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Legislative changes to cash bail system would benefit families, workforce LANSING, Mich. — Members of the Michigan House Oversight Committee heard testimony on the state’s pretrial detention and release system this morning. Michiganders from across the state told personal stories about how the court’s method of assigning cash bail has impacted their personal and professional […]

Lansing, Michigan—Yesterday, Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives voted down a measure to provide grants of $1500 to Michigan students to address pandemic learning loss. The party line vote surprised many, as Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has voiced support for providing extra tutoring for Michigan’s underserved students. Americans for Prosperity Michigan State Director Annie […]

House vote highlights disconnect between democratic legislators, constituents LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House of Representatives today voted against a bill that would have provided up to $1500 worth of tutoring and other academic assistance to students who fell behind during the pandemic. The vote fell along party lines, with the majority of Republicans voting in […]

Lansing, Michigan—Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) announced its next wave of endorsements of candidates for the Michigan State Senate. Incumbent Senators Lauwers, Nesbitt, and Runestad earned endorsements as policy champions on spending, regulatory relief, and tax reform. AFP-MI State Director Annie Patnaude made the following statement after the announcement: “Michiganders need leaders like Senators Lauwers, Nesbitt, […]

LANSING, MICHIGAN—Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) endorsed the reelection of Michigan State Rep. Andrew Fink (R-58). AFP-MI will mobilize its grassroots volunteers to back Rep. Fink by knocking doors, making calls, and running digital ads to support his reelection. Fink is running in the newly created 35th District covering Branch and Hillsdale counties. AFP-MI State Director […]

Calls, mail, ads to be deployed in key districts, Detroit for awareness, accountability      LANSING, Mich. – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan this week launched a multimedia effort in support of bills commonly known as “Tutoring Dollars for Kids.”  Those bills, HB 5859 and SB 925, would create learning loss recovery grants that could provide students with up […]

Americans for Prosperity-Michigan says fiscal decisions go beyond tax and spend LANSING, MI – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) urged house members to focus on sustainable budgeting and core government responsibilities as they considered Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s 2022-2023 executive budget recommendations in committee this morning. The group wrote on behalf of grassroots citizen activists across the […]

Lansing, Michigan—Americans for Prosperity Michigan (AFP Michigan) today endorsed State Sen. Lana Theis for reelection to the Michigan State Senate. Since 2007, Sen. Theis has been a strong voice in the State Senate, pushing back against corporate bail outs, burdensome regulations, and irresponsible government spending. AFP Michigan will leverage a wide range of tactics, including […]

Strong bipartisan support shows education remains top issue  LANSING, Mich. – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan released a poll question today that showed strong bipartisan support for using federal COVID relief funds to create a grant program that would offer direct financial help to students who have struggled to keep up academically the past two years. Rep. Julie […]