May 14, 2021 Dear Friends, It has been an incredibly busy week in the state legislature, as we began passing budgets for the upcoming fiscal year set to begin in October. Unfortunately, many of the budgets slashed critical funding for the people,...

May 12, 2021 Friends,   I hope you can join me for a virtual coffee hour on Friday, May 14 at noon. Grab your computer and come chat from the comfort and safety of your own home or office! I’d love to give you an update and fill you in on the...

April 16, 2021 Dear Friends, It is important to remain vigilant about handwashing, mask-wearing, and social distancing as well as avoiding large indoor gatherings and indoor dining with others as positive cases of COVID-19 in Michigan are the worst...

April 17, 2021 Friends,   I hope you can join me for a virtual coffee hour on Monday, April 19 at 5:30 p.m. Grab your computer and come chat from the comfort and safety of your own home or office! Rep. Mari Manoogian and I will fill you in on...

April 2, 2021 Dear Friends, With warmer weather on the way and increasing numbers of people getting vaccinated against COVID-19, it can be tempting to let go of all the work that has brought us to this point, when we are so close to seeing the...

March 18, 2021 Friends,   I hope you can join me for virtual coffee hours on Monday, March 22! I’ll be hosting my regular Coffee, Computers, and Conversation chat live on Facebook at 5:30 p.m.! So, grab your computer and join me from the...

March 19, 2021 Dear Friends,  This week, I introduced a resolution calling on Congress to pass, and President Joe Biden to sign, legislation that would work toward ending police brutality. Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives...

March 4, 2021 Dear Friends, It has been a very busy week again in the Michigan Legislature. I’m committed to continuing to provide you the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 vaccines, changes to epidemic orders, and opportunities to help those...

February 18, 2021 Dear Friends, Our new legislative session is kicking into high gear, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to get to work for the people of our state. My highest priority currently is urging my Republican colleagues — who hold the...

February 18, 2021 Friends, I hope you can join me for virtual coffee hours on Monday, Feb. 22! Congressman Andy Levin is hosting a coffee hour at 4:00 p.m. that day on Zoom with me and Rep. Mari Manoogian. Then, at 5:30 p.m., I’ll be hosting...

February 18, 2021 Dear Friends, Our new legislative session is kicking into high gear, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to get to work for the people of our state. My highest priority currently is urging my Republican colleagues — who hold the...

February 18, 2021 Friends, I hope you can join me for virtual coffee hours on Monday, Feb. 22! Congressman Andy Levin is hosting a coffee hour at 4:00 p.m. that day on Zoom with me and Rep. Mari Manoogian. Then, at 5:30 p.m., I’ll be hosting...

February 10, 2021 Friends,  I hope you can join me for my virtual coffee hour on Friday, Feb. 12, at noon on Facebook! Grab your computer and come chat with me from the comfort and safety of your own home or office. I’ll fill you in on...

February 4, 2021 Dear Friends,  This week, we returned to the Senate chamber only to see majority Republicans more concerned about disapproving appointments of qualified individuals to various state boards by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer than they...

COVID-19 VACCINE INFORMATION  On Monday, Jan. 11, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) began vaccinating residents 65 and older along with frontline workers — including police officers, first...