Posted on 05/20/2014 4:46:09 PM PDT by shove_it
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Americans for Prosperity, the conservative advocacy group supported by the Koch brothers, has launched an effort to torpedo a proposed settlement in the Detroit bankruptcy case, potentially complicating chances for completing the deal just as its prospects seemed to be improving.
The organization, formed to fight big government and spending, is contacting 90,000 conservatives in Michigan and encouraging them to rally against a plan to provide $195 million in state money to help settle Detroit pension holders' claims in the case, a key element of the deal.
The group has threatened to run ads against members of the Republican-controlled Legislature who vote in favor of the appropriation before the state's August primary. An initial legislative vote may come this week...
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We’re dumping billions of federal taxpayer dollars into Chicago every year with nary a peep but you’re going to stop them from bailing out Detroit.
LOL
Hey I’m against that, too. And I call Roskam’s office about it often. Believe me it is high on the list of reasons Mrs L and I are planning to get the hell out of this State.
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