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...
Sen. Polehanki Urges Legislative Action on Proposed Education Budget
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 11, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) issued the following statement regarding Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget recommendation today, which includes the largest investment in schools in state...
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...
Senator Polehanki Applauds Governor’s Request for $5M to Ban All Weapons from State Capitol
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 20, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has released the following statement in response to yesterday’s supplemental budget request to the Michigan Legislature by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in which she requested $5...
Round Two: Sens. Bayer, Polehanki Reintro Bills to Prohibit Guns at State Capitol
LANSING, Mich. — Today, during the first Senate session of the 101st Michigan Legislature and amidst increasing threats to State Capitols nationwide, Sens. Rosemary Bayer (D-Beverly Hills) and Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia)...
Senator Polehanki on the Michigan Capitol Commission’s Proposal to Ban Open Carry at the State Capitol
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has released the following statement in advance of the Michigan Capitol Commission’s scheduled meeting this afternoon to discuss implementing a ban on the open carry of firearms in the...
Polehanki on News Regarding Threats to Governor, State Capitol
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia), whose tweet of armed men overlooking the Michigan State Senate chambers in June went viral, has issued the following statement regarding today’s news of an alleged plot to kidnap...
Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduces Child Literacy Legislation During National Dyslexia Awareness Month
LANSING, Mich. — In honor of National Dyslexia Awareness Month, today a bipartisan group of Senators hosted a virtual press conference on legislation to improve child literacy in Michigan. Sen. Jeff Irwin (D–Ann Arbor),...
Sen. Polehanki, Rep. Stone Introduce Resolution Urging US Department of Education to Waive Federal Mandate for Standardized Tests
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) and Rep. Lori Stone (D-Warren) introduced a concurrent resolution to urge the U.S. Department of Education to waive the federal mandate for standardized tests. Last week,...
Senator Polehanki on being named to Return to Learn Advisory Council
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has issued the following statement regarding her appointment to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Return to Learn Advisory Council, established on May 15 by Executive Order 2020-88, that is...
Sen. Polehanki Introduces Resolution to Prohibit Guns in State Capitol
LANSING – Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) is introducing a resolution today that calls for a ban on guns in the Michigan State Capitol Building except by law enforcement. The resolution comes on the heels of the Michigan Capitol...
Democratic Senators, AG, Agree: No Guns in Capitol
LANSING — Sens. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia), Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit), Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), and Marshall Bullock (D-Detroit) issued the following statement after Attorney General Dana Nessel advised...
Polehanki on latest executive order from Whitmer about K-12 schools
LANSING — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia), the Democratic Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee and a former teacher, released the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order this morning regarding...
Stay Home, Stay Safe Order
To combat the spread of COVID-19 in Michigan, Governor Whitmer signed the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order. For at least the next three weeks, all Michigan businesses and operations must temporarily suspend in-person operations that are not...
Governor Whitmer is focused on families, not breaking the law
Governor Whitmer is not breaking the law by pledging to help families navigate Michigan’s third grade reading law, which will fail as many as 5,000 third graders based on...
Sen. Polehanki, Rep. Manoogian introduce resolutions to protect women
LANSING — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) and Rep. Mari Manoogian (D-Birmingham) have introduced resolutions,Senate Concurrent Resolution 21 and House Resolution 230, respectively, highlighting the need to further...
Polehanki on Whitmer support of education
LANSING — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has issued the following statement regarding Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address: “I am pleased that the governor recognizes the third-grade reading law has...
Year In Review
STATE SENATOR Dayna PolehankiMICHIGAN SENATE | DISTRICT 7 This year in the Michigan Senate I have been working hard to make life better for residents of the Seventh Senate District and the state of Michigan. I’ve been working to support our seniors...
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