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Americans for Prosperity Responds to Election Results
November 6, 2008
"There will be many battles to wage for free-market principles in the upcoming months, but we will find common ground with Obama on tax cuts, earmark reform, and greater transparency and accountability in government spending.
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Livingston County School Board Questionnaire
October 29, 2008
The Livingston County chapter of AFP-MI worked with the Lansing office to send a questionnaire to all candidates running for positions on the various school boards within county.
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“Let the American Energy Ban Expire!” Says Americans for Prosperity at Capitol Hill Rally
September 18, 2008
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Capitol Hill can deliver a victory over the current Congressional ban on energy exploration by “doing nothing,” the grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) said at its Capitol Hill news conference today. House and Senate lawmakers joined AFP to send that strong message at the two-week-mark in the countdown to American Energy Freedom Day – the October 1st expiration date of the current Congressional ban on offshore drilling and oil shale recovery.
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Sarah Palin stood against the Bridge to Nowhere. Why didn’t Obama and Biden?
September 11, 2008
AFP policy director Phil Kerpen recounts the history of the Bridge to Nowhere.
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Livingston County Candidate Survey
July 31, 2008
The Livingston County chapter of AFP-MI worked with the Lansing office to send a questionnaire to all 175 local candidates. They felt that it is important for the voters to know where these candidates stand on issues that are important to the county.
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Michigan State House Candidate Survey
July 31, 2008
Americans For Prosperity – Michigan sent out a questionnaire to over 470 state legislative candidates appearing on the August 5th primary ballot. The questions dealt primarily with economic issues facing our state.
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Americans for Prosperity Ranks House Lawmakers on “Freedom from Foreign Oil” Scorecard
July 24, 2008
WASHINGTON – The grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today released its “Freedom from Foreign Oil” scorecard, which ranks U.S. Representatives based on their support for – or opposition to – policies that would lower gas and energy prices by increasing American supplies and making domestic production less expensive.
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EPA's Blueprint for Disaster
July 11, 2008
Thanks to the efforts of thousands of concerned citizens, The Lieberman-Warner Climate-Tax Bill was rejected by Congress. This demonstrates that the grassroots can still have an impact on our elected officials. Now there is a more ominous danger. Since the federal bureaucracy is not elected, your phone calls and letters have no influence. Could it be that those in Congress want their dirty work done by someone else?
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Americans for Prosperity Circulates Questionnaire to Clarify Candidates’ Positions
June 26, 2008
LANSING – The Michigan chapter of Americans for Prosperity (AFP-MI), a grassroots free-market organization, is circulating a questionnaire to candidates running for State House. The group will be compiling a comprehensive guidebook to educate its more than 10,000 members on candidates’ positions. The questionnaire will cover issues including: the appropriate size and scope of government, taxes on businesses, transparency in government, Right to Work laws, regulations that would increase the price of energy, and property assessments.
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Americans for Prosperity Announces New Michigan State Director: Scott Hagerstrom
June 26, 2008
LANSING – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is proud to announce that Scott Hagerstrom will be the new state director of its Michigan chapter. He joins AFP after spending 15 years working in the Michigan House of Representatives as a legislative director, most recently for Rep. Jack Hoogendyk (61st-Kalamazoo). Scott brings a long history of experience in Michigan politics and grassroots activism, which will be invaluable to AFP’s mission of educating citizens about the virtues of small government, low taxes, restrained spending, transparency in governance and helping to rebuild the Michigan economy.
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