AFP-CO Issue Committee Launches Digital Ads: Protect Taxpayers, Support Initiatives 295 and 306
Aug 17, 2020

Denver, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado Issue Committee on Monday announced its first ad buy to supplement its grassroots efforts urging Coloradans to support ballot initiatives 295 and 306. Initiative 295, the “Voter Approval of Fees” ballot initiative, gives Coloradans an opportunity to require future large state fee increases to be approved by a vote […]

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AFP-CO and LIBRE-CO Urge Gov. Polis to Take Additional Actions to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 17, 2020

DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-CO (AFP-CO) and The LIBRE Initiative-CO (LIBRE-CO) sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis urging additional actions to address public safety and economic challenges associated with the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The letter was in accordance with a memo AFP issued that included guidance for state-based reforms to address the spread […]

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White House Report Underscores Need for Antitrust Enforcement to Focus on Consumer Welfare
Mar 2, 2020

Competition and innovation are allowing the American economy to reach unprecedented heights. Since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, real disposable personal income per household has risen by about $6,000 and employment numbers are higher than they’ve been in decades. Despite this success, many activists and interested parties from across […]

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AFP-CO in New Campaign: Spend Smarter, Don’t Raise Gas Tax
Feb 12, 2020

Grassroots group launches gas station, radio, digital ads and direct mail highlighting overspending and opposing gas tax increase DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado launched a new grassroots campaign urging Coloradans to contact their lawmakers and tell them to oppose increasing the gas tax and instead prioritize spending. After failing to spend tax dollars responsibly, […]

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The good, the bad and the ugly: Here’s what’s in the new spending bills
Dec 20, 2019

Your Christmas present from Congress has just arrived – two omnibus spending bills with “something for everyone to like.” But really, they are a massive, expensive lump of coal. As Congress has seen fit to do so many times in the past, these spending bills were left until the last minute, forcing a scramble to […]

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AFP-CO Issue Committee: Coloradans Reject Prop CC, Protect TABOR
Nov 5, 2019

DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado Issue Committee on Tuesday congratulated Coloradans for rejecting Proposition CC, which would have weakened Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) and expanded politicians’ power to take more of Coloradans’ money. The group also celebrated the incredible effort of its grassroots activists, who had mobilized across the state to urge […]

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AFP-CO Issue Committee Launches TV & Radio Ads: Vote No on Prop CC
Oct 3, 2019

Grassroots group launches TV & Radio Ads Encouraging Coloradans to Vote ‘No’ on Prop CC DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado Issue Committee on Thursday announced a new TV and radio ad buy to supplement its grassroots efforts urging Coloradans to vote “NO” on Proposition CC. Proposition CC would weaken the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights […]

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Lawmakers stay strong to keep the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) intact
Aug 20, 2019

You might have heard that some lawmakers were trying to do serious damage to your rights as a taxpayer. Over the last few months, legislators and Gov. Jared Polis considered calling a special legislative session to undermine the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. Their goal was to withhold as much as $575 million in tax refunds […]

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AFP-CO: Failed Special Session Effort Indicates Strong Support for TABOR
Aug 7, 2019

DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) criticized Gov. Jared Polis and legislators involved in the failed discussions to call a special session to withhold as much as the $575 million of refunds due back to Coloradans thanks to the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). AFP-CO ran digital and radio ads opposing a special session knowing […]

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