Senate Democrats Pass State Budget Dedicated to Building Up Michigan

by admin | Jun 27, 2024 | Budget, Press Release

Under the leadership of Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Sarah Anthony, Senate Democrats use the budget process to uplift all residents     LANSING, Mich. (June 27, 2024) — Today, Senate Democrats successfully passed its second state budget under the historic...

Michigan Senate Passes Legislative Package Led by Sens. Hertel, Santana, Geiss, Camilleri and Klinefelt to Establish a State-Based Health Insurance Exchange

by admin | Jun 26, 2024 | Press Release

Legislation would provide the state of Michigan with greater flexibility to expand access to affordable healthcare and improve health outcomes for Michiganders    LANSING, Mich. (June 26, 2024) — Today, the Michigan Senate passed Senate Bills 633-638, sponsored by...

Recognizing Gun Violence Awareness Month, Senate Democrats Pair Thoughts and Prayers with Action 

by admin | Jun 21, 2024 | News Story

Mothers and fathers. Sisters and brothers. Students, neighbors and friends. From big cities to small rural towns, gun violence plagues Michiganders in every corner of our state, leaving an irrevocable mark on too many lives. As Michigan families hug their loved ones a...

Senate Democrats Applaud Elections and Ethics Committee’s Vote to Move Michigan Voting Rights Act Forward 

by admin | Jun 18, 2024 | Press Release

LANSING, Mich. (June 18, 2024) — The Michigan Voting Rights Act took a significant step forward on Thursday, June 13 as the Senate Elections and Ethics Committee voted to favorably report the bill package, which now heads to the full Senate for additional...

Celebrating Juneteenth & Black Excellence in the Michigan Legislature 

by admin | Jun 17, 2024 | News Story

Last year, Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) sponsored Senate Bill 50 to permanently designate Juneteenth — the day that marks the liberation of Black Americans who remained enslaved in the years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation — as a state...