Tennessee
Grassroots group applauds passage of monumental criminal justice reform bill NASHVILLE, TN – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) celebrated the passage of the FIRST STEP Act, a package of critical criminal justice reforms. AFP-TN also praised Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker for supporting the monumental bill. Americans for Prosperity has been at the forefront of […]
Tax and regulatory reform have helped spur our economy and Tennesseans are reaping the benefits of President Trump’s tax relief with unemployment continuing to be near an all-time historic low. Despite the good economic situation, state and local governments are engaging in a corrupt and broken system and spending billions of your taxpayer dollars to […]
Grassroots group urges Tennesseans to reject Medicaid expansion NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN), the state’s leading grassroots advocacy organization for economic freedom, today urged gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean to protect Tennessee’s most vulnerable citizens and the state’s fiscal future by abandoning his proposal to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. Karl Dean has been an […]
With 12 days left until election day, we need all hands-on deck. We are looking to get a total of 75 volunteer hours in between now and November 6th here in Middle TN. Please look at the calendar below and see if any times work for your schedule. If you are able to volunteer, but […]
With 12 days left until election day, we need all hands-on deck. We are looking to get a total of 75 volunteer hours in between now and November 6th here in Knoxville. Please look at the calendar below and see if any times work for your schedule. If you are able to volunteer, but nothing […]
Americans for Prosperity launched a television and digital ad highlighting Phil Bredesen’s abuse of taxpayer dollars and support of higher taxes. The ad reads: When times are tough, we budget for our families. But when our states budget was in crisis, Phil Bredesen supported higher taxes on us. Higher gas taxes, sales taxes, and more. […]
Grassroots group comments on Nashville’s fiscal struggles to pay $50,000 for a referendum on stadium proposal NASHVILLE, Ten. – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today issued the following statement after Nashville’s Metro Finance Director Talia Lomax-O’dneal said Nashville doesn’t have the $50,000 needed to place the proposed, taxpayer-funded Major League Soccer stadium on the November ballot. […]
By now you’re aware that the Nashville Transit Improvement Plan is a complete disaster. The project’s cost is out of control, topping out at $9 billion. That’s nearly twice the original estimate. On top of the cost, transit systems like the one proposed don’t even accomplish their goals. They contribute to traffic and congestion and […]
Grassroots group urges House to follow suit. NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) on Thursday commended state Senators for advancing Senator Brian Kelsey’s bill to permanently ban the so called “Hall Tax,” an outdated personal income tax on investment interest and dividends. “The ‘Hall Tax’ is nothing more than an income tax by another name,” said […]
