AFP Invited to Testify before Appropriations' Spending Subcommittee
November 12, 2008 | TX
AFP-Texas director Peggy Venable told the Committee that Texas needs a better defined state spending limit. Spending limits at the local level will provide the ultimate in local control. Taxpayer-funded lobbying is a betrayal of taxpayers’ trust and denies taxpayers the protections they deserve. If elected officials need more revenue, they simply need to make their case to the taxpayers. Voters deserve an opportunity to determine just how much government we want and are willing to pay.

Texas Weekly Update - Supporting Good Policy is Good Politics
November 8, 2008 | TX
Texas is still Red and our economy is in the black. That's good news in Texas...

Texans Don't Fall for Green Schemes
November 8, 2008 | TX
While many states are experiencing huge budget deficits and asking for a federal government bailout, Texas enjoys a $11 billion budget surplus. And while many states are clamoring to be green, and though Texas has programs in place to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, Texas has refused to jump on the global warming regulatory bandwagon. Let's face it: whatever Texas is doing, we are doing it right.

Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert Pulls Big-Government Shenanigans with Local Citizens and Business Owners
November 6, 2008 | TX
DALLAS – Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert has made no secret of wanting to expand the city’s smoking ordinance to prohibit smoking in bars, pool halls and tobacco shops. But at Wednesday’s city council briefing, he let his desires get in the way of fair and equal treatment of the people he serves: the citizens of Dallas. More than 20 community members – including bar and tobacco shop owners – took time out of their workday to attend the city council meeting to speak out against any expansion of the ordinance.

Colorado Elections ... Bad and Good news
November 6, 2008 | CO
AFP Colorado State Director, Jim Pfaff, discusses the election results in Colorado and the state legislative issue to come in 2009

110th Congress Didn’t “Make the Grade” on Free-Market Issues, Americans for Prosperity Scorecard Reveals
November 6, 2008 | US
WASHINGTON – When it came to core free-market issues, the average U.S. lawmaker did not even vote with taxpayers half of the time on key votes, according to the grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP), which released its 110th Congress Scorecard today. The Scorecard is based on 18 roll call votes in the House and 17 roll call votes in the Senate that include votes against tax hikes, in favor of fiscal discipline, against undue regulation, and for free trade. The full scorecard is available online at www.AmericansforProsperity.org.

AFP Tells Dallas City Council to Vote Against New Smoking Restrictions that Will Hurt the Local Economy
November 5, 2008 | TX
DALLAS – Dallas City Council members plan to vote on new restrictive amendments to the city’s smoking ordinance on Nov. 19. It’s the second time in five years the council has considered anti-smoking measures that infringe on the rights of both business owners and consumers.

Yikes, It’s Scary, and Good News in Texas
November 1, 2008 | TX
Texas AFP's weekly update includes information which promotes economic prosperity, as well as roadblocks to personal wealth creation.

COAH Low Income Housing
October 31, 2008 | NJ
Click here to see how many new low income houses are estimated to be built in your area if COAH (Council on Affordable Housing) mandates are left unchallenged.

110th Congress Key Vote Scorecard
October 29, 2008 | US
Americans for Prosperity has compiled a scorecard of the most important votes in the 110th Congress. We focused on our key issues including: taxes, earmarks, energy, spending and limited government.

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