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Recognizing Gun Violence Awareness Month, Senate Democrats Pair Thoughts and Prayers with Action
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
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
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...
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With a #MajorityForThePeople, we are building a Michigan the next generation can be proud of.
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Every handshake, every town hall, every door knocked—we’re out in our communities building a better Michigan together.
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Our healthcare budget: invests in our people, funds our hospital systems, and was delivered on time.
House Republicans' budget: nowhere to be found.
Michiganders will see higher and higher insurance premiums, with insurers citing skyrocketing drug costs as the reason. It is more important now than ever to implement a Prescription Drug Affordability Board - to expand relief, ensure no one has to skip life-saving meds, and…
Big price hikes are coming again next year to health insurance premiums in Michigan for businesses and individuals. http://bit.ly/4nNIH4b
Some recent summer highlights!
Every handshake, every town hall, every door knocked—we’re out in our communities building a better Michigan together.
It`s official! Michigan has earned our highest-ever ranking as #6 in CNBC`s Top 10 States for Business by CNBC. Michigan is on the rise as one of the best places to live, work, and play. We`ve still got a lot of work to do, but our investments in good jobs, affordable education, and economic growth are paying off.
# 4️⃣ for cost of doing business, up EIGHT spots from last year by cutting red tape and incentivizing new entrepreneurs to lay ground in our state.
# 1️⃣3️⃣ for workforce, up FIVE spots from last year by investing in higher education and skills training for workers to thrive.
# 1️⃣4️⃣ for quality of life, up TEN from last year by investing in education, lower costs for working families, and an affordable way of life in Michigan.
# 1️⃣8️⃣for economy, up TWENTY spots from last year, with thousands of good-paying jobs in industries that will sustain future generations of Michiganders.
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Michigan families speak out on Medicaid cuts
Juneteenth in Michigan
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What SNAP cuts would mean for Michigan seniors.
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