3rd Annual Backyard BBQ FUNraiser

by Andrea LaFontaine on May 18, 2012

Please join me for an afternoon of family, friends, food, and FUN as I take this opportunity to THANK YOU for your continued support! Help re-elect Andrea in 2012! Volunteer sign-up sheets, yard signs, friend-to-friend cards, and campaign gear will be available at the event! Donations appreciated but not required. Sunday, May 20th, 2pm – [...]

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State Senate getting bill to raise health care contribution to 20%

by Andrea LaFontaine on May 1, 2012

By Chad Livengood Detroit News Lansing Bureau Lansing- Retired state legislators and 50 current representatives and senators grandfathered into a closed retirement health insurance system would have to pay 20 percent toward their premiums under a Senate bill being rewritten Tuesday. State Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, said he ordered Senate Bill 26 to rewritten [...]

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REPS. GOIKE, LAFONTAINE INTRODUCE LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT REFORM PACKAGE

April 18, 2012

REPS. GOIKE, LAFONTAINE INTRODUCE LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT REFORM PACKAGE April 18, 2012 Reps. Ken Goike and Andrea LaFontaine today introduced a package of bills to reform and reduce the cost of retirement benefits for former members of the state Legislature. Among the measures in the package are: a bill to eliminate the 4 percent cost of [...]

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Dog owner pushes for abuse registry

April 16, 2012

KIMBALL TWP. — Hair has started to come back on portions of the 11-year-old husky’s face, but his bright blue eyes are a little bit cloudier. Matt Falk said while his dog had been partially blind before he was burned with a chemical in March, he’s now unable to see anything. “He’s bumping into walls [...]

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Legislation to keep water monitors moving through House

April 13, 2012

By Chad Selweski, For The Voice A ship and a tug pass by Sarnia’s Chemical Valley, located across the St. Clair River from Marysville and Port Huron, which officials estimate has been the cause of more than 700 spills of contaminants into local waterways since 1986. View and purchase photos The prospect of the nation’s [...]

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Wild Game & Campaign

February 12, 2012

Pleas join Rep. LaFontaine for a Wild Game & Campaign fundraiser on Monday, March 19th, 2012 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the Creek Center Banquet Hall (Armada Knights of Columbus), 72025 North Ave., Armada, MI. $40.00/person, $75.00/couple, sponsorship available.   Please make non-corporate checks payable to: Citizens for Andrea LaFontaine   OR donate [...]

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REP. ANDREA LAFONTAINE INTRODUCES CONSCIENCE PROTECTION RESOLUTION IN MICHIGAN HOUSE

February 10, 2012

February 9, 2012 State Rep. Andrea LaFontaine today introduced House Resolution 185, calling on Congress to enact the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011 and reverse the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulation that forces health insurance plans and employers to include coverage for services that are contrary to the religious beliefs and [...]

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Gov. Rick Snyder’s State of the State recaps 2011, plans for 2012

January 20, 2012

By BOB GROSS and AMY BIOLCHINI Times Herald LANSING — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder delivered his second State of the State address Wednesday, recapping a year of sweeping and sometimes controversial changes to public services and taxes. The Republican governor also said he wants to wrap up some unfinished business. That includes putting an exchange in [...]

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LAFONTAINE: TRANSPORTATION GRANT IS GREAT NEWS FOR NEW BALTIMORE COMMUNITY

January 20, 2012

State Rep. Andrea LaFontaine today congratulated New Baltimore on receiving a transportation enhancement grant that will allow the city to make updates and improvements to its historic downtown. The grant will be partially funded by federal money and the rest of the funding will come from the city of New Baltimore.  The grant provides for [...]

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REP. ANDREA LAFONTAINE RESPONDS TO GOV’S SECOND STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS

January 19, 2012

January 19, 2012 State Rep. Andrea LaFontaine tonight made the following statement in response to Gov. Rick Snyder’s State of the State address: “I was inspired by what the governor had to say.  Last year as I watched his first speech, I was nervous about the countless obstacles we had to overcome to begin to repair our [...]

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