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.

Sarah Palin stood against the Bridge to Nowhere. Why didn’t Obama and Biden?
September 11, 2008 | NH
AFP policy director Phil Kerpen recounts the history of the Bridge to Nowhere.

State Agencies to Reduce FY 2009 Budgets
June 27, 2008 | KS
TOPEKA – The grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas applauds news today that state agencies have been asked to trim their budgets by an additional one to two percent.

AFP Calls for Cost-Benefit Analysis in State Highway Plan
June 25, 2008 | KS
TOPEKA – In light of the long-range transportation plan being released this week by the Kansas Department of Transportation, the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity calls for KDOT to include cost-benefit analyses of highway projects before spending billions of taxpayer dollars.

Kansas Poll Results -- June 2008
June 6, 2008 | KS
To view the poll results on taxpayer funded lobbying and taxes vs. spending, click here.

Survey: Kansas Voters Disagree with Taxpayer Funded Lobbying; Prefer Reducing Spending to Tax Increases
June 6, 2008 | KS
TOPEKA – According to a survey released today by the Kansas chapter of the national grassroots group Americans for Prosperity, Kansas voters favor reducing state spending over raising taxes, and many do not think state and local governments should hire lobbyists with taxpayer dollars.

State General Fund Budget Grows by 5.2 Percent
May 8, 2008 | KS
TOPEKA – Lawmakers tonight concluded the wrap-up portion of the 2008 Legislative Session, with the approval of a final appropriations bill. The grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas commends legislators for their work to keep the total budget increase significantly lower than that of previous years.

AFP-Kansas Members Sign Petition Asking Legislators to Limit Growth in Overall State Spending
May 2, 2008 | KS
TOPEKA – The grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas hand-delivered more than 4,000 petition slips signed by Kansas citizens asking that legislators hold spending growth to 3.5 percent. The petitions were given to lawmakers at their Statehouse offices Friday.

Nationwide Hot Air Balloon Tour to Stop in Wichita, May 1
April 29, 2008 | KS
WICHITA – The free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will bring its nationwide hot air balloon tour to Wichita on May 1 for a news conference and citizen event. Even as gasoline prices reach an all-time high, the Hot Air Tour has the goal of educating citizens on the economic costs of climate change policies, including the huge energy tax hike hidden in global warming legislation being debated by lawmakers. The event is free and open to media and the public. Citizens planning to attend are encouraged to register online at www.CostofHotAir.com.

Republican Leaders Pledge to Limit Budget Growth
April 4, 2008 | KS
Americans for Prosperity applauds efforts to hold the line on state spending -- “This is a significant step”

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