News Releases

Americans for Prosperity Foundation to Hold Woodstock Town Hall Meeting with Virginia Lawmakers, Nov. 17
November 14, 2008
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.

Americans for Prosperity Responds to Election Results
November 6, 2008
"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.

WINDHAM FAMILIES TO LOSE THEIR HOMES AS LOCAL TAXES SKYROCKET TO RECORD RATES
October 28, 2008
WINDHAM FAMILIES TO LOSE THEIR HOMES AS LOCAL TAXES SKYROCKET TO RECORD RATES Americans For Prosperity Calls For Full Transparency In Town Spending WINDHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE— Americans For Prosperity, a grassroots free market group, today called for an immediate reconsideration of the recently released residential tax rate for the Town of Windham. With a record 11.8% increase this year, bringing the tax rate to $18 per thousand, AFP wonders where hard working families will come up with the extra money in these uncertain economic times to fund an already out of control Windham School System.

Americans For Prosperity Lauds Attorney General Candidate’s Endorsement of Transparency Code
October 21, 2008
Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the nation’s premier grassroots organization congratulates Ohio attorney general candidate, Mike Crites, today for his endorsement of the AFP backed Attorney General Transparency Code.

Ohio Ballot Issue 5
October 20, 2008
AFP - Ohio announces it's opposition to Issue 5.

Americans for Prosperity Applauds RIP of TIF Tax
October 16, 2008
Austin, Texas – Americans for Prosperity-Texas director Peggy Venable joined a press conference today of groups to applaud the elimination of the Texas Telecommunications Infrastructure Tax (TIF).

AFP Challenges St. Johns Commission to Debate Tax Hike
October 16, 2008
ST. JOHNS COUNTY – In a letter mailed yesterday, Americans for Prosperity formally challenged the St. Johns County Commission to a publicly held debate discussing the proposed $22 million sales tax increase that will be decided on the November ballot.

Grassroots Group Holds Kick-Off Effort To Defeat Durham Meals Tax
October 1, 2008
Group sets eyes on defeating proposed Durham Meals Tax in fall election

AFP at UT promoting energy independence
September 26, 2008
AFP-Texas participated in Energy Day at the Univeristy of Texas. Check out the YouTube AFP-Texas created with UT students at the event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBo4_HrsP-0 (Thanks, Eliza!) UT Longhorns joined us in counting down the days to energy independence, provided Congress lets the current offshore drilling ban expire. Texas Congressional members’ scores on the Freedom From Foreign Oil scorecard are available here: http://americansforprosperity.org/includes/filemanager/files/tx/freedom_from_foreign_oil_texas.pdf

Americans for Prosperity Says McDonnell Budget Cuts Set Him Apart From Spend-Crazy State Government
September 26, 2008
RICHMOND – The 13,000-strong Virginia chapter of Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today praised Attorney General Bob McDonnell’s decision to cut his general fund budget by 9.1 percent. The move creates momentum for other elected officials to follow McDonnell’s lead, AFP Virginia Director Ben Marchi said today.

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Commentary

From Panic to Depression?
October 28, 2008
AFP Director of Policy Phil Kerpen analyzes the major policy errors that could risk turning the financial panic into another Great Depresssion.

Kropf: Merit Pay Measure Has Merit
October 19, 2008

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

Can We Taxpayers Afford Property Tax Cuts?
September 2, 2008
Don’t give us more property tax relief – we can’t afford it We at Americans for Prosperity had warned legislators last session that giving property tax relief without putting some constraints on local governments’ ability to devour that tax cut would resulting Texans’ not taking their school property tax cut to the bank. And it did. Worse still, local governments’ growth is providing the majority of the most recent employment increase in Texas where literally 1 in 13 workers was on the public workforce. Government creating jobs isn’t what we had in mind – we want private sector jobs created! The more people government employees, the greater the tax burden individuals and businesses must shoulder. And with pension plans and other post-employment benefits increasing, those plans will leave our children with a legacy of higher taxes and government debt. Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Tom Pauken has outlined the issue in a recent op ed, and included some illuminating facts on property tax cuts and local spending increases provided by the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (TTARA). It’s worth a read!

Texans not scrambling to legislate global warming green schemes
September 1, 2008

"Democrats Should Let Us Drill"
July 18, 2008
Now that an executive-branch ban on offshore oil exploration has been lifted, the time has come for Democrats in Washington to lift their own ban on increased domestic supply. Americans are demanding that Congress do something about record-high gas prices. They recognize that prices will not go down unless supplies go up. And they also know that the only thing now standing in the way of more domestic supply is the Democratic refusal to allow it.

Capping and Trading our Economic Well-Being
June 12, 2008
Progessives, otherwise known as liberals, have been unsuccessful in raising our taxes in the daylight. Now the are trying to foist a $1.2 trillion backdoor tax increase in the name of saving the environment. The so-called Cap and Trade bill would not improve the environment enough to have any impact on said environment but it would have devasting affects on Missouri's economy.

Columbus Dispatch Opinion Editorial
June 6, 2008
AFP - Ohio State Director Jack Boyle submitted an op-ed on wider reforms needed in the Ohio Attorney General's office. The Columbus Dispatch printed it today.

Missed Opportunities - Real and Imagined
May 19, 2008
Liberal interests around the state are complaining that not enough government spending is taking place on their favorite causes. The rest of us are just glad that we are once again safe as the legislature is no longer in session.

Radical Environmentalists Threaten Our Economy and Way of Life
May 6, 2008
Americans for Prosperity has completed its first leg of the Hot Air Tour, traveling the country talking about how global warming alarmists are threatening our prosperity and our freedom. The tour traveled to Dallas and to Houston and enlightened citizens on what is at stake.

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