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...
Sen. Brinks Responds to US Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Rights
LANSING, Mich. (June 24, 2022) — Today, Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in their opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...
Polehanki, Brinks Introduce a Bill Package to Attract, Retain Teachers in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (June 16, 2022) — Today, Senate Democrats, led by Sens. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) and Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids), introduced a package of bills designed to attract and retain teachers in Michigan to address...
Sen. Brinks Responds to Kent County Prosecutor’s Charges in Fatal Police Shooting of Patrick Lyoya
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 9, 2022) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) has issued the following statement regarding the decision by Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker to bring charges against the Grand Rapids police officer...
Gov. Whitmer Announces State to Expand Medicaid Coverage for Moms & Babies
New approval expands coverage to full 12-month postpartum period, a key competent of Governor Whitmer’s Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies initiative LANSING, Mich. – Coinciding with the beginning of Maternal Mental Health Awareness...
Sen. Brinks Selected as One of Nation’s Outstanding Rising Leaders
Joins group of the most innovative Democratic state and local officials working to solve America's biggest challenges WASHINGTON (April 19, 2022) — Today, Senator Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) was selected as one of nine leaders from...
Sen. Brinks Statement on Fatal Grand Rapids Police Shooting, Video Footage
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 13, 2022) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) has issued the following statement after video footage was released today regarding the case of a local police officer who fatally shot Patrick...
Sen. Brinks Welcomes Investments in Grand Rapids Greenway, Clean Water Infrastructure
LANSING, Mich. (March 24, 2022) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) today issued the following statement after the supplemental appropriations bill package passed the Michigan Legislature. These bills include Kent County-specific...
Sen. Brinks Introduces Bill to Promote Housing Stability
LANSING, Mich. (March 3, 2022) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) today introduced legislation to seal certain eviction records to promote housing stability among low- to moderate-income families.Senate Bill 949 would provide...
Legislators Introduce Prescription Drug Affordability Board to Help Reduce Prescription Costs
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 24, 2022) — Michigan would join a growing number of states tackling the rising costs of prescription drugs by creating a Prescription Drug Affordability Board under bicameral legislation introduced today. “The cost of...
Senate District 29 Update
July 9, 2021 Hello Neighbors, It is so important that we use every approach available to combat this virus, and since nearly all COVID deaths in the U.S. are now among unvaccinated people, getting vaccinated seems to be the most...
Governor Whitmer Signs Bipartisan Bills to Help Veterans, Make Other Improvements to Law
LANSING, Mich. -- Today, Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bill 10, Senate Bill 440, House Bill 4040, House Bill 4050, House Bill 4122. "All the bills I signed today make a difference in the lives of...
Chang, Brinks Bills Provide State IDs, Driver’s Licenses for All Residents
LANSING, Mich. (May 11, 2021) — Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) and Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids), with the support of a broad-based coalition of organizations, have introduced bills to allow all Michigan residents an...
Brinks, Pohutsky Introduce Legislation to Close Marital Rape Loophole
LANSING, Mich. (April 22, 2021) — Today, Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) introduced legislation to close a legal loophole in Michigan law that permits marital rape when the perpetrator’s...
Moss, Brinks join Housing Michigan’s efforts to address housing crisis
LANSING, Mich. (April 15, 2021) — Housing Michigan unveiled their legislative agenda today on the steps of the Michigan Capitol in downtown Lansing, that’s focused on addressing the state’s housing crisis through a series of bipartisan legislative...
Senate passes legislation to guide ready-to-drink cocktails to market
LANSING, Mich. (March 25, 2021) — The Michigan Senate passed Senate Bills 141-144 today that would ease the tax burden on Michigan distillers working to get ready-to-drink canned cocktails to market.“We have innovative distillers here in Michigan...
Brinks Bill to Expand Medicaid Coverage, Improve Maternal Health
LANSING, Mich. (March 18, 2021) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) this week introduced Senate Bill 252, that would expand temporary, pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage to one year after childbirth to improve maternal health...
Legislators Introduce Bills to Modify Michigan’s Amusement Park Safety Requirements
LANSING, Mich. (March 17, 2021) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and Rep. Thomas Albert (R-Lowell) have introduced legislation to improve the safety measures of Michigan’s various carnivals and amusement park attractions.Senate Bill...
Senate Democrats Introduce Bills Protecting Workers’ Rights, Safety
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 23, 2021) — A coalition of Senate Democrats have reintroduced legislation to protect workers from unscrupulous employers who may not have their employees’ well-being at the forefront of their operations.Sens. Winnie...
Democratic Legislators Offer Bills to Repeal Michigan’s ‘Tampon Tax’
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 18, 2021) — Sens. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) and Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids), along with Reps. Padma Kuppa (D-Troy) and Tenisha Yancey (D-Harper Woods), have reintroduced...
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