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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 […]
Lansing, Michigan—The Michigan chapter of Americans for Prosperity issued the following statement from AFP-MI State Director Annie Patnaude in response to policy priorities laid out today by Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks and House Speaker Joe Tate. “Depriving private-sector union members of the freedom to choose whether or not to join a union will harm Michigan […]
Lansing, Michigan—Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) today announced that Defending Right to Work will be a top priority for the grassroots group. The group said it will launch a multi-faceted effort encompassing grassroots, digital, and mail to protect workers’ freedom to choose whether or not to join a union. “Michigan’s Right to Work law has resulted […]
Lansing, Michigan –Last week, Representative Tim Walberg (MI-07) was among 73 members of Congress to receive the first-ever “Pioneers for Prosperity” Congressional award. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) recognized lawmakers who were policy champions in the 117th Congress, on the frontlines of opposing bad ideas and proactively advancing principles and policies that offer solutions to Americans […]
