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 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...

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...