Americans for Prosperity-Michigan

LANSING, Mich. – A 78-year-old-woman from Detroit, Mich., went to the emergency room last night after sustaining injuries from being pushed down concrete stairs by Occupy protesters. According to the woman, a mob of Occupy protestors pushed and sh...

Group warns taxpayers must remain vigilant; Calls on Gov. Snyder to respect the legislative process [caption id="" align="alignright" width="350" caption="State Sen. Mike Kowall voted against the proposed Detroit-Canada bridge in committee"][/capt...

Originally appeared in The Detroit Free Press by Dawson Bell http://bit.ly/o2i4gv A poll commissioned by a group aligned with the owners of the Ambassador Bridge and released this morning found strong opposition to the proposed new, government-own...

7 of 10 voters support Right to Work; Nearly half of voters oppose Detroit bridge LANSING, Mich. – Key findings of a new poll released by Americans for Prosperity-Michigan show that nearly half (49 percent) of Michigan voters oppose a new Detroit-...

Grassroots group urges amendment, passage of House Bill 4136 LANSING, Mich. – The grassroots taxpayer group Americans for Prosperity-Michigan dropped a district-wide mail piece thanking House Speaker Rep. Jase Bolger (R-Marshall) for “bringing u...

Grassroots group says bridge will cost taxpayers more than a few dimes MIDLAND, Mich. – The grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity-Michigan held a news conference today with Dick Morris to highlight concerns about Gov. Rick Snyder�...

[caption id="attachment_3291" align="alignright" width="380" caption="Photo from AP"][/caption] LANSING, Mich. – The grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity-Michigan today applauded a move by state Treasurer Andy Dillon that authoriz...

LANSING, Mich. – In an ad campaign that began this week, Americans for Prosperity – Michigan (AFP-Michigan) championed efforts by Governor Rick Snyder in bringing school reform changes to the state. [display_podcast] “While we may not agree...

By Scott Hagerstrom, State Director of AFP-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has reassured Michigan citizens that the New International Trade Crossing project has their best interests at heart. Yet the administration's draft legislation thwarts transparency...

[display_podcast] May 18, 2011 Scott Hagerstrom speaks with Tony Conley of the Tony Conley Morning Show to highlight some of the points of our Unions: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly booklet, released last week. This book focuses on the lack of ch...

Released on Monday, May 16, 2011 LANSING, Mich. – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation – Michigan (AFP Foundation-MI) announced the release of a new booklet, Unions: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. The booklet, which has been distributed s...

Originally posted at The Lansing State Journal: http://bit.ly/lR7pbI Written by Tim Martin - The Associated Press The Michigan House on Thursday narrowly approved legislation that would cut state aid to public schools, community colleges and univ...

Originally posted on New York Times page: http://bit.ly/at9UrE By MARJORIE CONNELLY Published: May 2, 2011 While most Americans say corporations do not pay their fair share in taxes, they still prefer cuts in government spending to increasing ta...

Originally posted at CNN Money http://ow.ly/4SmXm NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The U.S. Postal Service continues to hemorrhage money, with a loss of $2.2 billion in the most recent quarter. The national mail service said Tuesday that it expects to have...

Originally posted at WWJ TV http://ow.ly/4NO5Q DETROIT (WWJ) – According to a new report, 47 percent of Detroiters are  ”functionally illiterate.” The alarming new statistics were released by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund on Wednesday. ...

Originally posted on MLive.com here: http://ow.ly/4NgAB Wayne County has some of the worst roads in the state. In fact, the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association claimed that more than 1,800 miles of Wayne County roads were in po...

Final version of 2011 DRIC bill draft from Governor Snyder's office (PDF). 01095'11 Draft 2 DKH DRAFT 2 A bill to create a governmental authority for new international trade crossings; to prescribe the powers and duties of the authority; to author...

Americans For Prosperity-Michigan Launches Second Round of Radio Ads on DRIC LANSING, Mich. – Americans For Prosperity-Michigan today began a week-long education campaign on radio stations covering in radio in Calhoun, Jackson, Ingham, Clinton, Eat...

Originally posted in MIRS News 4-21-2011 Moments after his Senate Appropriations Committee tied a bow on a Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 budget plan that cut $330 million more than Gov. Rick SNYDER's $1.2 billion slice, Sen. Roger KAHN (R-Saginaw) offered t...

[display_podcast] Frank Beckmann: Welcome to our show again, one of the official economists of the Frank Beckmann show, he hasn’t been on in a while, which is our fault and we are glad to have him back from The Mackinac Center, David Littman... I ...

For Immediate Release: April 8, 2011                             Contact: Jake Davison, (517) 285-9659; jdavison@afphq.org LANSING, MI — On Monday, the grassroots, free-market group Americans For Prosperity–Michigan (A...

Group Wants Michigan Out Of 'Cap And Trade'     --     MIRS, Thursday, April 7, 2011 The fiscal conservative group Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP) today called on Gov. Rick SNYDER to end Michigan's three-and-a-half-year membership in t...

UAW to launch effort to boost ranks original article found at: http://detnews.com/article/20110324/AUTO01/103240350/UAW-to-launch-global-effort-to-boost-ranks By Alisa Priddle The United Auto Workers is enlisting a global army of activists to de...

Americans for Prosperity-Michigan says Washington politicians need to slash spending, be held accountable Original article available at http://www.pioneergroup.com/articles/2011/03/08/the_pioneer/news/local_news/doc4d75a064978eb222116602.txt By Nico ...

by Scott Hagerstrom Cross-posted from Americans for Prosperity - National It's difficult to deny that many of the gains made by unions in the past several decades have been important protections of the individual's workplace rights. Everythin...

by Scott Hagerstrom It's difficult to deny that many of the gains made by unions in the past several decades have been important protections of the individual's workplace rights. Everything from worker pay, workplace safety, benefits and hours have im...

By Michael Barone of the Washington Examiner Original Article can be viewed at: http://bit.ly/dXPKl6 Everyone has priorities. During the past week Barack Obama has found no time to condemn the attacks that Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has laun...

from the Detroit Free Press http://bit.ly/gV4ymu

LANSING -- Gov. Rick Snyder would eliminate Michigan's generous income tax exemptions for retiree pensions and IRA withdrawals as part of his budget plan Thursday, a move that would generate nearly $1 billion in additional revenue.

The move would largely offset a $1.5-billion tax cut for businesses, according to a source familiar with the plan, but it will face strong opposition, including from Republican legislators who say it's a tax increase.

from the Detroit News    http://detnews.com/article/20110209/POLITICS02/102090397/1022/rss10 Lansing — Lt. Gov. Brian Calley did not retreat from the fallout today after his comparison of the upcoming state budget to an "atomic bomb" hitting La...

Jan. 24, 2011: AFP-MI's Jake Davison discusses the MGRA cap-and-trade tax scheme on WTCM-AM Traverse City's Norm Jones Show.                            Sign the Petition here!  

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by Peter Luke, Booth Newspapers, January 13, 2011 LANSING — New House Speaker Jase Bolger said a labor law review by his fellow Republicans would be conducted to gauge whether making Michigan a “right-to-work” state makes economic sense and woul...

American 15-year-olds rank 35th out of 57 countries in math and literacy, behind almost all industrialized nations! America shouldn't be 35th in anything. It's time to restore America's exceptionalism! Americans For Prosperity-Michigan will host a...

The taxes on Michigan property can be significant. They fund public schools, local government, libraries, local public transportation, community colleges and more. This brochure explains how you may be able reduce your tax bill. When we talk about “y...

ReChargeNews.com     --     by Richard A. Kessler     --     January 5, 2011 Five days after taking office, Governor Susana Martinez fired all seven members of the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) for pursuing “anti-b...

New York Times     --     by MIREYA NAVARRO     --     Published: November 28, 2010 In New York, government officials found $90 million to pay for schools by dipping into money generated by a multistate greenhouse gas initiative. In Ne...

The lobbyists are not ready to pounce, they are already pouncing. While we won huge victories on Election Day, there are clear signs of trouble ahead. A recent Associated Press article pointed out that “there are nearly 20 lobbyists for every lawm...

MIRS Capitol Capsule   --   Nov. 16, 2010   --   Senior Capitol Correspondent Tim Skubick One of the leaders of Michigan's Tea Party movement said he understands why the new governor is bringing in so many "inside" players into the new adminis...

MIRS Capitol Capsule   –   Nov. 15, 2010  The two new incoming Senate leaders are on the same page when it comes to considering a possible revenue increase next year to eradicate a $1.6 billion budget deficit. "I don't think anything is off the...

Activists nationwide spent months educating their fellow citizens by knocking on doors and making Freedom Phone calls. This November they resoundingly rejected the Obama/Pelosi/Reid agenda and sent a message to Washington that can not be ignored. Now w...

LANSING- Today’s election was a historic rejection of President Obama and Nancy Pelosi’s big government agenda designed to regulate the everyday lives of American citizens. In Michigan, voters in the seventh congressional district said No to Mark S...

Anyone familiar with a calendar knows that November is coming in three days. But also, we have just learned that Troy, Michigan has been selected as the final November Is Coming National Bus Tour stop!   What: Final November Is Coming National Bus T...

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AFP-MI is proud to be a part of Tea Party Express IV, which will make 3 stops in Michigan Friday as part of its cross-country tour. Friday, October 29th Jackson, 10:00 AM 212 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson Waterford, 4:00 PM Summit Place Mall, 31...

State legislators finished the state budget one day before the start of the new fiscal year. The good news is there are no tax increases and Michigan will be able to draw down all of its available federal fuel tax dollars. The bad news is this w...