Rep. Daley and Sen. Pavlov invite residents to March office hours
Rep. Kevin Daley, R-Lum, will sponsor March office hours with state Sen. Phil Pavlov.
The office hours will be on March 4 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Dryden Township. Hall, 4849 Dryden Road, Dryden.
"As a representative for the people of Michigan, the more I hear from constituents the better I can understand their needs and concerns," Daley said. "Office hours are a great opportunity to meet residents personally and hear firsthand their thoughts about issues important to them, which helps me represent them better in Lansing."
No appointment is necessary. Residents unable to meet during the scheduled office hours are invited to call Daley at his Lansing office, 1-517-373-1800, or e-mail KevinDaley@house.mi.gov.
Any establishment in Lapeer County interested in hosting coffee hours with Rep. Daley should contact Kris Johnson in Rep. Daley's office at 1-517-373-1800.
Because of re-districting, there will be changes to how are Congressional districts are set up. Click the links below to see how these changes effect you
"We at the Lapeer County Tea Party Patriots believe in PEACEFUL and LEGAL protests and demonstrations. We CONDEMN ANY act of violence or threat to ANY of our Congressional Representatives and Senators in the strongest terms . Any individual who participates in any of these acts should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law"
Next General Meeting is Tuesday, May 7th at 7PM. Our guest speakers will be Lapeer Schools Superintendent Matt Wandrie on the recently announced Lapeer Community Schools high school consolidation plan, and Rep. Tom McMillin on his bill 4276 to withdraw Michigan from the Common Core. This is a must attend event!
If you would like to appear, present or hand out information at any of our meetings (General or Business), we must have 30 days notice, detail of the request and it further must be approved by the Directors in advance. This applies to all candidates, and causes.
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Lapeer County GOP meetings are held at the Mayfield Township Hall on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm. All are invited and welcome to attend.
All requests to speak, distribute literature or like materials including any and all petitions at any of our functions must be submitted (14) days in advance of the event for approval by our Directors. This policy applies to everyone and all causes
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Rally near the Capitol against Common Core and for keeping the prohibition in the budget - not one dime to be spent in MI on national standards with Common Core and the Smarter Balance testing. (The budget is about to be approved - sometime in mid to late May)
Speeches at noon. Lobbying legislators before and after, if you want.
(come early and attend the State Board of Ed mtg - two blocks away - where they are voting on Next Generation Science Standards with global warming, that will be folded into Common Core Science standards)
** stay tuned for more details about where at the Capitol the rally will occur..
Missed our May meeting with Rep Tom McMillin on Common Core in Michigan??
View it below in its entirety below...
Social Media Class (Facebook - Twitter)
Watch for our upcoming Social Media Class. Missed our social media class or just what to know how to be safer on social media sites? We will be offering another social media class soon. We are awaiting approval for a the date, but we will post the date as soon as it is approved, but look for it sometime in mid May. This will be on a Saturday with lunch (pizza and pop) served. Date coming soon!!
Garage/Yard Sale:
The Lapeer Tea Party will be holding a yard sale as a fundraiser. The sale will be held at 162 South Saginaw, Lapeer (across from Lapeer Grain). The sale will be held on June 13 & 14 – 8am-5pm and June 15 8am-3pm This is a major fundraising opportunity for our organization and we were very successful last year. Please save your unwanted items and donate them to us to sell at this event. There will be a signup sheet for donation times in the lobby at the May 7th meeting. Sale workers are welcome as well…..
NEW SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE FOR LAPEER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS!!
Because of our members generous and continued support, we are pleased to announce the start of our Danette Lowery Scholarship Award. This has long been a dream that we have had to be able to help our youth in a meaningful way as they grow into adulthood and become the leaders of tomorrow. Please click the link below for more information and to learn how you can help support this scholarship program.
We want to thank all those who voted NO on HB4111, but especially, Rep. Kevin Daley. It takes leaders who stand on principle, and that is truly what Kevin is all about. As we shift our efforts to the Senate, we thank our heroes in the House.
As we take our efforts on stopping the exchanges to the Michigan Senate, we thank our heroes in the House for standing strong for Limited Government and fiscal responsibility.
From our friends at Core Principles:
Update!
The House voted today on HB 4111. Twenty-nine Republicans joined forty-nine Democrats to pass the appropriation of $30.6 million. See details below.
Here are the 29 Republicans who voted YES on the bill:
Bumstead, Cotter, Daley, Farrington, Franz, Genatski, Goike, Graves, Hooker, Howrylak, Jenkins, Johnson, Kelly, Kurtz, LaFontaine, Lauwers, Leonard, Lund, McBroom, McMillin, Muxlow, Nesbitt, O'Brien, Outman, Pettalia, Rendon, Shirkey, Somerville, Victory, Yonker. You can thank them for voting NO here.
Missed our April Meeting with Jack McHugh from the Mackinaw Center on the proposed Medicaid Expansion in Michign? Watch it here. Everyone needs to know this information!!
Missed our legislative update? View it online. Just click the link below.
Every Roll Call Vote by Every State Legislator Tallied for 2012
Individual legislators missed 2,234 votes in 2012, according to MichiganVotes.org
How Much are the fines for NOT purchasing insurance? (from fact check.org)
The minimum amount — per person — will be $695 once the tax is fully phased in. But it will be less to start. The minimum penalty per person will start at $95 in 2014, the first year that the law will require individuals to obtain coverage. And it will rise to $325 the following year.
Starting in 2017, the minimum tax per person will rise each year with inflation. And for children 18 and under, the minimum per-person tax is half of that for adults.
However, the minimum amount per family is capped at triple the per-person tax, no matter how many individuals are in the taxpayer’s household. So, for example, a couple with one child over 18 (or two children age 18 or under), and no coverage, would pay a minimum of $285 in 2014, $975 in 2015 and $2,085 in 2016. And that would be the minimum no matter how many uninsured dependents a taxpayer has.
The tax would be more for persons with higher taxable incomes. When phased in, it will be 2.5 percent of household income that exceeds the income threshold for filing a tax return. For 2011, those thresholds were $9,500 for a single person under age 65, and $19,000 for a married person filing jointly with a spouse. So, to give a rough calculation, a couple with $100,000 of income might pay a tax of $2,025 if they choose to go without coverage.
But the penalty can never exceed the cost of the national average premiums for the lowest-cost “bronze” plans being offered through the new insurance exchanges called for under the law. We have no way of knowing what that average rate might turn out to be in 2014, but there is reason to think it could be quite high. For example, the total cost of a basic Government Employees Health Association plan currently offered through the Federal Employee Health Benefit program (the model for the state insurance exchanges) totals $9,459 per year for a family plan, and $4,159 for individual coverage. Who Collects?
The penalty will be collected by the Internal Revenue Service, which is one reason the chief justice cited for considering it to be a tax. In fact, the penalty is spelled out in Title 26 of the U.S. Code — the “Internal Revenue Code” — under Subtitle D — “Miscellaneous Excise Taxes.”
The policy of the Lapeer County Tea Party Patriots is to allow only candidates, not representatives of candidates, to speak at our meetings. Candidates will be requested to speak by agreement of the Directors in support on their stated goal of membership education. Those races and issues that are requested remain the prerogative of the Directors concerning topical subjects or candidacy. It is not felt that a representative of a candidate can relate the direct position of the person they represent and that the candidate be held directly responsible for their stated position. _______________________________________________________________________________
The leadership of the Lapeer County Tea Party Patriots wishes to issue the following statement:The Leadership of the Lapeer County Tea Party Patriots fully support the efforts of the Michigan Freedom To Work Organization to make Michigan a "right to work" state.We believe this would considerably improve Michigan's future economic prosperity. Please note that this does not constitute a formal endorsement of the Michigan Freedom To Work Organization nor does this represent support and/or endorsement by the membership of the Lapeer County Tea Party Patriots. This statement of support is from the Directors of the Lapeer County Tea Party Patriots, not the general membership.Also, please see the attached revised press release .Respectfully,Lapeer County Tea Party Patriots William Gavette - Director, William Gupton - Director, Joyce Korson - Director, Larry Leidlein - Director, Robert Murphy - Director
"We at the Lapeer County Tea Party Patriots believe in PEACEFUL and LEGAL protests and demonstrations. We CONDEMN ANY act of violence or threat to ANY of our Congressional Representatives and Senators in the strongest terms . Any individual who participates in any of these acts should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law"
Mission Statement and Purpose:
The mission of the Lapeer County Tea Party Patriots is to engage citizens
and provide avenues for participation in the political process. Our goals
are to prevent wasteful spending of tax dollars, to reduce the size of
government and its bureaucracies, and to hold accountable those we elect to
represent us. This will be accomplished by attracting, informing, and
mobilizing all who share these goals, regardless of political affiliation.
