned the importance of public service as a Boy Scout in […]
RICHMOND, VA – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) issued the following statement ahead of Wednesday’s Bureau of Ocean Energy and Land Management (BOEM) public meeting in Richmond on the Department of the Interior’s proposals for responsibly developing the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program) for 2019-2024: “For too long, Virginia […]
