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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 […]

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) today commended the more than 100 state legislators who signed onto a letter urging the Missouri congressional delegation to reject the $3 trillion spending package introduced in the House of Representatives. AFP-MO State Director Jeremy Cady issued the following statement: “We are incredibly proud so many legislators […]

Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire State Director Greg Moore | NH Journal As our nation grapples with the reality of COVID-19, we must come to grips with another devastating threat — our national debt. With our nation expecting to borrow $3 trillion in this quarter alone, pushing our overall debt over $25 trillion, some states want […]

Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | Miami Herald The COVID-19 pandemic has been a tragedy for our nation, but some states are now trying to use this crisis to force taxpayers to pay for years of irresponsible spending. The death and destruction from this pandemic has disrupted our lives and devastated businesses big and small, […]

NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity held a tele town hall with U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn yesterday on the $3 trillion spending package introduced in the House of Representatives and why Congress needs to reject this attempt to bail out cities and states for years of fiscal irresponsibility. Recently, AFP launched a national grassroots campaign to mobilize grassroots […]

Grassroots group hosts tele-town hall to oppose massive spending bill INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) announced it will host a tele-town hall with Congressman Jim Banks, Chief Economist at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Jonathan Williams, and AFP Director of Grassroots Operations Chase Downham tomorrow, May 14th. They will discuss the $3 […]

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 […]

Americans for Prosperity Board Member Mark Holden | Morning Consult The U.S. Sentencing Commission, which is largely dormant due to a lack of a quorum, published a study late last month on recidivism that is a blast from the past and straight from the failed “Tough on Crime” era playbook of the 1980s. Its key finding was that “incarceration […]