AFP Foundation and AFP-Michigan Urge MDHHS to Eliminate Barriers to Health Care Access in Certificate of Need Review

LANSING, MI – On Friday, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) and Americans for Prosperity–Michigan (AFP-MI) submitted joint comments to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) calling for the state to substantially deregulate its Certificate of Need (CON) Review Standards. The organizations argue that Michigan’s current CON regime limits access to care, stifles innovation, and…

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How vague statutory language enabled the Biden administration’s CHIPS Act overreach, and what Congress must do next

My latest op-ed in the Washington Reporter uses FOIA docs from the CHIPS Act implementation to demonstrate how ambiguous laws empower unelected bureaucrats and undermine democratic accountability: When Congress rejected sweeping child care subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration’s Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo reportedly told her staff, “if Congress wasn’t going to do what they…

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Kevin Schmidt in the Washington Reporter: Three ways the Trump administration can clean up the Biden disinformation mess

Read the article at the Washington Reporter. The Trump administration is off to a good start protecting Americans’ online speech by dismantling the Biden administration’s “disinformation” regime. On Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship” and dissolved Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisory boards. These actions mark a…

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In the News: Oversight of the Kansas Department of Commerce

News coverage of the Kansas Open Records Act complaint against the Department of Commerce: Kansas Reflector: Kansas AG asked to investigate commerce department handling of records request “The APEX program doled out over $1 billion in incentives to favored companies. The public deserves to be able to inspect the quarterly and annual reports the law…

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