State Representative
Betsy Coffia
Traverse City | 103rd House District
Serving 93,426 constituents in Acme Township, East Bay Township, Traverse City, Peninsula Township, Garfield Township, Long Lake Township, Almira Township, Platte Township, Empire Township, Glen Arbor Township, Cleveland Township, Kasson Township, Solon Township, Elmwood Township, Bingham Township, Centerville Township, Leland Township, Suttons Bay Township, Leelanau Township
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(517) 373-3817
Office: S-1387 House Office Building
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer you have a couple different homes. Would you want one of these next to your home? What about the home of your family or your close friends?
You and I both know that’s not what’s going on here. You and I both know how responsible you are for what is happening in Michigan with these AI data centers bullying their way into communities far far away from your front door. Why are you ok with this for your constituents but not yourself?
The people of Michigan keep asking me “Why is Whitmer helping Sam Altman and other creepy, billionaires force a data centers down our throats ?”
What should I tell them?
Be better. Ban data centers. Repeal the tax breaks. Halt the projects underway now because they’re hurting the communities they’re forcing themselves on.
Michigan is an irreplaceable gem, nothing like it on the PLANET and it is our home. Michigan isn’t for sale to the tech bros and anyone who goes along with it is betraying the Great Lakes and betraying the people of Michigan. That goes for whoever the next governor and attorney general is too. And the next House speaker, and the next Senate majority leader. The people of Michigan are paying very close
attention , and you swore/will swear an oath to serve and protect Michigan and its people, Not tech companies with deep pockets.
The flag of Michigan says Tuebor. That is Latin for I Defend.
Defending Michigan is the JOB.
Do your job or get the hell out and make way for people who will.
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I was proud to vote for this in 2024. Now State Senator John Damoose and I are working with local folks to find local matching dollars to hopefully expand RxKids to northern Michigan. Please contact my office if your organization is interested in helping with a local match.
Families are hurting right now and having a baby is incredibly expensive. This is the right thing to do. Let’s do it.In 2024, Michigan launched Rx Kids, the country’s first universal and unconditional prenatal and infant cash program. Here's how it's helped so far.
→ Read the full story: www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/michigan-rx-kids-direct-cash-pregnancy/fbrss1
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Do you ever stop to think what kids growing up in the United States of America in 2026 must think of the adults right now?
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Imagine if we all extended this grace to each other. ♥️I want to tell you guys about one of my employees for a minute.
Her name is Eddy.
She’s young. She has a whole lot of facial piercings, tattoos, and scars that tell you pretty quickly that life hasn’t always been easy for her.
And if we’re being honest, she’s probably someone people make assumptions about before they ever actually get to know her.
But I’m really, really glad I gave myself the chance to know her.
Because Eddy has become one of my best employees.
She works HARD. She has an incredible can-do attitude. I can put her into a situation she’s never handled before and she rises to it. She takes initiative. She sees what needs to be done and does it, often without needing to be told. And she has some pretty natural leadership skills that are rare at her age.
But more importantly, she’s kind.
A couple weeks ago, I was having a particularly hard day. I was downstairs crying when she came to find me with a bakery question. The second she realized I was crying, the bakery question stopped mattering.
She just became a human being standing with another human being who was hurting. And she let me have a moment and then hugged me.
Today we were short staffed by THREE people. On a Saturday that’s a big deal. It stretched all of us pretty thin, and Eddy ended up filling a position she’d never been trained for before.
Not exactly the ideal day for training, but that’s where we were at today!
At one point I was doing three different things at once, and one of my messes was taking up the counter space she needed.
I looked at her and apologetically said, “I know this is my mess, but can you please clean it up for me so we can move into your next task?”
Without missing a beat, she said, “Your mess is my mess,” and cleaned it up.
Oh my heart. That sentence has been stuck in my head all day.
“Your mess is my mess.”
It was such a simple, grace-filled response.
No hesitation. No annoyance. No “that’s not my job.” No making sure everyone knew she was cleaning up something she didn’t create.
Just: We’re a team. You’re overwhelmed. I’ve got you.
I’m in my mid-30s and she’s a teenager, but today she set the bar for what good teamwork looks like.
And maybe for what being a good human looks like, too.
Sometimes people come wrapped in packaging that makes it really easy for the world to decide who they are before they ever get a chance to show us.
I’m really grateful I got the chance to know Eddy for who she actually is.
And Eddy, if you see this:
Your mess is my mess, too. ❤️
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Americans should get the same paid leave and healthcare as members of Congress and the President.
Right?
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We are responsible for this. Our tax dollars are paying for it. This has to stop. Our country is committing human rights violations on our immigrant neighbors out in the open and we are funding it.Group trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violence
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"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members."
Coretta Scott King
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer you have a couple different homes. Would you want one of these next to your home? What about the home of your family or your close friends?
You and I both know that’s not what’s going on here. You and I both know how responsible you are for what is happening in Michigan with these AI data centers bullying their way into communities far far away from your front door. Why are you ok with this for your constituents but not yourself?
The people of Michigan keep asking me “Why is Whitmer helping Sam Altman and other creepy, billionaires force a data centers down our throats ?”
What should I tell them?
Be better. Ban data centers. Repeal the tax breaks. Halt the projects underway now because they’re hurting the communities they’re forcing themselves on.
Michigan is an irreplaceable gem, nothing like it on the PLANET and it is our home. Michigan isn’t for sale to the tech bros and anyone who goes along with it is betraying the Great Lakes and betraying the people of Michigan. That goes for whoever the next governor and attorney general is too. And the next House speaker, and the next Senate majority leader. The people of Michigan are paying very close
attention , and you swore/will swear an oath to serve and protect Michigan and its people, Not tech companies with deep pockets.
The flag of Michigan says Tuebor. That is Latin for I Defend.
Defending Michigan is the JOB.
Do your job or get the hell out and make way for people who will. ...
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
I was proud to vote for this in 2024. Now State Senator John Damoose and I are working with local folks to find local matching dollars to hopefully expand RxKids to northern Michigan. Please contact my office if your organization is interested in helping with a local match.
Families are hurting right now and having a baby is incredibly expensive. This is the right thing to do. Let’s do it.In 2024, Michigan launched Rx Kids, the country’s first universal and unconditional prenatal and infant cash program. Here's how it's helped so far.
→ Read the full story: www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/michigan-rx-kids-direct-cash-pregnancy/fbrss1
Follow us for more good news ...
1 CommentsComment on Facebook
Do you ever stop to think what kids growing up in the United States of America in 2026 must think of the adults right now? ...
5 CommentsComment on Facebook
Imagine if we all extended this grace to each other. ♥️I want to tell you guys about one of my employees for a minute.
Her name is Eddy.
She’s young. She has a whole lot of facial piercings, tattoos, and scars that tell you pretty quickly that life hasn’t always been easy for her.
And if we’re being honest, she’s probably someone people make assumptions about before they ever actually get to know her.
But I’m really, really glad I gave myself the chance to know her.
Because Eddy has become one of my best employees.
She works HARD. She has an incredible can-do attitude. I can put her into a situation she’s never handled before and she rises to it. She takes initiative. She sees what needs to be done and does it, often without needing to be told. And she has some pretty natural leadership skills that are rare at her age.
But more importantly, she’s kind.
A couple weeks ago, I was having a particularly hard day. I was downstairs crying when she came to find me with a bakery question. The second she realized I was crying, the bakery question stopped mattering.
She just became a human being standing with another human being who was hurting. And she let me have a moment and then hugged me.
Today we were short staffed by THREE people. On a Saturday that’s a big deal. It stretched all of us pretty thin, and Eddy ended up filling a position she’d never been trained for before.
Not exactly the ideal day for training, but that’s where we were at today!
At one point I was doing three different things at once, and one of my messes was taking up the counter space she needed.
I looked at her and apologetically said, “I know this is my mess, but can you please clean it up for me so we can move into your next task?”
Without missing a beat, she said, “Your mess is my mess,” and cleaned it up.
Oh my heart. That sentence has been stuck in my head all day.
“Your mess is my mess.”
It was such a simple, grace-filled response.
No hesitation. No annoyance. No “that’s not my job.” No making sure everyone knew she was cleaning up something she didn’t create.
Just: We’re a team. You’re overwhelmed. I’ve got you.
I’m in my mid-30s and she’s a teenager, but today she set the bar for what good teamwork looks like.
And maybe for what being a good human looks like, too.
Sometimes people come wrapped in packaging that makes it really easy for the world to decide who they are before they ever get a chance to show us.
I’m really grateful I got the chance to know Eddy for who she actually is.
And Eddy, if you see this:
Your mess is my mess, too. ❤️ ...
5 CommentsComment on Facebook
Americans should get the same paid leave and healthcare as members of Congress and the President.
Right? ...
14 CommentsComment on Facebook
We are responsible for this. Our tax dollars are paying for it. This has to stop. Our country is committing human rights violations on our immigrant neighbors out in the open and we are funding it.Group trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violence ...
1 CommentsComment on Facebook
"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members."
Coretta Scott King ...
1 CommentsComment on Facebook