MFF IN THE PRESS
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...
MFF: Calling Something Affordable Doesn’t Make It So
Lansing, MI - Michigan’s Senate just gave us a case study on putting politics ahead of progress. Today, Senate Democrats, joined by Republican Senator John Damoose, passed a plan that creates a “Prescription Drug Affordability Board,” which would cost taxpayers...
Whitmer Makes Prompt Partisan Court Appointment, Still No Action on Senate Vacancy
Lansing, MI - Governor Gretchen Whitmer just reaffirmed that politics is her one true North Star in Lansing. Today, Governor Whitmer formally appointed Noah Hood to the State Supreme Court, a mere 9 days following the resignation of former Republican-appointed Justice...
Special Election Anniversary Highlights Whitmer’s Partisan Double Standard
Lansing, MI - While Governor Whitmer continues to undermine the voice of 270,000 Michiganders, an anniversary today reminds us just how politically motivated her inaction really is. On this date two years ago, Representatives Peter Herzberg and Mai Xiong won special...
Whitmer Fails to Practice What She Preaches
Lansing, MI - Shocking no one, Governor Whitmer is headed on to DC on the latest stop of her self-promotion tour. Let’s cover the facts of the failed absentee Governor who owns one of the worst records in our state’s history. Governor Whitmer oversaw the most...
Tale of Two Governors: DeSantis Reminds Whitmer That Speedy Special Elections Are Possible
Lansing, MI - Today marks 88 days since 270,000 Michiganders had full representation in Lansing. While Governor Whitmer plays politics with the Senate District 35 vacancy, Governor DeSantis of Florida reminds us that it’s possible to promptly fill vacancies and...
Exclusive: Rep. O’Neal Refuses to Call on Gov. Whitmer for Action on State Senate Vacancy
Lansing, MI - 270,000 Michiganders have had no voice in the 35th State Senate District for 81 days and counting with no end in sight. Governor Whitmer is playing politics with the vacancy, and apparently, State Representative Amos O’Neal is giving her cover. In a...
