MFF IN THE PRESS

Detroit Congressional Primary A Mad Dash To The Left
Michigan Democrats refuse to learn lessons from 2024 Lansing, MI - The Democrat primary for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District has become a mad dash to the left, reaffirming the Michigan Democrats aren’t listening to Michigan voters. This morning State...

MFF Calls on Acting Governor Gilchrist to Schedule Special Election for Vacant Senate District 35
Lansing, MI - We’re about to find out if Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist is “ready” to do the right thing, or if he will cower under political pressure from his partisan handlers in Lansing. 270,000 Michiganders have had no voice in the Michigan Senate for 164 days and...

House R’s Prioritize Students, Teachers, and Success With K-12 Budget Proposal
Lansing, MI - Today, House Republicans unveiled their K-12 budget recommendation for the 2025-2026 school year, proposing a plan that will benefit students, parents, and teachers across the state. Michigan’s broken education system is one of the worst in the nation,...

MFF: Tax Hikes Won’t Fix our Schools, But Would Destroy our Economy
Lansing, MI - A new coalition is launching a ballot initiative that amounts to a tax hike disguised as an education plan. The progressive initiative proposes an income tax increase to shove more tax dollars into our broken education system. If history has taught...

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...