Jimmy Morris owns a small business selling home school supplies, and he also works as a roofer in his father's business in Joplin, Missouri.

The state income tax has been driving business, jobs and population away from Missouri. Today's Senate debate is a key event toward the passage of this significant idea that many AFP members and other concerned citizens have worked hard to educate elected officials, friends, neighbors and community leaders about the economic growth Missouri can achieve without an income tax.

Americans for Prosperity has directed a study of the state's pension system vis-a-vis bill SCR-1, a proposed amendment to the state constitution. SCR-1 proposes fully funding the state's pension obligations after 7 years, increasing the state's payments by 1/7th each year.

Americans for Prosperity believes this bill, if enacted, would put the state is financial peril.

Click here are Steve Lonegan's testimony on SCR-1.

LANSING—The Michigan chapter of the grassroots free market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP-MI) today applauded U.S. Representative Candice Miller (10th District) for signing the group’s “No Climate Tax Pledge.” Miller joins more than 395 legislators and candidates on the federal, state and local levels pledging to “oppose legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in federal revenue.”