Majority Leader Brinks, Michigan Senate Emerge Victorious Once Again in Constitutional Fight Over Held Up Bills
Appeals Court Decision Stands, Bills Must Be Sent to Governor LANSING, Mich. (July 10, 2026) — Today, the Michigan Supreme Court declined to take up Senate v. House, and in doing so, is upholding the Court of Appeals’ ruling that the nine bills...
Senate Dems Pass Bipartisan 2027 State Budget to Shield Michiganders from High Costs, Federal Harm
Final agreement protects crucial healthcare and food benefits, continues proven programs and historic investments in Michigan students LANSING, Mich. (July 3, 2026) — As rising everyday costs and short-sighted federal actions continue to cause...
Senate Passes Another Piece of Hertel’s Agenda to Lower Healthcare Costs
Legislation would allow small businesses to create association health plans, lowering insurance costs for them and their employeesLANSING, Mich. (June 25, 2026) — Today, the Michigan Senate passed another critical component of Sen. Kevin Hertel’s...
Senate Passes Shink Bill to Expand Affordable Housing Options for Middle-Income Michiganders
Senate Bill 278 builds upon Senate Democrats’ previous efforts to help every hardworking family find a place to call homeLANSING, MI (June 24, 2026) — Today, Senate Democrats passed Senate Bill 278, legislation within their A Michigan You Can...
Senate Democrats Take Steps to Protect Michigan Voters, Pass Michigan Voting Rights Act
The Michigan Voting Rights Act would establish strong state-level protections to ensure Michigan voters have the right to free, fair, and transparent elections LANSING, Mich. (June 16, 2026) — Today, Michigan Senate Democrats passed Senate Bills...
Michigan Senate Passes Bills to Cut Childcare Costs, Support Providers
Bills would codify Tri-Share program, remove red tape facing childcare providers LANSING, Mich. (May 20, 2026) — To help combat the affordability crisis facing residents statewide, today, Senate Democrats passed a bold bill package to lower the...
Michigan Senate Dems Reaffirm Commitment to Healthcare Access as Planned Parenthood Faces Federal Cuts
LANSING, Mich. (May 14, 2026) – As Planned Parenthood centers face historic federal funding cuts and are on the brink of having to reduce operations in Michigan, the Michigan Senate Democrats are reaffirming their full commitment to ensuring every...
Cutting Costs & Calming the Chaos: Senate Dems Pass 2027 State Budget to Deliver Relief for Michiganders
With rising costs and reckless federal actions continuing to fuel economic uncertainty for residents, Senate’s budget proposal aims to provide stability LANSING, Mich. (April 29, 2026) — Today, Senate Democrats passed a significant...
Every Senate Democrat Votes to Lower Skyrocketing Gas Prices, Every Republican Opposes
While Michigan farmers and families pay the price of the Trump administration’s soaring energy costs, Senate Republicans turn their backs LANSING, Mich. (March 25, 2026) — Today, Michigan Senate Democrats passed Senate Resolution 104, calling on...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks Responds to Medical Licensure Compact Resolution
LANSING, Mich. (March 19, 2026) – Today, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement after reaching a resolution for the thousands of physicians who depend on the restoration of the Interstate Medical...
Majority Leader Brinks, Michigan Senate Emerge Victorious Once Again in Constitutional Fight Over Held Up Bills
Appeals Court Decision Stands, Bills Must Be Sent to Governor LANSING, Mich. (July 10, 2026) — Today, the Michigan Supreme Court declined to take up Senate v. House, and in doing so, is upholding the Court of Appeals’ ruling that the nine bills...
Senate Dems Pass Bipartisan 2027 State Budget to Shield Michiganders from High Costs, Federal Harm
Final agreement protects crucial healthcare and food benefits, continues proven programs and historic investments in Michigan students LANSING, Mich. (July 3, 2026) — As rising everyday costs and short-sighted federal actions continue to cause...
Senate Passes Another Piece of Hertel’s Agenda to Lower Healthcare Costs
Legislation would allow small businesses to create association health plans, lowering insurance costs for them and their employeesLANSING, Mich. (June 25, 2026) — Today, the Michigan Senate passed another critical component of Sen. Kevin Hertel’s...
Senate Passes Shink Bill to Expand Affordable Housing Options for Middle-Income Michiganders
Senate Bill 278 builds upon Senate Democrats’ previous efforts to help every hardworking family find a place to call homeLANSING, MI (June 24, 2026) — Today, Senate Democrats passed Senate Bill 278, legislation within their A Michigan You Can...
Senate Democrats Take Steps to Protect Michigan Voters, Pass Michigan Voting Rights Act
The Michigan Voting Rights Act would establish strong state-level protections to ensure Michigan voters have the right to free, fair, and transparent elections LANSING, Mich. (June 16, 2026) — Today, Michigan Senate Democrats passed Senate Bills...
Michigan Senate Passes Bills to Cut Childcare Costs, Support Providers
Bills would codify Tri-Share program, remove red tape facing childcare providers LANSING, Mich. (May 20, 2026) — To help combat the affordability crisis facing residents statewide, today, Senate Democrats passed a bold bill package to lower the...
Michigan Senate Dems Reaffirm Commitment to Healthcare Access as Planned Parenthood Faces Federal Cuts
LANSING, Mich. (May 14, 2026) – As Planned Parenthood centers face historic federal funding cuts and are on the brink of having to reduce operations in Michigan, the Michigan Senate Democrats are reaffirming their full commitment to ensuring every...
Cutting Costs & Calming the Chaos: Senate Dems Pass 2027 State Budget to Deliver Relief for Michiganders
With rising costs and reckless federal actions continuing to fuel economic uncertainty for residents, Senate’s budget proposal aims to provide stability LANSING, Mich. (April 29, 2026) — Today, Senate Democrats passed a significant...
Every Senate Democrat Votes to Lower Skyrocketing Gas Prices, Every Republican Opposes
While Michigan farmers and families pay the price of the Trump administration’s soaring energy costs, Senate Republicans turn their backs LANSING, Mich. (March 25, 2026) — Today, Michigan Senate Democrats passed Senate Resolution 104, calling on...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks Responds to Medical Licensure Compact Resolution
LANSING, Mich. (March 19, 2026) – Today, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement after reaching a resolution for the thousands of physicians who depend on the restoration of the Interstate Medical...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks Congratulates New House Leadership
LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 7, 2024) — Today, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement congratulating Rep. Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) and Rep. Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton) on being named Speaker of the House and...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks on the Passing of Former Rep. Tim Sneller
LANSING, Mich. (July 12, 2024) — Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) has issued the following statement in response to the death of former state Representative Tim Sneller: “On behalf of the entire Michigan Senate, I want to...
Senate Democrats Finalize Lowering MI Costs Plan, Send $1B in Historic Tax Relief to Governor’s Desk
McDonald Rivet’s Working Families Tax Credit, Hertel repeal of retirement tax to benefit 1.2M Michiganders LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 28, 2023) — Today, Senate Democrats finalized the biggest tax relief initiative Michigan has seen in decades, sending...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks and President Pro Tem Moss Issue Joint Statement on Passage of Legislation to Move Up Michigan’s Presidential Primary
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 31, 2023) — Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and Senator Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), sponsor of Senate Bill 13, issued the following statement after the House and Senate approved legislation to move up...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks Responds to Footage of Brutal Police Attack on Tyre Nichols
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 28, 2023) — Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement in reaction to recently released video footage showing Tyre Nichols being brutally beaten by Memphis police officers earlier...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks Applauds Gov. Whitmer’s People-Focused State of the State Address
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 25, 2023) — Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement in reaction to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s 2023 State of the State address: “The people of Michigan were the true spotlight of...
Brinks Announces Senate Democrats’ Caucus Leadership Positions
Smart, energetic leaders will direct Dems’ legislative efforts LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 16, 2022) – Today, incoming Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) announced the 2023-2027 Senate Democratic Caucus leadership slate,...
Brinks Makes Michigan History as First Female Senate Majority Leader
LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 10, 2022) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) today issued the following statement after being selected by her Senate Democratic Caucus colleagues as the first female Senate Majority Leader in Michigan history for...
Sen. Brinks Applauds State Supreme Court Decision on Legal Protections for LGBTQ+ Community
LANSING, Mich. (July 29, 2022) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) has issued the following statement regarding the Michigan Supreme Court’s decision in Rouch World, LLC v. Department of Civil Rights, in which they affirmed...
Sen. Brinks Secures Kent County Funds in Budget
LANSING, Mich. (July 1, 2022) — Today, Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) voted to support a $76.7 billion state budget agreement for Fiscal Year 2023 which includes funding for job training, teacher recruitment and retention, health...
Legislators to Announce Bill Creating Prescription Drug Affordability Board
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 23, 2022) – Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and Rep. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) will host a press conference tomorrow morning about their legislation to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board...
Sen. Brinks invites residents to virtual town hall on COVID-19 vaccine
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 24, 2021) — Sen. Winnie Brinks invites members of the community to join her for a virtual town hall Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. with Dr. Adam London of the Kent County Health Department and Dr. Hyung T. Kim of...