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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 12, 2006Contact: Mark Block (262) 617-2716 or Annie Patnaude (202) 349-5896

 Americans for Prosperity to Bring Hundreds of Grassroots Taxpayers to Madison to Rally for “No Tax Hike” Budget 

MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin chapter of the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will bring hundreds of flag- and sign-waving taxpayers to Madison on October 17 to rally against hiking Wisconsin’s taxes even higher.

Governor Doyle and his allies in the legislature should heed Wisconsin citizens who generally support a “no tax hike” budget, the group says. “Governor Doyle needs to stop playing political games in order to ram through tax hikes and start seeking real solutions for Wisconsin’s budget crunch,” said AFP Wisconsin Director Mark Block. “We’re bringing hundreds of citizens to the capital as a potent reminder that lawmakers need to abandon tax hikes and embrace spending reforms.” 

Citizens will arrive on buses from around the state and will hear from conservative talk radio hosts, bloggers, AFP President Tim Phillips, and AFP Wisconsin Director Mark Block. 

Who: ·   Hundreds of grassroots taxpayers

·   Tim Phillips, President, Americans for Prosperity

·   Mark Block, Wisconsin Director, Americans for Prosperity

·   Vicki McKenna, Radio Talk Show Host, WISN, Milwaukee and WIBA

 ·   Reince Priebus, Chairman, Republican Party of Wisconsin

·   Owen Robinson, Boots and Sabers·   Pat Snyder, Radio Talk Show Host, WSAU, Wausau

·   Fred Dooley, The Real Debate

What: Rally in support of “no tax hike” budget 

When: 12:00 noon; Wednesday, October 17, 2007 

Where: Wisconsin State Capitol (King Street entrance)

Details: Bus schedules, pre-rally and rally information at www.afpwi.org AFP-WI Blog 

“Even as Wisconsin loses jobs, politicians are seeking ways to hike taxes, and today we are urging the legislature to defeat attempts to pass a budget with any tax increases” Block concluded. “Decades ago Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen said of the grassroots, ‘When I feel the heat, I see the light.’ We’re coming to Madison next week to do just that – turn up the heat,” Block concluded.

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Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is the nation’s premier grassroots organization committed to advancing every individual’s right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP believes reducing the size and scope of government is the best safeguard to ensuring individual productivity and prosperity for all Americans. AFP educates and engages Citizens in support of restraining state and federal government growth, and returning government to its constitutional limits. For more information, visit www.americansforprosperity.org