Americans for Prosperity Foundation to Hold Woodstock Town Hall Meeting with Virginia Lawmakers, Nov. 17
November 14, 2008 | VA
WOODSTOCK - Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) will host a town hall meeting in Woodstock on Nov. 17 with Senator Mark Obenshain and Delegate Todd Gilbert to talk about key legislative issues for the 2009 General Assembly. The format will allow a question and answer session among citizens and lawmakers.

Georgia Tax Increase Alert
November 13, 2008 | GA
While many tax increase proposals are being discussed at this point, a MASSIVE $120 million dollar plan is already on paper and the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) is currently lobbying for the tax hike as we speak!

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.

Did tax cuts cause the Napolitano Deficit?
November 7, 2008 | AZ
Did tax cuts cause the Napolitano Deficit? The short answer is NO.

Thank You
November 7, 2008 | ND
Thanks to all the sponsors, petition gathers, and supporters of Measure #2. We may not have made it happen this time, but this is only the beginning

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

Americans for Prosperity Responds to Election Results
November 6, 2008 | WI
"There will be many battles to wage for free-market principles in the upcoming months, but we will find common ground with Obama on tax cuts, earmark reform, and greater transparency and accountability in government spending.

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.

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