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Grassroots group warns of consequences of expanding Medicaid, Urges alternative Personal Option Raleigh, North Carolina—Americans for Prosperity North Carolina (AFP-NC) today urged all members of the North Carolina to vote against a bill to expand Medicaid in the Old North State. AFP-NC State Director Chris McCoy issued the following statement on Wednesday morning: “On behalf […]
Raleigh, North Carolina—Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) today praised Republican leadership in the North Carolina House of Representatives for opposing the North Carolina Senate’s proposal to expand Medicaid in the Tarheel State. AFP-NC State Director Chris McCoy gave the following statement after Speaker Moore announced that the House would not be taking up the Senate’s […]
Greensboro, North Carolina—Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina on Tuesday morning turned back the clock at the Pit Stop Gas Station on Alamance Church Road to kick off Americans for Prosperity’s nationwide True Costs of Washington Campaign. For an hour a half, the grassroots advocacy group took over the gas station and lowered the price of regular […]
Gas Station Takeover Part of AFP’S True Cost of Washington Campaign Greensboro, North Carolina—Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina will host a grassroots awareness event as part of “The True Cost of Washington” campaign. On the first day of the Biden Administration, the national average for gasoline was $2.40 a gallon. Today, the national average price for […]
Biden’s Visit to Greensboro a Missed Opportunity to Address Root Causes of Inflation Greensboro, North Carolina—Today President Biden addressed students and North Carolinians during a visit to North Carolina A&T University. He used portions of his address to take credit for North Carolina’s strong economy and also pointed to his administration’s plan to tackle inflation, […]
It probably would not be news to most North Carolinians that our state is plagued with a sub-par health care system. But even the most jaded amongst us would likely be shocked to hear that our state routinely ranks at the very bottom of the U.S. health care system. When Wallethub released its annual report […]
If passed, North Carolina’s premiere grassroots organization will hold legislators accountable RALEIGH, NC— Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) tonight began preparations to immediately rally its thousands of grassroots activists across the Tar Heel State in opposition to any misguided attempt to expand the broken Medicaid system. AFP-NC urges legislatures that value fiscal responsibility to reject […]
NC Senate Should Pass SB 717 (Arlington, VA) – Today, Americans for Prosperity and The LIBRE Initiative, voiced their support for North Carolina’s SB 717, otherwise known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. SB 717 is a constitutional amendment under consideration in North Carolina’s legislature that would place limits on state spending and require that tax increases go […]
While North Carolina Families Face Financial Strife, State Doles Out Tax Dollars to Corporate Interests RALEIGH, NC—Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) today admonished the recent announcement of Apple’s nearly $1 billion corporate welfare giveaway– paid for by hardworking taxpayers. By opening its East Coast research and development campus outside of Morrisville, Apple will receive nearly […]
