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Senate Education Committee May Take Up Measure in Coming Weeks FRANKFORT, KY – As National School Choice Week begins, Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky activists called upon lawmakers to support a sweeping scholarship tax credit bill that will provide Kentucky students, particularly those from lower and middle income families, with more educational freedom and choice. Americans for […]
On the heels of historic tax relief, the last thing hardworking Americans deserve is for the federal government to claw back the benefits with a new, punishing gas tax. The gas tax, which started out as a 1-cent-per-gallon tax to offset the federal deficit during the Great Depression, has since snowballed to an 18.4-cent-per-gallon tax. […]
This week is National School Choice Week. To celebrate, Americans for Prosperity is highlighting how education freedom is giving students a brighter future. Each and every child from every walk of life deserves the chance to get the best education possible, so they can live prosperous lives and achieve the American Dream. Getting a good […]
We know right-to-work means more jobs and better paychecks for workers. But a Wall Street Journal editorial published earlier this week highlights another reason why right-to-work laws are so important: rampant corruption within unions. Union officials are using the mandatory dues hardworking employees are forced to pay to line their own pockets instead of benefiting […]
Gov’s Budget Plan Ends Taxpayer Giveaways to Hollywood Executives FRANKFORT, KY – Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky today applauded Governor Matt Bevin for proposing to end a controversial program to give generous tax credits to film studios who make movies in the Commonwealth as part of his new budget plan. As Kentucky’s leading free-market activist group, AFP-KY […]
In a tremendous victory for hardworking Americans, President Trump signed tax reform into law last December. Americans for Prosperity and our army of grassroots activists have led the charge for the passage of tax reform. The ink is barely dry, and already, millions of Americans are experiencing the economic benefits of pro-growth tax reform firsthand. […]
Americans for Prosperity is urging Congress to pass legislation that would allow thousands of terminally ill patients to access potentially life-saving treatment and medication. Known as Right to Try, this federal legislation would give hope to families and patients facing the direst circumstances. AFP is partnering with Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce to highlight the […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity praised the Trump administration today for working diligently to eliminate overly burdensome federal regulations that stifle economic growth, waste taxpayer dollars and limit individual freedom. Thursday afternoon the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) released the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which details President Trump’s deregulation […]
