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LANSING, Mich. – Members of the Board of Canvassers who voted against approving prevailing wage repeal for the Michigan ballot failed in their duty to serve the people of Michigan. That was the message from the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) on Thursday as the Board deadlocked 2-2 and the issue heads to the […]
Work results in dignity and independence, says Lund Lansing, Mich. – The grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity-Michigan applauded the passage of legislation that would create a 30-hour a week work, education or training requirement for able-bodied adult Medicaid recipients. Pete Lund, state director for the citizen group, issued the following statement: “Let’s not lose […]
KEY VOTE ALERT: SENATE BILL 897 April 19, 2018 Dear Lawmaker: On behalf of the more than 100,000 activists of Americans for Prosperity-Michigan, I am writing in support of SB 897 sponsored by Senator Mike Shirkey that will add a 30-hour work requirement to Michigan’s Medicaid program. Votes on this legislation are likely to be scored […]
Grassroots group arms citizens with info on lawmakers’ records LANSING, Mich. – The grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) today released its 2017 State Legislative Scorecard at its annual Citizen Day at the Capitol event, which brings around 100 citizens to the capitol to lobby their lawmaker on the issues that matter to them. […]
It’s been said before, but merits repeating: Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. The CBO’s latest economic predictions highlighting America’s rising federal deficit underscores this point. The Wall Street Journal notes: The Congressional Budget Office said the federal budget deficit would total $804 billion this year, 43% higher than it had projected last summer, and […]
Let the countdown begin! We’re just a few days out from Tax Day on April 17, when we’ll say goodbye to our outdated, complex and burdensome tax system and hello to a simpler, fairer and more efficient new tax code! Check out these five positive changes that all Americans will see next year thanks to the Tax […]
Grassroots group applauds EPA and Trump administration for living up to their promise to examine and remove costly, ineffective regulation LANSING, Mich.—Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) on Tuesday applauded the EPA’s announcement that it would reevaluate future Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency Standards (CAFE), marking a victory for government transparency, auto manufacturing jobs, and consumers across the […]
By now you’ve heard millions of Americans are benefitting from tax reform. Hundreds of companies have given out bonuses, pay raises or other benefits as a direct result of the reforms Congress passed last December. But how exactly is that extra money benefitting these hard-working Americans? If you ask employees at Southwest Airlines, there’s a […]
Late last year, Congress passed federal tax reform, overhauling the old tax code. That’s good news for American businesses and families, but bad news for lawmakers who opposed fixing our rigged tax system. Now that federal tax reform has gone into effect, we can say goodbye to a lot of hurtful tax policies. Here’s five things you […]
