Sens. Polehanki, Geiss Walk Out of Education Committee in Protest of Anti-Truth in History Bill
LANSING, Mich. (June 7, 2022) — Today, Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee Minority Vice Chair Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) and fellow committee member Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) walked out of a committee...
Sens. Polehanki, McCann Introduce EV, Charging Station Rebate Bills
LANSING, Mich. (April 21, 2022) — Sens. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) and Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo) today introduced legislation to create an electric vehicle (EV) and charging station rebate program for Michigan residents which,...
Polehanki Bill Seeks to Pause Teacher Evaluations for Current School Year
LANSING, Mich. (March 17, 2022) — Today, Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) introduced Senate Bill 969 to temporarily eliminate the annual year-end teacher evaluations for the 2021-2022 school year.Under the law for this school year, 40% of...
AG Nessel, EGLE Reach Settlement with Arbor Hills Landfill
NORTHVILLE TWP. (March 10, 2022) – Following more than a year of negotiations, Michigan Attorney General Nessel and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Director Liesl Clark are announcing a successful settlement...
Sen. Polehanki Joins Support for Charter School Transparency
LANSING, Mich. (March 1, 2022) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has issued the following statement in support of bills that provide transparency and accountability of charter schools for Michigan taxpayers:“Michigan has been called the...
Sen. Polehanki Joins Support for Prescription Drug Pricing Board
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 24, 2022) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has issued the following statement in support of bills to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board that will help reduce the cost of prescriptions:“Drugs prices...
Sen. Polehanki Supports Whitmer Investments in Education, Teachers
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 9, 2022) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has issued the following statement regarding today’s executive budget recommendation for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes significant investments in education,...
Sen. Polehanki supports Whitmer plan to lower prescription drug costs, make insulin more affordable
LIVONIA, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2022) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address, in which she spoke about her plans to lower the price of prescription medications,...
Sen. Polehanki on Senate Passage of Resolution Endangering School Boards, Students
LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 2, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has issued the following statement after the Michigan Senate passed Senate Resolution 86 today along party lines:“Educators, administrators, and school board...
Senator Polehanki Introduces Bill to Better Protect School Employees
LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 14, 2021) — Today, Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) introduced a bill to strengthen protections of school employees and create tougher penalties for those who harm them.Under Senate Bill 689, anyone who assaults,...
Koleszar, Polehanki on Settlement to Reduce Harmful Emissions at Northville Landfill Facility
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 10, 2021 — Yesterday, Arbor Hills Energy (AHE) settled with the state and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to significantly reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions at its Northville landfill gas-to-energy facility. SO2 is a...
Sens. Polehanki, Wojno Lead Group of Legislators Demanding Wayne State University End Inhumane Dog Experiments
LANSING, Mich. (Aug. 26, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) and Sen. Paul Wojno (D-Warren) today marked National Dog Day by publicly urging Wayne State University to end the use of dogs in heart experiments conducted at...
Senators Polehanki, Geiss Introduce Bills to Help Paraprofessionals
LANSING, Mich. (June 24, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) and Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) today introduced legislation that would create a track for paraprofessionals to become classroom teachers.Senate Bills 567 and...
Sen. Polehanki, Rep. Koleszar Bills to Increase Fines on Landfill Polluters
LANSING, Mich. (June 3, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) and Rep. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth) today reintroduced legislation to hold landfill polluters accountable.Senate Bill 512 and House Bill 4961 would...
Senate Democrats lead effort to expand adoption rights to LGBTQ families, others
LANSING, Mich. (April 22, 2021) — Today, Sens. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing), Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor), and Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) reintroduced legislation to end the...
Democratic, Republican Senators Introduce Bills to Address Dyslexia
LANSING, Mich. (April 21, 2021) — Sens. Jeff Irwin (D–Ann Arbor), Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia), Jim Runestad (R-White Lake), and Lana Theis (R-Brighton) have introduced legislation to improve child literacy...
Democrats Introduce Bills to Pause the Punitive Use of Standardized Testing Data
LANSING, Mich. (March 3, 2021) — Sens. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia), Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing), and Paul Wojno (D-Warren) today introduced a bill package to pause punitive uses...
Senator Polehanki Resolution Memorializes COVID-19 Victims, Pandemic
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 25, 2021) — Today, Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) offered a resolution on the Senate floor to recognize the first Monday in March as COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day.“COVID-19 has wreaked havoc across the...
Senator Polehanki on Governor Whitmer’s COVID-19 Student Recovery Advisory Council
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 4, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has released the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2021-02 to create the Student Recovery Advisory Council of Michigan that will...
Senator Polehanki prioritizes needs of all Michiganders, urges action on Governor Whitmer’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan
LIVONIA, Mich. (Jan. 27, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has issued the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address, in which she spoke about...
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