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Senate Majority Leader Brinks Files Lawsuit Against Republican Speaker Hall for Violating Constitution, Failing to Send Passed Legislation to Governor
NOTE: Legal documents related to today's lawsuit filing are attached. LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 3, 2025) — Today, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) hosted a press conference where she announced that the Michigan Senate has filed a lawsuit against...
Michigan Senate Votes for More Transparent State Government with FOIA Expansion to Governor, Legislature
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 29, 2025) — Today, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to expand Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and subject the Legislature and governor’s office to records requests from the public. Senate Bills 1 and 2, sponsored by Sens....
Senate Majority Leader Brinks Prepares Legal Action Against Republican House of Representatives for Violating Constitution, Blocking Passed Legislation
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 22, 2025) — Today, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) introduced Senate Resolution 3 to prepare legal action that compels the House of Representatives to fulfill its constitutional duty to present the nine remaining bills passed...
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It was a pleasure joining the Michigan Education Association for their Winter Conference today. These are the people who lay the building blocks for the futures of our youth — so ensuring that Michigan educators can do their jobs, stay in their profession, and make ends meet remains a top priority for my Democratic colleagues and I.
Amidst all the chaos and uncertainty, we'll always continue to stand strong for public education and Michigan educators. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you for coming and for your steadfast support of public education, students and our members!
Good support...while we still have a depertment of education!! BTW...it should be "for my Democratic colleagues and ME." (Object of the preposition "for." ) Sorry...couldn't resist...
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It's terrible the way you are so racist and prejudice against African Americans, Winnie. The way Senator Winnie Brinks refuses to sponsor the risk-free bill to repair the Open Meetings Act so she can keep African Americans silent during Public Comments is awful!