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Good news! After years of burdensome regulatory red tape, everyday Americans are finally seeing some relief. The numbers are in: During President Donald Trump’s first year in office, the country saw fewer new federal regulations than any year since 1976 and a 36 percent decline in regulations since 2016. According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s annual report surveying the […]
Did your state make the list? Business is booming and pro-growth policies are working for everyday Americans! The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, combined with a series of regulatory reforms, have spurred new economic growth across the American economy. This year a total of 14 states have set new record low unemployment rates. In March alone, eight states […]
AFP-NM wants all workers freed from forced union participation Albuquerque, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) is being lauded as a key driver in the efforts to turn New Mexico into the next right-to-work success story. While the state legislature has failed over the past few years to enact common sense labor reforms to […]
Guess which state this is, given these hints: Announced $9.2 billion in corporate expansion and new-location projects in 2017. Committed to creating more than 17,200 jobs in 2017. Garnered $2.3 billion in investments by internationally-owned companies in 2017. Exported more than $2.5 billion in goods and services in 2017 — a 4.8 percent increase over the previous year. Passed […]
Your weekly round-up of the major wins making headlines thanks to AFP’s grassroots activists across the country (April 9 through April 13). The Big W: Gov. Scott Walker Signed Landmark Welfare Reform Backed by AFP What it is: The newly signed landmark Walker welfare reform law removes barriers to job opportunities, rewards hard work and cracks down on waste, fraud […]
Momentum grows as Otero becomes second county in New Mexico to pass Right-to-Work Alamogordo, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM), the state’s leading advocates for common sense labor reforms is applauding the vote today by Otero County Commissioners that make the county the second in New Mexico to enact a right-to-work ordinance. AFP-NM lauded […]
It’s been said before, but merits repeating: Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. The CBO’s latest economic predictions highlighting America’s rising federal deficit underscores this point. The Wall Street Journal notes: The Congressional Budget Office said the federal budget deficit would total $804 billion this year, 43% higher than it had projected last summer, and […]
Let the countdown begin! We’re just a few days out from Tax Day on April 17, when we’ll say goodbye to our outdated, complex and burdensome tax system and hello to a simpler, fairer and more efficient new tax code! Check out these five positive changes that all Americans will see next year thanks to the Tax […]
Don’t believe the false narrative about right to work legislation. Defenders of the union status quo will tell you that forced unionization is necessary to protect New Mexican workers, and that every member of the union should pay dues. State Director Burly Cain recently defended those forced union members along with right-to-work laws around the country. Right-to-work states added 1.7 million jobs […]
