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AFP-FL sends direct mail to House and Senate sponsors of anti-corporate welfare legislation Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL), the leading grassroots advocacy voice against corporate welfare for sports stadiums, launched a new direct mail piece urging constituents to back legislation that would eliminate taxpayer handouts to build stadiums on public lands and end […]
RICHMOND, VA – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) today cheered Delegate Michael Webert for introducing legislation that would prohibit all taxpayer financing of professional sports stadiums. The grassroots organization has long opposed stadium subsidies, viewing it as a form of corporate welfare that gives special interests certain advantages at the expense of taxpayers. Del. Webert has been a […]
WOODBRIDGE, VA – Prince William County Supervisors have been considering a deal to build a new $35 million stadium for the Minor League Potomac Nationals using taxpayer dollars, but that deal seems increasingly unlikely according to a statement yesterday by P-Nats owner Art Silber. Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) has long opposed this deal, which the […]
LANSING, MI — Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) urged lawmakers to carefully scrutinize proposals that would provide additional taxpayer-funded incentives for redevelopment of Detroit’s Renaissance Center, warning against repeating costly economic development strategies that have failed to deliver promised results. AFP-MI State Director Tim Golding issued the following statement: “Michigan taxpayers have heard these promises before. For […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Americans for Prosperity–Illinois (AFP-IL) today responded to the Illinois General Assembly’s failure to pass megaproject legislation before the end of session, highlighting the defeat of harmful provisions that would have put property taxpayers at risk. The General Assembly did not rush through a late-night stadium deal that was not fully vetted and carried […]
CHICAGO, IL — Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) has been a fierce advocate for Illinois taxpayers, and today, Deputy State Director Brian Costin penned an opinion piece in Crain’s Chicago Business warning of the pitfalls of the megaproject bill facing the state legislature. In the piece, Costin asserts, “Illinois does not need a separate property tax […]
Fort Hood, Texas. July 1944. A young Black officer from the 761st “Black Panthers” Tank Battalion is getting his men ready for deployment to Europe. Despite the racial bias in the U.S. Army, he knew his men were more than ready to fight for liberty and send the German army back to Berlin. Then one […]
Americans for Prosperity-Florida Grassroots Engagement Director, Kelly Pickens, recently published an op-ed highlighting the potential financial burdens the “Stadium of the Future” could pose to the community: “Jacksonville residents passionately support their hometown football team, but are they fully aware of the substantial financial implications associated with the Jaguars’ new stadium project? The proposed “Stadium […]
CHICAGO, IL —Following Governor J.B. Pritzker’s annual State of the State and budget address, Americans for Prosperity-Illinois State Director Jason Heffley released the following statement: “Despite the rosy picture Governor Pritzker tried to paint, our state is clearly in disarray – from crushing inflation and cost-of-living increases to the migrant crisis at our doorstep. While Pritzker proposes an […]
