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Grassroots coalition effort helps defeat proposal that would have raised $47 million in new taxes Knoxville, TN – Americans for Prosperity–Tennessee (AFP-TN) applauds Knoxville voters for resoundingly rejecting the proposed half-cent sales tax increase, a measure that would have raised the city’s tax rate to 9.75 percent and cost residents nearly $47 million each year. With […]
Nashville, TN – Americans for Prosperity Tennessee (AFP-TN) congratulates Matt Van Epps on his decisive victory in the special primary election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. Van Epps, a strong advocate for limited government and conservative principles, will now advance to the general election on December 2nd. Van Epps’ win reflects the overwhelming support from […]
Nashville, TN – Americans for Prosperity grassroots leaders from across the country traveled to Capitol Hill this week as part of Americans for Prosperity’s ongoing Protect Prosperity campaign to advocate for President Trump’s tax cuts. State Director Tori Venable traveled to Washington and conducted meetings to urge Tennessee lawmakers to extend provisions of the Tax Cuts and […]
Nashville, TN – On Saturday, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) held a legislative session wrap-up event where they celebrated the passage of many key bills, including the long-fought Education Freedom Act becoming state law. AFP-TN presented ‘Education Freedom Fighter’ awards to Williamson County policy champions for their work to create educational opportunity for the Volunteer State: […]
Nashville, TN – On Saturday, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) held a legislative session wrap-up event where they celebrated the passage of many key bills, including the long-fought Education Freedom Act becoming state law. AFP-TN presented ‘Education Freedom Fighter’ awards to Lewis and Maury County policy champions for their work to create educational opportunity for the […]
NASHVILLE, TN – Three leading conservative grassroots organizations—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN), GOP-Nashville, and the Nashville Tea Party—have united in a coordinated effort to oppose any proposed property tax hike in Metro Nashville/Davidson County. The coalition’s action comes amid growing concerns that Mayor Freddie O’Connell and members of the Metro City Council may consider increasing property taxes to […]
Constitutional Amendment to ban statewide property tax advances for voter approval Nashville, TN – Today, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed SJR1, which will amend the state constitution to ban a statewide property tax. The Senate previously passed the resolution in March. The constitutional amendment will now be pending voters’ approval on the 2026 ballot. With both chambers having passed […]
Senate Passes SJR1 with 2/3 Majority Nashville, TN – Yesterday, the Tennessee Senate passed SJR001, which will amend the constitution to put a ban on statewide property taxes. To pass, SJR001 needed a 2/3 majority support of the Senate. It will be on the ballot for voters’ approval in 2026. AFP-TN State Director Tori Venable released the following statement: “We […]
Knoxville, TN–On Saturday, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) hosted a rally featuring Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) and Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs. Over 200 Knoxville residents attended the rally, which centered around the importance of extending the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) to benefit all Tennesseans. Rep. Burchett discussed his work with AFP to fight against taxation. Rep. […]
