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Lansing, Michigan—Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) today announced support for candidates running to serve in the Michigan state legislature. Jay DeBoyer, Josh Schriver, Cam Cavitt, Bill Schuette, and Jaime Greene have all earned AFP-MI’s endorsement for their commitment to policies that will protect taxpayers, prioritize freedom, and expand access to quality, affordable health care, and unleash […]
Lansing, Michigan—Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) will partner with locally owned gas stations next week to offer a limited time gasoline discount to motorists and connect them to the causes of rising energy costs in Michigan and nationwide. WHAT: Two discounted gas highlighting the spiraling costs of energy. AFP-MI will partner with privately owned gas stations […]
Grassroots Group encouraged house panel to support senate bills on psychiatric beds, air ambulances Lansing, Michigan—The advocacy group Americans for Prosperity-Michigan testified in support of three senate bills that will alter Michigan’s certificate of need program this morning during a hearing of the house health policy committee. Together, Senate Bills 181, 182, and 183 would […]
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 […]
