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Arkansas Times (blog)
April 23, 2018
Consider the cozy relationship between Tom Cotton and Americans for Prosperity. In 2014, Cotton, then a candidate for U.S. Senate, and the advocacy group Americans for Prosperity both appeared at a donor gathering in 2014 sponsored by Charles and David Koch. Cotton told the donors: “Americans forÃâà...
McClatchy Washington Bureau
April 21, 2018
A group of Democratic senators is asking the administration to explain its ties to Charles and David Koch after the conservative, wealthy brothers bragged to donors that they were responsible for some of President Donald Trump's policies his first year in office. The senators sent a letter asking forÃâà...
Las Vegas Review-Journal
April 20, 2018
Americans for Prosperity, the nation's largest grassroots conservative group, has yet to decide if it'll support Sen. Dean Heller, but will back Attorney General Adam Laxalt's bid for governor. The group also strongly opposed the recent omnibus spending bill and thinks Republicans are hurting themselvesÃâà...
Helena Independent Record
April 20, 2018
The conservative group Americans for Prosperity Montana is running $560,000 worth of television and digital ads critical of incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. ... Americans For Prosperity-Montana, a conservative group funded by the Koch brothers, has long opposed the Affordable Care Act, blaming it forÃâà...
The Durango Herald
April 14, 2018
I have read so much negativity coming from a large portion of La Plata County concerning Americans For Prosperity being located in Durango. I would encourage people to get all of the facts before they start being so judgmental. This organization does outstanding work with veterans and the ConcernedÃâà...
Arkansas Times (blog)
March 30, 2018
The state affiliate of Koch-funded advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, which has spent millions of dollars during the last several election cycles in Arkansas, today announced that it will host a tax policy forum on April 13 at the Capitol. Governor Hutchinson will deliver remarks on tax policy, along withÃâà...
KSFY
March 22, 2018
That was the idea behind a forum Wednesday in Sioux Falls, hosted by Americans for Prosperity. The conservative political advocacy group hosted a recap lunch, featuring members of the state house and senate. "When the Legislature is in session, no one is safe," Don Haggar said. "But fortunately we didÃâà...
DRaysBay
March 21, 2018
Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a conservative advocacy group backed by David H. and Charles Koch, has begun running video ads urging Tampa Bay area residents to oppose the use of tax dollars for a new stadium, according to the Tampa Bay Times. AFP has long opposed public spending of all stripesÃâà...
Ledger Independent
March 21, 2018
Americans for Prosperity recently announced the hire of Andrew V. McNeill as the new state director for its Kentucky Chapter. ... Kentucky's financial house in order by proposing and signing the most fiscally responsible state budgets in a generation, according to information from Americans for Prosperity.
Florida Politics (blog)
March 21, 2018
Americans for Prosperity-Florida will be running a new digital ad in the Tampa Bay region warning against using public money to build a new Rays baseball stadium — either in St. Petersburg or Ybor City. Unveiled Wednesday, the 30-second animated ad, produced by the activist group founded by theÃâà...
NPR
March 15, 2018
CARRIE JOHNSON, BYLINE: Sarah Field says there's a simple reason why Americans for Prosperity decided to pay attention to the federal bench. SARAH FIELD: The fact of the matter is that so much of what affects us in our daily lives plays out in the courtroom. JOHNSON: Field says her hiring as theÃâà...
High Country News
March 6, 2018
In November, the Libre Institute, the Latino front organization of Americans for Prosperity, a Koch-funded group, announced it was launching a six-figure campaign aimed at educating the Latino population about “school choice.” Latinos make up 31 percent of Arizona's population, increasingly making themÃâà...
Newstalkkgvo
March 1, 2018
Veteran's Heartbeat – On the Pulse of the Veteran is a weekly half hour talk show devoted to issues of hope, health, opportunity and well-being of veterans. Join us on KGVO 98.3 FM every Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. The show is brought to you by the Rural Institute for Veteran's Education and ResearchÃâà...
urbanmilwaukee
March 1, 2018
The state arm of Americans for Prosperity is one of Wisconsin's top outside electioneering spenders, doling out an estimated $5.7 million since January 2010 on Wisconsin legislative and statewide elections. Americans for Prosperity was created by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch.
Springfield News-Leader
February 28, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Senate's current proposal for tax reform lacks the support of an influential conservative political advocacy group backed by the billionaire Koch brothers. The Missouri branch of Americans for Prosperity, a nonprofit funded by Kansas billionaires Charles and David Koch,Ãâà...
Washington Examiner
February 22, 2018
Americans for Prosperity announced last month plans to launch a six-figure campaign backing Trump's judicial nominees. The conservative group said it is laying the groundwork for the next vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. As part of its efforts to ramp up judicial engagement, Americans for ProsperityÃâà...
WDAY
February 22, 2018
Congressman Cramer celebrates tax reform during 'Americans for Prosperity' luncheon. By Bailey ... The non-partisan group "Americans for Prosperity" invited him to speak about the impact of the new law. Cramer ... Americans for Prosperity plans to hold another tax reform event in Minot later this spring.
Washington Examiner
February 22, 2018
Americans for Prosperity plans to run digital ads in Wisconsin encouraging voters there to contact their senators and urge them to confirm Brennan to the federal bench. The group said it plans to specifically target Baldwin. “We applaud Senator Grassley for ushering Brennan through committee and ignoringÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
February 21, 2018
The Durango Herald reports Americans for Prosperity Deputy State Director Tamra Farah says the group would pull back its campaign against La Plata County after announcing last month it would take an active role to influence the county's proposed land-use codes, which the group says are harmful toÃâà...
The Denver Post
February 21, 2018
The Durango Herald reports Americans for Prosperity Deputy State Director Tamra Farah says the group would pull back its campaign against La Plata County after announcing last month it would take an active role to influence the county's proposed land-use codes, which the group says are harmful toÃâà...
Pine River Times
February 20, 2018
The issue caught Americans For Prosperity's attention. The group recently opened a Durango office on north Main Avenue and quickly made the debate over the land-use codes its first campaign on the Western Slope under new Colorado director Jesse Mallory. This past summer, the group also hired itsÃâà...
RealClearPolitics
February 14, 2018
The conservative group 'Americans for Prosperity' is out with a new ad targeting Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill over her opposition to the GOP's tax reform bill and painting her as an ally of Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. The ad will play online and on Missouri TV for the next three weeks.
Kansas City Star (blog)
February 13, 2018
The main political arm of Wichita billionaires Charles and David Koch will spend nearly $2 million on ads attacking U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill for her vote against President Donald Trump's tax cuts. Americans for Prosperity, the flagship of Koch family's political network, announced Tuesday that it wasÃâà...
NonDoc
February 3, 2018
In late 2017, Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law the most sweeping tax reforms in a generation. And now, many Oklahomans are seeing the benefits of those reforms in our paychecks. Countless posts on social media have recounted the surprise of many who discovered a littleÃâà...
Yall Politics
December 31, 1999
This Wednesday, April 18, Americans For Prosperity will host a debate between the Republican Candidates running for the Third Congressional District seat. The event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. and the event will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. Candidates will be asked a seriesÃâà...
Wichita Business Journal
December 31, 1999
List analysis: Americans for Prosperity spends big to oppose Brownback tax cut rollback. Email; Share Ãâ÷ Share ... According to a Wichita Business Journal lobbying list study, Americans for Prosperity spent more than $387,000 more on lobbying efforts in Kansas last year than in 2016. All told, the group spentÃâà...
