Michigan Prescription Drug Affordability Board Will Rein in Rising Costs of Life-Saving Drugs
Senate legislation will hold Big Pharma accountable with creation of new board LANSING, Mich. (Sept. 12, 2023) — Today, a group of Michigan Senators introduced a bill package to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board in Michigan (PDAB) — an independent body...
Michigan Legislators Return to Session This Week: Here Are 8 FAQs to Help You Know What’s Going On
Legislators return to Lansing this week, back from a summer filled with in-district events, tours and stakeholder meetings. Looking ahead to fall session, we’d like to take the opportunity to make sure everyone in Michigan has easy access to information about the...
Senate Democrats Champion Legislation to Strengthen and Protect Workers’ Rights
Majority for the People ensures all Michigan workers are treated with dignity and respect in the workplace, have access to fair wages Michigan is a state of hardworking people — from auto workers at the forefront of transportation technology and first responders...
Connecting with Michiganders: Senate Democrats Spend the Summer in Their Districts
After the Senate adjourned for the summer, Senate Democrats went to work in their districts, knocking on doors and listening to constituents After securing the Majority for the first time in forty years, Senate Democrats immediately went to work in Lansing and passed...
Michigan Senate Democrats on Governor Whitmer’s ‘What’s Next Address’
On August 30, 2023 at 11 a.m. Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered the ‘What’s Next Address,’ a speech laying out top legislative priorities for the fall and beyond. The Michigan Senate Democrats are ready to head back to session and work with Governor Whitmer to pass...
Sen. McDonald Rivet Brings A Lifetime of Policy and Passion To Fixing Child Care
With a child care crisis impeding employment opportunities and throttling economic growth across our nation, first-term State Senator Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) believes the ultimate answer is to go big — public options for child care and pre-K for all....
Women’s Equality Day: Achieving Gender Parity in State Politics
Michigan Senate includes more women than ever before, fight for equality is far from over Women's Equality Day — observed on August 26 each year — commemorates the long-standing struggle for women's rights in the United States of America. Beginning in the mid-19th...
Senate Democrats Fight to Protect Michigan’s Water Quality
During National Water Quality Month, Michigan Senate Democrats reaffirm their commitment to protecting the state's Great Lakes and other waterbodies As Michiganders, our abundance of fresh water is a vital part of our identity. We’re known across the country and...
Sen. Shink, Volunteers Celebrate Budget Wins for the Environment and Water at Huron River Cleanup Event
Sen. Sue Shink (D-Northfield Twp.) and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor), along with conservation organizations and community members, gathered at Bandemer Park in Ann Arbor on August 4 for a river cleanup event. Co-hosted by the Michigan League of Conservation...
Historic ‘Budget for the People’ Signed into Law, Making Transformative Investments in Michigan Families, Workers and Communities
This budget makes critical investments to improve lives and Michigan’s future For the first time in forty years, Michigan has a budget that makes vital investments in the people that make up the fabric of our state: families, kids, workers, business owners, seniors...