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Late last year, Congress passed federal tax reform, overhauling the old tax code. That’s good news for American businesses and families, but bad news for lawmakers who opposed fixing our rigged tax system. Now that federal tax reform has gone into effect, we can say goodbye to a lot of hurtful tax policies. Here’s five things you […]
There may be no crying in baseball, but there’s certainly corporate welfare. When teams take the field for Opening Day this year, many of them will be playing on the taxpayers’ dime—literally. For decades now, lawmakers at every level of government have been forking over millions of hardworking residents’ money to build stadiums for billionaire […]
DENVER, Colo. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) released the following statement commending the Senate Business, Labor, and Technology Committee for advancing SB193, which would greatly reduce the burdensome regulations for workers seeking to obtain occupational licenses. “This a great first step towards employing more Coloradans,” said AFP-CO State Director Jesse Mallory. “Instead of deterring employment, […]
DENVER, Co. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) state director Jesse Mallory released the following statement on the defeat of SB216 by the Senate Transportation Committee: “Simply put, this bill gave undue, taxpayer-funded authority to utility companies to intervene in the electric vehicle market. Bolstering their already government-protected monopoly on the back of Colorado taxpayers is bad […]
Today the House voted to pass a pork-laden $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill. While that’s bad news, one piece of good news is that the bill doesn’t include any money for Obamacare bailouts. Meant to prop up Obamacare and its skyrocketing premiums, these proposals – including reinsurance and cost-sharing reduction payments – are nothing more […]
As Congress considers the upcoming omnibus spending bill to fund our government, it is also considering enacting harmful bailouts to prop up Obamacare. Americans for Prosperity’s army of grassroots activists is working hard to push back against calls for these taxpayer-funded bailouts of private health insurance companies. Proponents of Obamacare bailouts claim that sending billions […]
This week, Congress is set to vote on a trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill that could potentially include several troubling provisions that AFP has consistently opposed. Lawmakers should reject any attempt to include such provisions as an Obamacare bailout for health insurance companies, an online sales tax and any tax “extender” carve-outs that would undermine the […]
Congress is debating right-to-try legislation that would give terminally ill patients and their families hope. Right-to-try gives patients access to potentially life-saving treatments and medications that haven’t received final government approval. Thirty-eight states have right-to-try laws, but a solution is still needed for doctors and patients at the federal level. While the House of Representatives […]
DENVER, Co. – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) released a statement opposing a bill that would create a scheme where utility companies could unfairly charge their customers when building electric vehicle charging stations. SB 216, which was introduced in the Senate Transportation Committee today, would allow utility companies to build and maintain electrical vehicle stations and charge all […]
