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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 1d

"Families cannot afford half measures. They cannot wait another year while their premiums double or triple. Congress must deliver a lasting solution that guarantees health care remains affordable." - @monique-stanton.bsky.social , President & CEO
#protectmicare #mileg

Opinion | Protect Michigan families’ health care not tax breaks for the wealthy - Bridge Michigan

Small business owners, self-employed workers and middle-income families across Michigan would face impossible choices. Some would be forced to drop coverage altogether.

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economicsecurity.bsky.social @economicsecurityproject.org · 6d

1/ Starting Nov.1, 24 million people who receive their healthcare insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces will see their premiums DOUBLE because of cuts to ACA subsidies and Medicaid passed by Congressional Republicans.

Young adults will be hit the hardest.

Opinion | Republicans Are Making Health Care Unaffordable for Young Americans

www.nytimes.com

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 2d

Not convinced immigrant communities have reduced crime rates? Read the data for yourself: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Immigration, Collective Efficacy, Social Ties, and Violence: Unpacking the Mediating Mechanisms in Immigration Effects on Neighborhood-Level Violence | Request PDF

Request PDF | Immigration, Collective Efficacy, Social Ties, and Violence: Unpacking the Mediating Mechanisms in Immigration Effects on Neighborhood-Level Violence | An extensive body of research indi...

www.researchgate.net

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 2d

Consider what U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) own data tells us. According to ICE's Sept 2025 records from Michigan, the overwhelming majority of those detained, 86%, are classified as having "No ICE Threat Level.”

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 2d

Immigration supports the national economy. How? Because despite their characterization in the media, immigrant communities often contribute to neighborhood stability rather than undermining it. #immigrationworks

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 2d

TLDR: In the top 10 Michigan cities with the highest proportion of foreign-born residents, the majority had lower than average property crime and violent crime given both their size and poverty levels. #mileg

MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 2d

"What we’re seeing in Hamtramck reflects a broader trend documented across the country, where immigrant communities often contribute to neighborhood stability rather than undermining it." #mileg

Read the latest column from Senior Policy Analyst @scottapreston.bsky.social

Immigration isn’t the crime story we’re being told – MLPP

A version of this column originally appeared in Michigan Advance. Drive through Hamtramck today and you’ll see a city that has found new life. After decades of population decline following deindustria...

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 2d

"What we’re seeing in Hamtramck reflects a broader trend documented across the country, where immigrant communities often contribute to neighborhood stability rather than undermining it." #mileg

Read the latest column from Senior Policy Analyst @scottapreston.bsky.social

Immigration isn’t the crime story we’re being told – MLPP

A version of this column originally appeared in Michigan Advance. Drive through Hamtramck today and you’ll see a city that has found new life. After decades of population decline following deindustria...

mlpp.org

MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 4d

Got 5 minutes?
Check out this op-ed in the @nytimesoped.bsky.social by @economicsecurityproject.org president Natalie Foster💡

Opinion | G.O.P. to Gen Z: Pay Double for Health Insurance or Go Without

www.nytimes.com

MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 5d

Check out the latest column from @scottapreston.bsky.social, Senior Policy Analyst at the League!
#immigrationlaw

Immigration isn’t the crime story we’re being told • Michigan Advance

Drive through Hamtramck today and you’ll see a city that has found new life. After decades of population decline following deindustrialization, waves of immigration from Muslim-majority countries have...

michiganadvance.com

MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 8d

#mileg

MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 8d

🔥 New Statement
The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on the bipartisan 2026 state budget agreement finalized by the Michigan Legislature today following a months-long stalemate.

League weighs in on 2026 state budget agreement following months-long stalemate – MLPP

For Immediate Release October 3, 2025 Contact: Laura Millard Ross [email protected] 517-281-1084 League weighs in on 2026 state budget agreement following months-long stalemate While the agreement does...

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Annie E. Casey Foundation @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social · 10d

“Child health... has been prioritized in the past, and we have seen positive outcomes as a result, including a decline in teen births, more kids with health coverage [and] a decline in infant mortality.” – Monique Stanton, president & CEO at our KIDS COUNT partner @michleague.bsky.social

Michigan Kids Count report highlights education and economic challenges

LANSING, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) —The 2025 Kids Count in Michigan Data Book & Profiles, highlights both improvements and setbacks in the well-being of Michigan's chi

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 10d

🔥New Statement🔥
"This shutdown isn’t politics as usual, and it certainly doesn’t show true American leadership."
- Monique Stanton, President and CEO

Read the full statement: bit.ly/4pKrvxz

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 11d

🤔 How are young people doing in your county?

💯 Get the facts: sholink.to/2025countyprofiles
#KidsCountMI

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 12d

💡 Did you know?
One in four children in Michigan lives in a household that spends more than 30% of their monthly income on housing costs. Read the League’s policy recommendations for Michigan’s family economic security: sholink.to/2025databook
#KidsCountMI #mlpp #mileg

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 12d

#mileg

MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 12d

📢 New Announcement
The League is back with another installment of "The Stakes are High"!
Read the full statement: bit.ly/4pOcA5E
Get the facts: bit.ly/46L2CJs

League examines federal threats to housing in new analysis – MLPP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2025 Contact: Laura Millard Ross [email protected] 517-281-1084 League examines federal threats to housing in new analysis Proposed federal funding cuts to affordabl...

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 12d

⚠️ Action Alert: State Budget

For more resources to protect immigrant communities: @michiganimmigrant.bsky.social
bit.ly/MIRCbudget

URGENT Budget Mesage - all lawmakers & Gov

URGENT STATE BUDGET ADVOCACY The Governor and our state lawmakers are currently negotiating the final state budget and are considering several anti-immigrant proposals. Call and email NOW to ensure im...

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 17d

As the deadline to pass a state budget is disappearing further into the rearview mirror, now is the time to prioritize the needs of our youngest residents: sho.link/2025databook

MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 17d

Federal budget cuts are not the only risk to a vibrant future for children in Michigan. The continued failure to pass a state budget threatens to deepen these harms. #mlpp

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 17d

While the pandemic era saw incredible investment from 2020 to 2024 to help kids, families and young adults cope with disruptions, state and federal policy in 2025 has reversed course in a big way: sholink.to/2025stateprofile

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 17d

TLDR: The League has published its #KidsCountMI Data Book, featuring pro-kid policy recommendations based on the latest trends in child well-being. You’re welcome.

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 17d

Michigan, get the facts! The state data profile highlights trends in key indicators from 2018-2024. Get the information: sholink.to/2025stateprofile #KidsCountMI

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MichLeague.bsky.social @michleague.bsky.social · 18d

🔥 Read the latest column by Kids Count Policy Director @annekuhnen.bsky.social :
bit.ly/3KCq9EX

#KidsCountMI #mlpp

It’s time for Michigan to adopt a pro-kid agenda – MLPP

A version of this column originally appeared in Michigan Advance. At the League, we know kids and their families come first when making budget and policy decisions, and the Michigan they inherit will ...

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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 19d

“Federal budget cuts are not the only risk to a vibrant future for children in Michigan. The continued failure to pass a state budget threatens to deepen these harms.”

Commentary from @michleague.bsky.social

It’s time for Michigan to adopt a pro-kid agenda • Michigan Advance

This week, the Michigan League for Public Policy released its biennial Kids Count in Michigan Data Book and Profiles, providing a deep dive into child well-being at the state and local levels and prop...

michiganadvance.com

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