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Grassroots group applauds grants that address the intersection of mental illness and justice LANSING, MI – Today, a single line item in the state budget got big applause from the Michigan chapter of the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP-MI). The appropriation makes up a small part of a mammoth budget but has the […]
AFP-MI talks will small business owners who will be hit with new regulations and historic tax hikes BRIGHTON, MI — On Saturday, Americans for Prosperity – Michigan (AFP-MI) joined chapters across the country in hosting a day of action in Brighton, MI — rallying grassroots activists against the Biden administration’s $4.7 trillion in spending proposals. […]
“The Biden-Sanders ‘infrastructure’ proposals, with a $4.7 trillion total price tag, cost more than double Obamacare.” LANSING, MI – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) is ramping up its ongoing campaign encouraging Reps. Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens to oppose the Biden-Sanders “infrastructure” proposals as House lawmakers prepare to return to Washington today to vote on the budget […]
Grassroots group encourages lawmakers to focus on people and policy alongside funding Lansing, MI — Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) applauded the bipartisan focus on policing and community safety after Republican gubernatorial candidate James Craig and Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer both announced plans for addressing concerns with law enforcement and community safety on Monday. AFP-MI Community […]
“Michigan taxpayers have a right to have their opposition heard.” LANSING, MI — Americans for Prosperity – Michigan (AFP-MI) today urged members of the state’s Congressional Delegation to hold public town halls across the state so constituents have a chance to voice their concerns about the massive amount of new spending being considered in Washington under […]
Lansing, MI –– Americans for Prosperity – Michigan (AFP-MI) released a statement today after Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoed legislation designed to end early the federal government’s $300-a-week unemployment insurance (UI) kicker. The bill, HB 4434, would not have ended the additional benefit prior to the benefit’s scheduled Sept. 5 end date. Rather, the bill would […]
As Congress and the White House go back and forth on the cost of an expensive partisan wish list packaged as an infrastructure proposal, Americans for Prosperity state directors and staff are working to steer their lawmakers away from this wasteful scheme and toward effective reforms. Americans for Prosperity-Michigan State Director Annie Patnaude teamed up with state Senator […]
LANSING, MI – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) activists gathered to drop off oversized postcards to Representatives Elissa Slotkin and Haley Stevens, urging them to oppose pork and bloat included in President Biden’s so-called “infrastructure” proposal. The postcards were signed by dozens of constituents in Representative Slotkin and Stevens’ districts. AFP-MI State Director Annie Patnaude released […]
Grassroots group says bill package will shine light on healthcare bureaucracy Lansing, MI — Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) applauded four bills introduced today in the Michigan House that will help policymakers understand how the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) commission impacts access, cost, and quality of health care in the state. Sponsored by Representatives Bronna Kahle (R-Adrian), David LaGrand (D-Grand Rapids), […]
