by admin | Jun 18, 2024 | Press Release
LANSING, Mich. (June 18, 2024) — The Michigan Voting Rights Act took a significant step forward on Thursday, June 13 as the Senate Elections and Ethics Committee voted to favorably report the bill package, which now heads to the full Senate for additional...
by admin | Jun 17, 2024 | News Story
Last year, Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) sponsored Senate Bill 50 to permanently designate Juneteenth — the day that marks the liberation of Black Americans who remained enslaved in the years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation — as a state...
by admin | Jun 13, 2024 | News Story
On June 4, 2024, the Michigan Senate adopted Senate Resolution 126 recognizing June 2024 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+ (LGBTQ+) Pride Month. Sponsored by state Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) and cosponsored by the entire Senate Democratic Caucus —...
by admin | Jun 5, 2024 | News Story
The largest international platform for environmental outreach, World Environment Day — annually observed on June 5 — engages advocates from across the globe in the effort to protect and restore our planet, underscoring the increasingly urgent need for climate and...
by admin | May 16, 2024 | Budget, News Story
CREC conference outlines state’s economic climate, revenues to inform state budget process The Michigan Senate Democrats are gearing up for the upcoming Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference (CREC) set to take place on Friday, May 17, 2024. Read more about the...
