All children deserve meaningful support when navigating the justice system. Right now in Michigan, that’s not a guarantee. #PassHB4070 because #KidsDeserveCounsel. 🚨Take action today and share your support for the bill with your state representatives by signing this letter.

Last night's House passage of a federal deal that leaves out vital health care tax credits threatens to undo years of progress in expanding coverage. Join us in urging Congress to pass legislation to extend the credits. #healthcareheist #affordablehealthcare

TLDR: Five reasons health insurance rates are rising in MI 1) Providers are leaving the state ✈️ 2) Expiring tax credits for insurance plans bought on HealthCare.gov ⌛ 3) Rising inflation 🎈 4) Higher hospital costs 🚑 5) Increased drug prices 💰

In this Veterans Day commentary, Julie Cassidy with the @michleague.bsky.social, says the Trump administration is threatening to undo progress against homelessness in ways that could hurt veterans in particular.

🔥New Statement🔥 League weighs in on U.S. Senate passage of federal funding deal that leaves out enhanced premium tax credits for health care coverage. Read full statement: bit.ly/4oBETDn #mlpp #healthcare #SNAP

"With so many changes in the marketplace this year, there are several important things for marketplace enrollees to be mindful of now that open enrollment has begun." — Monique Stanton, president and CEO Read full column: bit.ly/3Jq2ho8 #ACA #healthcare

“Without the renewal, families will see their monthly premiums skyrocket by more than $400 a month, with some people facing much higher increases.” #healthcareheist - @monique-stanton.bsky.social, League president and CEO Read the full article from @bridgemi.com: bit.ly/4nIFl1f

💡 How are children in Michigan fairing? The @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social 2025 Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Data Snapshot shows that key government policies — like tax credits and food assistance — cut child poverty nearly in half in 2024. #KidsCount

🔥 New Statement The Michigan League for Public Policy is pleased to support Senate Bills 508, 509, and 510. Read the full statement: bit.ly/3Lno5kR #mileg

🚨 Action Alert Tell Congress to Renew the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits: bit.ly/47BCL7g #healthcareheist

“ All children need enough healthy food to eat, a safe home where they can sleep and a supportive environment in which to thrive, but the actions of our federal policymakers right now undermine these shared values.” Read column by Kids Count Policy Director @annekuhnen.bsky.social

Commentary on enhanced premium tax credits from the League's Fiscal Policy and Government Relations Director @rachelthewonk.bsky.social Read full article: bit.ly/4oPCtAA #healthcareheist

🔥New Statement League calls on federal lawmakers to act now to prevent further harm to families, children and local economies. Read full statement: bit.ly/4hMnSE0 #mileg #protectSNAP

🔥 Take action: bit.ly/4nzOEjW 1,855 children experiencing homelessness in Michigan are enrolled in Head Start, and an estimated 209 of those may lose services on November 1st due to the government shutdown. #StandForHeadStart

🔥 New Statement 🔥 League applauds Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Senate for taking steps to support Michiganders in response to the Trump administration’s pause on SNAP payments: bit.ly/3JENiqj #mileg

Enhanced tax credits make health coverage possible for thousands of Michiganders. Yesterday, Protect MI Care coalition members met with Congressman Tom Barrett's office and presented a letter urging his support. Read letter: bit.ly/47grmuL #healthcareheist #mileg

In this commentary from Monique Stanton with the Michigan League for Public Policy, she says the plan to let SNAP funding lapse is not only “unconscionable and unprecedented…it’s illegal.” #SNAP #foodassistance @michleague.bsky.social

Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice. #healthcareheist Read the latest testimony from the League: bit.ly/47AVdOp

MYTH: The taxman is lurking, ready to put our job creators out of business with the Invest in MI Kids ballot initiative. SCARE TACTIC: This tax is a business tax.

Like, zoinks! 🎃 Scare tactics are being used to mystify voters on the Invest in MI Kids ballot initiative. Read the latest column from our team of data analysts: bit.ly/3LxEFhH #mlpp #mileg

TLDR: The MI State Budget = 🏥Secured funds for Medicaid 📚Stronger, more equitable school funding 🪪Protections from Bridge card benefit theft ❌Lacks protections for Michigan’s families from federal cuts to housing and child care assistance #mileg

🗣️Commentary from Fiscal Policy and Government Relations Director @rachelthewonk.bsky.social #mileg

Food isn't a luxury. People need #SNAP and food banks can't make up the difference. "...when you pull $15 billion a month out of a national economy and expect charity to step in and nobody miss a beat. That’s unrealistic.” - Phil Knight @michleague.bsky.social #Shutdown #ShutdownCrisis

💡 Got a few minutes? Read the latest column from League President and CEO @monique-stanton.bsky.social on the state budget. #mileg

According to the @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social National 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Michigan ranked 22nd in health. A contributing factor? 97% of kids have some form of health insurance. #kidscountmi Read @michleague’s policy recommendations for accessible health care: sholink.to/2025databook

#mileg The League's @rachelthewonk.bsky.social and affected health care consumers testify about the pending harm that will come with the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits at the end of this year: mlpp.org/wp-content/u...

Read the latest column by President and CEO Monique Stanton: bit.ly/4nOJUb7 # mileg

In her latest column, #KidsCount Lead Data Analyst Kelli Vanderburg pieces together a snapshot of Michigan’s future according to the 2025 Data Profiles. #KidsCountMI

Commentary from Fiscal Policy and Government Relations Director @rachelthewonk.bsky.social Federal shutdown delays MI jobs data www.wgvunews.org/news/2025-10... #mileg

The budget, as a whole, takes some significant positive steps toward meeting the needs of Michiganders. However, more work needs to get done. And Michiganders will still feel undue harm caused by federal cuts to essential programs like Medicaid and SNAP. Commentary from @michleague.bsky.social

Premium Tax Credits make health care affordable for 20M+ people. If they expire, millions won’t be able to go to the doctor. Join us in urging Congress to make health care tax credits permanent & repeal the health care cuts they passed earlier this year: commcat.io/467vrRn #CareNotCuts

@edweek.org is tracking the effects of this year’s government shutdown on K-12 schools. Here’s the latest🔽 #MIschools #MIeducation #Mileg

💡Got five minutes? Read the latest column by Senior Policy Analyst @jc4policy.bsky.social about the federal budget and its impact on housing. #mileg #MIhousing

It was an honor to be at today’s bill signing to celebrate the bipartisanship effort to protect #Medicaid in Michigan. @michleague.bsky.social #ProtectMiCare

"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

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.

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

"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

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

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

🔥 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.

“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

🔥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

🤔 How are young people doing in your county? 💯 Get the facts: sholink.to/2025countyprofiles #KidsCountMI

💡 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

📢 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

⚠️ Action Alert: State Budget For more resources to protect immigrant communities: @michiganimmigrant.bsky.social bit.ly/MIRCbudget

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.

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