MFF IN THE PRESS
Blueprint to Revive Michigan’s Economy
Lansing, MI - This week, Michigan business leaders, talking heads and legislators will gather on Mackinac Island for the annual Detroit Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference to discuss our state’s economic future. Today our state’s economic reality is bleak, with many...
New Reporting Raises New Ethics Concerns For Mayor Mike Duggan
Lansing, MI - Mayor Mike Duggan failed to follow disclosure standards that even Kwame Kilpatrick followed, privately raising over a million dollars for the upkeep of his city-owned waterfront mansion without revealing who is writing the checks. During Kwame...
ICYMI: New Case Studies On The Folly Of Pork Projects, Necessity For Reform And Transparency
Lansing, MI - In case you needed a reminder why blindly handing over millions of tax dollars to for-profit businesses was a bad idea, we have two new reminders for you. Over the weekend, two stories were released highlighting for-profit businesses that were awarded...
Sen. Kevin Hertel Refuses to Take a Stance on Common-Sense Budget Amendments
Lansing, MI - This week, Michigan Senate Democrats voted on their state budget recommendations, proposing to spend tens of billions of taxpayer dollars on party-line votes. Senate Republicans proposed dozens of common-sense amendments, all failing on party-line votes....
Senate Democrat Budget Would Turn Michigan Into a Sanctuary State
Lansing, MI - This week, Senate Democrats voted on their state budget recommendations and snuck in a dangerous policy in the fine print that puts our state at risk. We would like to draw your attention to a boilerplate change in the General Government budget...
House Republicans Pass Plan to Protect Michigan from Foreign Interference
Lansing, MI - In a town where it’s easy to pass the buck onto the Federal Government, Michigan House Republicans have stepped up to protect us from foreign adversaries. Today, House Republicans passed a wide-ranging bill package that ensures Michigan is a safe place...
ICYMI: Benson Fails Audit on Branch Office Customer Service, Regulatory Compliance
Lansing, MI - While Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is off running for Governor, and running marathons, she’s neglecting to efficiently run Secretary of State Branch offices. For weeks Benson has faced blistering headlines on her broken campaign finance website,...
MFF Statement on Illegal Immigration Package, Election Integrity Amendment
Lansing, MI - Today, House Republicans fought to secure our communities, our tax dollars, and our votes. Michigan Freedom Fund provides the following statement on the House Republican plan to ban sanctuary cities, and block illegal immigrants from receiving government...
House Republicans Pass Plan to Restore Local Zoning for Wind, Solar
Lansing, MI - Today, House Republicans passed a plan to restore local control for communities across Michigan. In an effort to usurp the will of taxpayers and accelerate a costly green energy mandate, last term’s Democrat Trifecta stripped wind and solar zoning rights...
ICYMI: SOS Benson Makes Michigan Campaign Finance Less Transparent, Less Efficient
Lansing, MI - Last Friday at 5 pm, caucus campaign committees had to file quarterly campaign finance reports with the State’s Bureau of Elections. But thanks to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s new campaign finance website, which cost taxpayers $9 million, the...
