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Americans for Prosperity Ranks House Lawmakers on “Freedom from Foreign Oil” Scorecard
July 24, 2008
WASHINGTON – The grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today released its “Freedom from Foreign Oil” scorecard, which ranks U.S. Representatives based on their support for – or opposition to – policies that would lower gas and energy prices by increasing American supplies and making domestic production less expensive.
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Location Change: Hot Air Tour Stop on Saturday
July 23, 2008
MILWAUKEE - To kick off our 2nd annual Taxpayer Tailgate, AFP-WI will be hosting a stop of the nationwide Hot Air Balloon Tour! The location has been changed for this portion of the event to the AFP-WI office parking lot (1126 S. 70th St., West Allis).We had planned to hold the hot air tour stop at Miller Park, but Brewers officials have pulled our previously approved permits and said that we are no longer allowed to tether our hot air balloon there. The Taxpayer Tailgate will still occur at Miller Park - only the Hot Air Tour portion of this event has been moved.
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MATC Raises Property Taxes 31 Percent in Five Years
June 27, 2008
MILWAUKEE – With the Milwaukee Area Technical College Board voting Tuesday night to increase the property tax levy 4.9 percent, Americans for Prosperity is making sure residents are aware of the tax increase and spending by the MATC Board. The proposed increase is part of the $333 million spending plan, and includes increases in wages, salaries, and health care to name a few. Germantown has been attempting to secede from the technical colleges’ district for about a year now, with this newest proposed increase fueling the discussion.
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Wisconsin Loses 16,100 Jobs Since May 2007
June 25, 2008
The economic outlook in the state of Wisconsin continues to look bleak, despite the cheerful press release issued yesterday by the State Department of Workforce Development. The report claims that the unemployment rate was down .2 percent from April 2008 and .5 percent from May 2007. The federally collected data, released today from the United States Department of Labor, shows that Wisconsin had the 4th largest over-the-year percentage decrease from May 2007 to May 2008. That amounts to 16,100 jobs lost over the past year. Meanwhile, government jobs continue to grow even though the economy is suppressed. Americans for Prosperity is hoping to show Madison that type of economic growth is not sustainable.
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Wisconsin Ranks 39th in Economic Growth
June 11, 2008
Free-market, pro-growth policies needed to turn around lackluster trends, says Americans for Prosperity.
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Global Climate Change Legislation Bad for Wisconsin
May 29, 2008
MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Chapter of Americans for Prosperity is warning Wisconsin families about this “climate security act” that was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Joseph Lieberman. According to a study conducted by the Heritage Foundation, Wisconsin consumers would suffer tremendously from the introduction of this bill. The bill would, among other things, impose strict limits on the emission of six greenhouse gases, require companies to acquire federally created permits for each ton of greenhouse gas emitted, and direct the Administration to establish an international reserve allowance program.
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Wisconsin Senators Jump on the Pork Barrel Bandwagon
May 29, 2008
Senator Kohl adds Provision to War Spending Bill to Expand Local Hospital in Green Bay; $78 billion extra added to Bill.
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Bus’s Arrive in Janesville to Support Congressman Ryan
May 29, 2008
Congressman held listening session to talk about new bill, Energy Independence; AFP shows their support
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State Loses 13,000 Jobs Between March and April, 2008; 4th Worst in the Country
May 23, 2008
Madison lawmakers are continuing to advocate policies that are harmful to the prosperity of Wisconsinites. That’s the message that the Wisconsin chapter of Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) is releasing, along with an analysis of the federally collected data on regional and state employment and unemployment. Wisconsin experienced the fourth largest over-the-month percentage decline in employment between the months of March and April.
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Americans for Prosperity Providing Bus Transporation from Milwaukee and Madison to Paul Ryan's Roadmap for America's Future Town Hall Meeting
May 23, 2008
Representative Paul Ryan will speak on Tuesday, May 27 about his new bill that seeks to aggressively reform Social Security, Medicare, the health care system, and the tax code. Ryan’s bill, which was introduced on Wednesday, would provide tax credits for families to buy health insurance, establish Medicare payments to pay for private insurance, allow workers younger than 55 to invest up to a third of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts, and give taxpayers a choice between using the current income tax code or using a simplified tax system.
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