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Senate Majority Leader Brinks Announces Todd Cook as Incoming Business Office Director
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...
Gov. Whitmer Signs Supplemental Bills Lowering Costs with Investments in Schools, Colleges, and Infrastructure
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...
National Women Support Women Day: Leader Brinks Inspires Change
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...
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State of the Student is an annual event hosted by Kent ISD that brings the voices of students before community leaders, centering their experience with being in school. They did a great job elevating the importance of belonging and mental health. 👏 ... See MoreSee Less
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Last week, so many gathered to celebrate the contributions that the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids brings to our community. Thanks to WYCE's Phil Tower, Priority Health’s Shannon Wilson, and Grand Valley State University's B. Donta Truss who all shared their own stories of resilience and how the Y helps to elevate people’s lives. ... See MoreSee Less
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Enriching the community!
This summer, our Democratic Majority passed the 2025 state budget, securing a $5.6 million investment to expand access to contraceptives and family planning services for Michiganders. Thanks to this allocation, the state has launched Take Control of your Birth Control, a new program to ensure Michigan families have access to free contraception and family planning resources this month and beyond.
Community partners and federally qualified health centers are distributing emergency contraceptives, condoms, and over-the-counter oral contraceptives to the general public for free, as long as supplies last. Visit michigan.gov/takecontrol to locate participating organizations near you and learn more about these essential resources. ... See MoreSee Less
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Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.0 CommentsComment on Facebook