Sen. Knezek on the Mandated Return of $550M to Public School Employees
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. David Knezek (D–Dearborn Heights) issued the following statement on the Michigan Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling this morning demanding that the State return $550 million that was ...
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Sen. David Knezek on U.S. Senate Advancing Replacement Health Care Bill
LANSING, Mich. — Senator David Knezek (D–Dearborn Heights) issued the following statement following the U.S. Senate vote to advance the Republican health care bill: “More than 400,000 U.S. veterans, and ...
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Senator Knezek Amendments to Employ Veterans Voted Down by Republicans
Amendments would have ensured that a percentage of state contracts were awarded to veterans LANSING, Mich. — Sen. David Knezek (D–Dearborn Heights), an Iraq War veteran who served two tours ...
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Sen. David Knezek Seeks to Honor Military Mothers
Senator David Knezek | Debbie Rasmussen, Second Vice President of Blue Star Mothers – Department of Michigan | Kathy Barnes, President of Blue Star Mothers – Department of Michigan | Elizabeth Bohannon, Treasurer ...
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New Veterans’ Home Authority Signed Into Law
(L-R standing: Major General Gregory Vadnais, Senator David Knezek, Senator Dave Hildenbrand, Senator Jim Stamas, Senator Peter MacGregor, Representative David Rutledge, and Director James Redford. Sitting: Governor Rick Snyder.) Legislation championed by Sen. Knezek will lead to 5 ...
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Budget Cuts Put Redford Township School Unification Money on Chopping Block
$40 million cut to School Aid Budget ends current unification talks LANSING, Mich. – Today the House and Senate Conference Committee on the School Aid Budget cut over $40 million ...
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Knezek, Plawecki Introduce Bills to Rid Inkster of School Debt
Legislation would require state to assume debt payments LANSING — State Senator David Knezek (D-Dearborn Heights) and State Representative Julie Plawecki (D-Dearborn Heights) introduced House Bill 5708 and Senate Bill ...
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Sen. Knezek calls for vote on Emergency Manager repeal
LANSING, Mich. — After another troubling report on emergency managers failing to properly disburse money to the state pension fund while in control of Detroit Public Schools, Senator David Knezek ...
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Michigan House and Senate Democrats introduce legislation to protect student borrowers
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Democratic legislators in the Michigan House and Senate introduced a package of three bills that would protect student borrowers and people currently repaying student loans from ...
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Sens. Warren and Knezek introduce legislation to eliminate “tampon tax”
LANSING, Mich. — Today Senators David Knezek (D–Dearborn Heights) and Rebekah Warren (D–Ann Arbor) introduced legislation to exempt tampons and other feminine hygiene products from state sales and use taxes. ...
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