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Nashville, Tenn. – Following the Nashville Election Commission’s decision to seek a declaratory judgment from the courts on the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) State Director Tori Venable issued the following statement: “Metro and the Election Commission’s determination to refuse to put this on the ballot is a disservice to Nashville and […]
Nashville deserves answers Nashville, Tenn. – Following the Nashville Election Commission delaying the vote again on the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act (NTPA), Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today urged the Nashville Election Commission to verify the NTPA, a voter-led charter amendment to roll back the 34% tax hike and limit future increases to 2%. Metro officials […]
Scare Tactics Won’t Stop Voters in December Nashville, Tenn. – Following the Metro Election Commission’s verification of the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act, a ballot initiative that would roll back Mayor Cooper’s 34-37% tax increase and limit property tax rate increases to 2% every year without approval by a vote of the people, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee […]
NASHVILLE, TN – Following Mayor John Cooper’s press conference on Thursday, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee expressed disappointment that Mayor Cooper referred to the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act as a “poison pill.” The Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act would roll back Mayor Cooper’s 34-37% tax increase and limit property tax rate increases to 2% every year without approval […]
NASHVILLE, TN – Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) delivered nearly 20,000 signatures to the Metro Clerk’s office in support of the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act. The initiative is intended to roll back Mayor Cooper’s 34-37% tax increase and cap property tax rate increases to 2% every year, unless voted on by the people. The grassroots […]
NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today announced the group and concerned citizens will turn roughly 20,000 signatures to the Metro Clerk’s office on Wednesday in support of the Nashville Taxpayer Protection Act. The group helped gather the requisite number of signatures for the initiative to be placed on the December 5th ballot. The […]
Special Session Passes Key Reforms Grassroots group praises legislature for passing telemedicine, COVID liability legislation NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today commended the state legislature for passing HB 8002 and HB 8001. HB 8002 expands access to healthcare by giving patients more options for telemedicine services. HB 8001 protects businesses, churches, and schools […]
Tennessee Lawmakers graded on their votes this past session in Nashville NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN), the Volunteer State’s leading grassroots advocate for economic freedom, announced the release of their taxpayer scorecard today. The grassroots group produces this comprehensive legislative digest to inform Tennesseans on how their elected state officials voted on some of […]
Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee State Director Tori Venable, State Rep. Michael G. Curcio | Tennessean We all agree that selling drugs to kids or near kids is a terrible act and should be punished harshly. However, Tennessee’s well-intentioned Drug-Free Zone law has ruined lives without doing a thing to keep drugs out of the hands of children. It […]
