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LANSING, MI – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) today condemned Governor Gretchen Whitmer and her administration for using taxpayer funds to issue a $20 million grant to one of her campaign donors and political appointees. First reported by the Detroit News, Fay Beydoun, the grant recipient and Whitmer appointee, is receiving millions in taxpayer funds to “attract […]
Lansing, Michigan—Today the Michigan Senate voted to repeal the state’s landmark Right-to-Work law. The bill to repeal Right to Work now goes to Governor Gretchen Whitmer who has promised to sign the bill repealing the popular law. Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) organized activists to protest the repeal. The group printed and handed out 150,000 pink […]
Lansing, Michigan—Today the Michigan House will vote on repealing the state’s right-to-work law. The law—which has been in place for ten years—gives hard working Michiganders the choice of whether or not to join a labor union. After the announcement was posted, Americans for Prosperity-Michigan released the following statement from State Director Annie Patnaude: “The majority in Lansing […]
Detroit, Michigan—Protestors affiliated with Americans for Prosperity Michigan (AFP-MI) braved the frigid weather on Friday outside State Rep. Nate Shannon’s scheduled coffee hour outside a union hall in Utica. Holding signs reading “My Job, My Choice” and “Protect Worker Choice,” protestors voiced their opposition to legislation sponsored by Rep. Shannon that would repeal Michigan’s Right […]
Lansing, Michigan—Barely a month into session, the new Democratic majority voted to raise taxes on families and small businesses by $700 million in the first year alone, passing House Bill 4001 in the afternoon on Thursday. Meanwhile, Governor Whitmer has proposed the largest state budget in Michigan history, weighing in at $79 billion, which spends […]
Lansing Leaves Michiganders in the Cold with a Gimmick-y Check Lansing, Michigan—State lawmakers are poised to vote on a tax plan released from conference committee today. The proposal, which was laid out in vague terms Monday and circumvented committee debate, breaks a promise made 15 years ago by then-Governor Jennifer Granholm that the $1.5 billion tax […]
“Tax plan a tax sham,” says group Lansing, Michigan—Hot on the heels of a news conference this morning in which the Governor Whitmer outlined the details of her new tax plan, Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) issued the following statement: “The Governor’s tax plan equals a tax sham,” said Annie Patnaude, state director for Americans for Prosperity-Michigan. […]
“Keep SOAR fund and process intact,” says grassroots group Lansing, Michigan—The new Democratic majority may be tempted to abolish the SOAR fund in favor of a less transparent process, but the Michigan chapter of Americans for Prosperity (AFP-MI) today urged the legislature to preserve a transparent and accountable process in which Michiganders’ duly elected officials […]
Lansing, Michigan—Tonight, Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave her State of the State Address. AFP-MI State Director Annie Patnaude released the following response after the Governor’s address: “The elephant in the room for Gov. Whitmer’s State of the State Address is her support for repealing right to work. She glossed over repealing an immensely popular law that […]
