by admin | Feb 12, 2024 | Press Release
New law will require gun owners to keep their firearms safely secured from minors, a widely supported, evidence-based step in preventing gun violence. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (February 12, 2024) — Today, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) joined...
by admin | Dec 19, 2023 | Press Release
LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 19, 2023) — Today, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) announced that Todd Cook will become the new director of the Senate Business Office. Cook is well known within the capital community, most recently having served as the...
by admin | Dec 18, 2023 | Press Release
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan bills alleviating school district debt, investing in infrastructure, supporting community colleges and public universities, and lowering costs for families across Michigan on taxes and higher...
by admin | Dec 1, 2023 | News Story
Leader Brinks honors and celebrates the progress of women For the first time in Michigan’s history, the Senate Majority Leader is a woman. On National Women Support Women Day (December 1) — a commemorative day created in 2018 by Amy O’Donnell to honor influential...
by admin | Nov 14, 2023 | Press Release
LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 14, 2023) — Senate Democrats are wishing Michigan hunters luck on the opening day of Michigan’s firearm deer hunting season tomorrow, and taking the opportunity to remind residents of some important, positive policy changes and investments to...
