AFP to Smith: Level the Playing Field, End the Ex-Im Bank
Jun 13, 2019

AFP-MN Joins National Campaign to “Unrig the Economy” ST. PAUL, MN—Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today highlighted its role as part of an integrated campaign to create a strong economy by leveling the playing field for all. The campaign, “Unrig the Economy,” is a multi-year, multi-million-dollar national effort that will harness the power of AFP’s grassroots […]

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AFP to Rep. Smith: Level the Playing Field, Oppose Tax Extenders
Jun 13, 2019

AFP-NE Joins National Campaign to “Unrig the Economy” LINCOLN, NE—Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) today highlighted its role as part of a campaign to create a strong economy by leveling the playing field for all. The campaign, “Unrig the Economy,” is a multi-year, multi-million-dollar national effort that will harness the power of AFP’s grassroots to drive […]

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“Unrig the Economy” Campaign Aims to End Government Favoritism
Jun 13, 2019

Grassroots organization launching federal and state campaign to level the playing field for all Americans Arlington, Va. – As Washington moves to reinstate some of the most egregious examples of government favoritism and corporate welfare by restoring the Export-Import Bank quorum and entertaining the renewal of zombie tax extenders, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced the […]

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Taxpayers Get Sacked at the Big Game
Feb 1, 2019

No matter who wins the Big Game this coming weekend, American taxpayers have already lost. That’s because it doesn’t matter the sport – baseball, basketball, hockey or football – when teams consider setting up shop in a town, taxpayers are all too often forced to shell out hundreds of millions in direct subsidies and tax […]

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Corporate Welfare Playoffs: Inside the Divisional Round
Jan 14, 2019

Eight teams played in last weekend’s divisional round of NFL playoff games. The winners — the Kansas City Chiefs, the Los Angeles Rams, the New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots — are now headed to the championship round to play for a spot in the Big Game on Feb. 3 in Atlanta. But […]

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Miami-Dade, Miami Gardens Splash Taxpayers
Jul 25, 2018

New training facility would cost taxpayers millions in Dolphins’ corporate welfare deal Grassroots group launches ad calling on citizens to hold County Commissioners accountable   Tallahassee, FL – Americana for Prosperity-Florida, the state’s leading grassroots advocacy group against corporate welfare for professional sports teams, is calling on Miami-Dade residents to speak out against the whale […]

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Buckhorn Expects Taxpayers to Pay for Most of Rays New Home
Jul 5, 2018

Supposed Economic-Opportunity Zones Are Taxpayer Scams Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida, the state’s leading grassroots advocates against corporate welfare and using taxpayer dollars to prop up privately owned sports franchises, released the following statement upon news of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn carving out a path through federal policy to pull tax dollars from across […]

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AFP-AZ May 15 Legislative Update
May 15, 2018

AFP-Arizona May 15, 2018 Legislative Update 1)  LOW SCORES ON THE 2018 SCORECARD? We are still working on grading our 2018 Legislative Scorecard.  But initial indications are not good.  The 2018 legislative session saw some victories on regulatory policy (see below), but on tax and budget policy, it was a bad scene.  Among other things, […]

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Buckhorns Chooses Sides Against Oak Grove Community
May 3, 2018

Tampa Mayor asks Governor and Feds to pull resources from Oak Grove favoring funding for privately owned baseball team Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) is appalled by Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s request to have Governor Scott intervene with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s office to pull potentially available resources from the Oak Grove neighborhood […]

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