State Senate Financial Disclosure Bills a Great and Long-Awaited First Step Toward Improved Government Transparency 

by admin | Oct 25, 2023 | News Story

On October 25, Senate Oversight Committee members heard testimony on the newly introduced, bipartisan financial disclosure bills put forth to help improve government transparency and codify Proposal 1 of 2022 — which was supported by 2.8 million Michigan voters just...

Bills Introduced in Senate, House to Hold Polluters Accountable for Cleanups 

by admin | Oct 25, 2023 | Press Release

Current law has enabled polluters to stick taxpayers with burden of cleaning up over 10,000 ‘orphaned’ sites    LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 25, 2023) — Today, Senator Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) and Representative Jason Morgan (D-Ann Arbor), along with Senators Erika Geiss...

Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Access to Care for Michigan Accident Victims 

by admin | Oct 19, 2023 | Press Release

LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 18, 2023) — Today, Senate Bills 530, 531 and 575 were passed by the Michigan Senate with bipartisan support. Introduced by Sens. Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Twp.), Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) and Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), respectively, this...

Senate Democrats Expand Reproductive Healthcare Through Passage of Reproductive Health Act

by admin | Oct 19, 2023 | Press Release, Reproductive Healthcare

Legislation sponsored by Anthony, Chang, Geiss and Cavanagh will improve access to reproductive healthcare, affirm rights of all Michiganders LANSING, Mich. (October 19, 2023) — Today, the Michigan Senate passed the Reproductive Health Act, Senate Bills 474-477. The...

Michigan Senate Passes Legislation to Eliminate Drug Industry Immunity Law

by admin | Oct 19, 2023 | News Story

Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Sen. Irwin would restore justice to residents impacted by drug industry   For the last thirty years, Michigan Democrats have been fighting for the repeal of the drug industry immunity law since its creation in 1995. Since then,...