Month: April 2013

Don’t Raise My Taxes Stop May 2nd In Kalamazoo

AFP-Michigan Brings “Don’t Raise MI Taxes” Tour to Kalamazoo, May 2 Group travels state to rally grassroots opposition to tax hike proposals being debated. LANSING, Mich.—Americans for Prosperity-Michigan’s 13-stop “Don’t Raise MI Taxes” tour will stop in Kalamazoo at a…

AFP-Michigan: “We Shouldn’t Expand a Failed System”

Michigan should reform Medicaid before considering a one-size-fits-all expansion. LANSING, Mich.—Americans for Prosperity-Michigan today urged lawmakers to oppose expanding the Medicaid program, as allowed (but not required) under President Obama’s health care law. The group has also cautioned against reforms that…

Progressives Suck

This one goes out to the loser progressives who at every chance move the bar toward authoritarian rule.

Inopportune Indulgence & Intransigence

Reposted from GROW.TC Perhaps the TCAPS board president had written this before Friday?: “Actions speak louder than words, and we show what we value by how we invest our resources.” Said Kelly Hall, regarding a concern that the legislature is…

National Right to Work files lawsuit on behalf of Union Conservatives president

National Right to Work Foundation files “Motion to Intervene” on his behalf . (Ypsilanti, Mi.) -Terry Bowman, UAW member and president of Union Conservatives, Inc., a Michigan 501(c)4 non-profit organization, has announced that the National Right to Work Foundation has…

New Legislation Requires Clearer Information

Patient’s Right to Know: Groundbreaking New Legislation Requires Health Care Providers to Give Patients More, Clearer Information Bill to Empower Patients, Simplify Confusing Health Care System LANSING—Physicians with the Michigan State Medical Society today stood with patients across the state…

MERC Mistake Stands – SEIU Keeps $34M

Michigan Employment Relations Commission Fails to Correct Its Own Mistake in Unionization of Home-Based Caregivers SEIU allowed to keep $34 million in forced dues after MERC dismisses administrative action MIDLAND — After inappropriately setting up and administering a union certification…

Kent County Land Bank Changes are a Step in the Right Direction

From Kent County Taxpayers Alliance – In response to criticism from the Kent County Taxpayers Alliance (KCTA) and a lawsuit by a group of local real estate professionals, the Kent County Commission last week approved some changes to how the…