by jlindsay | Apr 17, 2025 | Federal Oversight
Former and current federal employees impacted by DOGE’s mass terminations share effects of DOGE’s haphazard cuts on Michiganders; state officials uplift protections for Michigan workers LANSING, Mich. (April 17, 2025) — Today, the Senate Labor Committee, led...
by jlindsay | Mar 20, 2025 | Federal Oversight
LANSING, Mich. (March 20, 2025) — In recent weeks, Washington Republicans, including President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, have been laying the groundwork to make massive cuts to Medicaid. To protect the program and the essential health care coverage it provides to...
by jlindsay | Feb 28, 2025 | Press Release
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 27, 2025)—Today, Court of Appeals Judge Sima Patel ruled in favor of Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks and the Michigan Senate in Michigan Senate v. Michigan House of Representatives, the lawsuit brought forth by Leader Brinks after House...
by jlindsay | Feb 26, 2025 | Press Release
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 26, 2025) — Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) has issued the following statement in response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2025 State of the State address this evening: “Governor Whitmer made herself loud and clear tonight: our...
by jlindsay | Dec 4, 2024 | Reproductive Healthcare
While other states work to restrict individuals’ reproductive rights, Michigan Senate Democrats are leading the fight to protect freedom of choice for all LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 4, 2024) — Sens. Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Twp.) and Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) issued...
