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ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) called on the state House and Senate to balance the state budget in the upcoming special legislative session, after lawmakers failed to eliminate the projected $6 billion deficit before they adjourned on Monday. As a champion for Minnesota taxpayers, AFP-MN urges lawmakers to work quickly to scale […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) State Director Jake Coleman issued the following statement in response to Governor Tim Walz’s State of the State address: “Governor Walz’s address tonight was a poor charade of leadership by a politician who has barely set foot in the state capitol this year. While our government has been veering […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) released a video on Thursday featuring Representative Tom Emmer, the Republican Majority Whip, discussing his shared commitment with the organization to renew the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) before it expires this year. Emmer thanked AFP-MN and its state director Jake Coleman “for his partnership and work […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) urged lawmakers to prioritize working on The Minnesota Starter Home Act (SF 2229) and other key housing reforms after the Senate committee poised to discuss them was abruptly cancelled, despite Minnesota’s deepening housing crisis. The move came after pressure from local cities looking to uphold the […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) called out Governor Tim Walz for leaving the state to hold a townhall event in Iowa on Friday in the middle of Minnesota’s legislative session, calling on him to return to St. Paul to clean up the mess from his first six years in office. AFP-MN State Director Jake Coleman […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) took this National School Choice Week to highlight bureaucratic hurdles in Minnesota’s education system by testifying before the state Senate. In a hearing before the Senate Education Finance Committee, AFP-MN urged lawmakers to allow for open enrollment, so that arbitrary school district borders don’t limit a […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) launched a $20 million nationwide campaign calling on Congress to protect prosperity and renew President Trump’s highly successful Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) – a cornerstone of AFP and the Trump Administration’s shared economic agenda this year. The campaign, the largest effort by a conservative organization […]
Just when Minnesota families thought they’d weathered the financial storm of 2023’s crushing tax increases, an even more devastating economic threat emerged from the 2024 legislative session – the Clean Transportation Standard (CTS). The law would make Minnesota’s fuel the most expensive in the entire country, delivering the final financial blow to struggling families and […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) highlighted a new Cato Institute “report card” today that gave Minnesota Governor Tim Walz a failing grade for his fiscal policy in office. “Cold northern states such as Minnesota that are suffering from out-migration need to adopt taxpayer-friendly policies to stem the population outflow,” the report says, […]
