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Special Session provides opportunity for enacting meaningful change ST. PAUL, MN – At the outset of Minnesota’s special session, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today released a letter to lawmakers calling for a fiscally responsible economic recovery, criminal justice reforms, and urging the legislature to reassert its constitutional authority and end the state of emergency. In […]
How do we address systemic mistrust between police and our communities? Arthur Rizer joins host Jason Flohrs to talk through challenges of the lack of accountability, militarization, and over-criminalization – all from his unique perspective as a former lawyer, prosecutor, police officer, and service in the US Army. Then in the second half: The President’s […]
Safely getting our economy going will do much more for the state than any federal bailout. As Adam Michel with the Heritage Foundation demonstrates, history shows it will just make Minnesota all the more dependent federal aid. Then in the second half, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka talks about reaction to Governor Walz’s piecemeal approach […]
St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) held a Facebook Live event last Thursday with Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka for a discussion on Governor Walz’s newest reopen guidance, the budget deficit and a preview of the upcoming Special Session. You can watch the discussion here. Senator Paul Gazelka said this about the decision […]
Grassroots group calls on senators to reject $3 trillion spending package St. Paul, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) released a report detailing the nearly $2 trillion in federal assistance already available to state and local governments, including more than $1.1 trillion that has been provided in the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19. The […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) issued a key vote alert urging representatives to support SF2898, a bill that would exempt a number of activities from cosmetology occupational licenses. Read the Key Vote Alert Here. Background: In the 1950s, about one-in-twenty Americans required a license to work. Today that number is one-in-four. Many of these licenses do […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today announced it will score HF2529 in its 2020 legislative scorecard and is urging legislators to oppose the bill. In a letter sent to lawmakers, AFP-MN urged legislators to reject accumulating high debt following on the heels of the covid-19 pandemic. Read The Key Vote Alert Here […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. –Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today urged the Senate to reject SF1456, a bill that would increase energy rates, hurting Minnesota consumers at a time when they can least afford it. Click here to view AFP-MN’s letter to lawmakers here. AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs issued the following statement: “With Minnesota families and […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today called on the Minnesota Legislature, the Walz administration, and public employees to come together to renegotiate public sector pay increases in light of projected budget deficits caused by the COVID-19 epidemic and the ensuing government shutdown. The state is currently facing a $2.4 billion budget deficit […]
