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The National Debt Clock is ticking up at an alarming rate. Frankly, we’re afraid it may run out of numbers. We’re more than $22 trillion in debt, having spent $4 trillion last year alone. Deficits are on the verge of going back up to $1 trillion each year. We’re heading for a financial catastrophe. So of course our […]
DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) released a statement after the Senate Health and Human Services committed defeated a bill that would have reversed a controversial executive order that will hurt Colorado’s auto industry. SB19-053, would have overturned former Gov. Hickenlooper’s executive order that forces automobile makers and dealers to adopt strict emission standards […]
DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) responded to the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee’s defeat of a bill that would have removed unnecessary regulations in the licensing process. HB19-1117 would have required licensing agencies to analyze new and existing licensed professions and mandate a license only be necessary if there as a “present, significant, […]
A recent tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that Medicare for All, a single-payer health care program, enjoys popular support — until, that is, respondents look under the hood and learn what the program would really entail. According to the poll, 56 percent of Americans support Medicare for All. But, when informed that it would eliminate private […]
No matter who wins the Big Game this coming weekend, American taxpayers have already lost. That’s because it doesn’t matter the sport – baseball, basketball, hockey or football – when teams consider setting up shop in a town, taxpayers are all too often forced to shell out hundreds of millions in direct subsidies and tax […]
More than 56 million students enter a K-12 classroom each year with the desire to learn, grow and succeed. With a quickly evolving world, it’s time to rethink our approach to education from the ground up. Let’s provide all students the opportunity to discover their unique talents. Let’s unleash the knowledge of teachers and communities […]
DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) is urging Senators Bennet and Gardner to support a deal that provides a permanent solution for DREAMERS – rather than the short-term protections currently proposed. The Senate is currently scheduled to vote on the proposal tomorrow. AFP-CO State Director Jesse Mallory issued the following statement: “The offer to couple […]
Eight teams played in last weekend’s divisional round of NFL playoff games. The winners — the Kansas City Chiefs, the Los Angeles Rams, the New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots — are now headed to the championship round to play for a spot in the Big Game on Feb. 3 in Atlanta. But […]
DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) released their 2019 platform on Friday, highlighting the policy areas the grassroots group will focus on during the upcoming legislative session. The group will work to build broad coalitions with the newly elected governor and legislature to advance health care policies that reduce cost and increase access, as well […]
