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Late last year, Congress delivered historic tax reform that took bold action toward removing corporate welfare that gives special tax breaks to well-connected businesses and industries at the expense of ordinary Americans. Now, lawmakers must defend tax reform by rejecting the renewal of these corporate handouts known as tax extenders. Tax extenders were a part of the disastrous tax code that existed prior […]
The House of Representatives is considering a federal right-to-try bill to give terminally ill patients access to potentially life-saving experimental treatments. Thirty-eight states currently have right-to-try laws on the books, but there is no federal right-to-try law that extends that access to patients in all states. In previous weeks, Americans for Prosperity’s grassroots activists have kept pressure […]
Last night on CBS’s 60 Minutes, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was asked about the impact of school choice policies on public schools. Citing Florida’s positive track record on education—a state with an abundance of public and private school choice options—DeVos rightly stated that when more educational options are available to families, the academic outcome of students in traditional public schools improve. 60 Minutes host Lesley Stahl challenged DeVos’s argument, however, pointing out that in DeVos’ […]
Some lawmakers attempting last minute legislative maneuvers to raise property taxes in perpetuity Salt Lake City, UT – Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT) is disappointed in Utah lawmakers that are considering a last-minute procedural move that could hurt Utah families by increasing property taxes in perpetuity. The plan would latch HB 293 onto a larger bill […]
Tax reform is the gift that keeps on giving! Last year, Americans for Prosperity made passing tax reform its top federal priority. AFP’s 36 state chapters held over 75 grassroots events throughout 2017 and worked with community leaders, elected officials and policy experts to draw attention to tax reform’s benefits. On the federal level, AFP’s government affairs […]
In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, considered one of the greatest public works projects in history, to expand the national highway system. Thanks to competitive economic conditions, cars became a more accessible and affordable mode of travel for everyday Americans during that time, and family trips on the highway system quickly became a major part of American life. Today, millions of […]
Grassroots group warns Medicaid expansion is a bad deal for current enrollees and taxpayers, hails alternative with proven track record Salt Lake City, UT – Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT) today urged the state legislature to oppose HB 472, which attempts to expand Medicaid under Obamacare in the Beehive state. HB472 calls for the expansion of […]
Americans for Prosperity has joined a coalition of nearly 20 organizations to tell Congress to oppose an internet sales tax. The Remote Transactions Parity Act would give states dangerous new powers to tax businesses that don’t have a physical presence in the state. Allowing local governments to tax across state borders would bury online businesses […]
Utah legislature debates increasing sales tax Salt Lake City, UT – Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT) is calling on the members of the Utah Senate to scrap a plan to increase the sales tax. The increase would supposedly help fund the plagued Utah Transit Authority, which is currently operating with a two billion-dollar deficit. AFP-UT State Director, […]
