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Raleigh, NC – Americans for Prosperity – North Carolina (AFP-NC) today launched a six-figure paid digital and direct mail campaign urging voters to support the Income Tax Cap Amendment. This ballot initiative would permanently cap North Carolina’s state, personal, and corporate income tax rate at 7 percent. To view Direct Mail, please click here. To […]
Senate Democrats accepted a Republican leadership offer Oct. 11 to allow for the confirmation of 15 judicial nominees to federal district and circuit courts. Essential to this deal was Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) decision to waive the blue slip process, which allows senators from the home state of a judicial nominee to approve or raise an objection to the president’s choice. Blue slips – […]
Raleigh, NC – Today, Americans for Prosperity – North Carolina (AFP-NC) launched a six-figure digital and direct mail campaign urging a “no” vote on the North Carolina Judicial Vacancy Amendment—a policy that would drastically weaken North Carolinian’s constitutional right to select judges and could lead to the politicization of North Carolina’s courts. To view the digital ads, click […]
Raleigh, NC – Americans for Prosperity – North Carolina (AFP-NC) today announced its support for seven North Carolinian lawmakers running for re-election in the North Carolina General Assembly. AFP-NC will support: Senator Jeff Tarte, Senator Trudy Wade, Senator Michael Lee, Senator Dan Bishop, Representative Bill Brawley, Representative John Bradford, and Representative Donny Lambeth. To support these […]
Innovations are born of need. Motorboats were invented because people needed aquatic vehicles that moved faster and were easier to steer. Cell phones were invented because people needed a better way to communicate while on the move. We’ve come a long way since motorboats and cell phones. Now, we’re on to high-tech creations, such as a cell phone app that can control the lights and […]
Human trafficking — illegally transporting people from one country or area to another, typically for the purposes of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation — is a horrific practice plaguing countries across the globe. Lawmakers should be looking to enact measures that help to end human trafficking. But these laws should not force innocent Americans […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will begin next week. Judge Kavanaugh is an eminently qualified jurist who will defend the Constitution, but don’t just take our word for it. Learn more about Kavanaugh’s background below. Did you know…? Judge Kavanaugh graduated from Yale University and Yale Law School. After law school, Judge Kavanaugh served as a clerk to the man he […]
RALEIGH, N.C. – Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) announced today it will support U.S. Representative Ted Budd’s re-election to Congress. The grassroots activist group will be canvassing, making phone calls, running advertisements, and sending mail as part of its effort to highlight Rep. Budd’s leadership on issues AFP champions and will encourage North Carolinians to vote […]
Obamacare’s rising premiums and one-size-fits-all approach has left millions of Americans struggling to find quality health insurance at a price they can actually afford. Until recently, the prospects for an alternative were grim. This month the Trump administration helped to turn the tide by expanding short-term, limited-duration (STLD) insurance plans that allow individuals and families to choose coverage that best suits their needs at a […]
