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DENVER – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) announced plans to launch an accountability effort to supplement their existing efforts to cut the gas tax on the 2022 ballot. AFP-CO State Director Jesse Mallory issued the following statement: “The Colorado Senate rammed through likely the most unpopular, anti-taxpayer legislation of recent history today. Even after hours of testimony […]
DENVER – Today, the Colorado Taxpayers Coalition, a group of local, state, and national advocacy partners focused on protecting Colorado taxpayers by defeating the legislature’s new gas tax legislation, announced the expansion of the coalition ahead of the final Senate vote. New members include Springs Taxpayers and Broomfield Taxpayer Matters. The bill, SB21-260, would initially […]
DENVER – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado today weighted in after the proposed gas fee was debated in committee. The grassroots group showed up to the hearing with a group of activists where some provided testimony. Those that testified highlighted the consequences of the bill including the disproportionate impact on low-income communities. AFP-CO State Director Jesse Mallory issued […]
DENVER – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) weighed in shortly after the contentious transportation bill was finally announced. The legislation includes additional fees on deliveries, ride-share services, and per-gallon road use fees. The grassroots group recently announced plans to cosponsor ballot language in 2022 with Colorado Rising State Action to give voters the option to reduce […]
DENVER – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) and Colorado Rising State Action today announced that the groups will co-sponsor ballot language in 2022 to cut the gas tax. AFP-CO plans to further supplement these actions with grassroots efforts to educate voters on the opportunity to decrease the gas tax in response to the legislature skirting the […]
Battle Intensifies After Introduction of Framework, Initial Coalition Expands DENVER – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) and partners formally launch the Colorado Taxpayers Coalition, a group of local advocacy partners set out to protect Colorado taxpayers by defeating the legislature’s current gas tax proposal and protecting the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). AFP-CO is also running a statewide […]
A “public option” plan like the one proposed by state Rep. Dylan Roberts would put Colorado on the road to government-run health care. It’s no better an idea at the state level than at the federal level. In an op-ed in the Steamboat Pilot & Today, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado State Director Jesse Mallory writes that […]
DENVER – A new survey commissioned by Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) shows that Coloradans in metropolitan state senate districts are largely opposed to paying additional fees when purchasing gas. Key findings from the survey highlight the critical theme that the proposed gas fees should serve as a nonstarter for any legislator that approves the fee […]
Includes gas station TV, digital ads, and direct mail opposing the tax increase DENVER, Colo – Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) launched a new grassroots campaign urging lawmakers to reject increasing the price of gas by adding a yet-to-be-determined fee for every purchase at the pump. Legislators want to bypass the voters by assessing a “fee” instead […]
