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Michigan Senate Passes Innovative “Building Up Michigan” Budget to Continue Progress Toward a Better Future for All

May 15, 2024 | Press Release

Budget highlights include record school funding, community college access for all students, significant funding for local communities and efforts to lower costs for state residents   LANSING, Mich. (May 15, 2024) – Today, the Michigan Senate...

Sen. Camilleri Provides Testimony on Michigan Voting Rights Act

May 1, 2024 | Press Release

LANSING, Mich. (May 1, 2024) — Today, Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) testified before the Senate Elections and Ethics Committee on the Michigan Voting Rights Act. The bill, SB 401, part of the voting rights package (SB 401-404) that Camilleri...

Senate Democrats, Secretary of State Benson Champion Michigan Voting Rights Act at Detroit Community Forum

Apr 19, 2024 | Press Release

LANSING, Mich. (April 17, 2024) — Earlier this week, Senate Elections and Ethics Committee Chair Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton), Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) and Secretary of State...

Camilleri, Senate Pre-K-12 Appropriations Subcommittee Report Record-Setting Education Budget, Building on ’24 Investments

Apr 16, 2024 | Press Release

LANSING, Mich. (April 16, 2024) — Today, Chair Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) and the Senate Pre-K-12 Appropriations Subcommittee offered another record-setting recommendation for the 2025 Fiscal Year School Aid budget. The proposal builds on...

Camilleri urges MDE to open more application periods for student loan relief grants

Apr 16, 2024 | Press Release

School districts should be wary of private companies offering assistance, Camilleri says LANSING (April 11, 2024) — With a deadline fast approaching, State Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton), the Senate Chair of the Pre-K-12 Education Budget, is...

Camilleri Introduces ‘Library in Every School’ Legislation, Asserts Need for More School Libraries to Improve Literacy Outcomes

Mar 5, 2024 | Press Release

LANSING, Mich. (March 5, 2024) — Citing the need for more school libraries and librarians to help improve literacy outcomes for Michigan students, Sens. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) and Rosemary Bayer (D-West Bloomfield) introduced a package of...

Sen. Camilleri Pushes for Stronger Polluter Pay Laws as New Substance is Found at Former McLouth Steel Site

Feb 15, 2024 | Press Release

LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 15, 2024) — Following news that a milky, corrosive fluid was discovered near the railroad crossing at Payne and West Jefferson on the north end of the former McLouth Steel site, Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) released the...

Education Budget Chair Camilleri Reminds Districts About Financial Supports Available for Michigan Educators

Feb 5, 2024 | Press Release

LANSING, MI — State Senator Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton), a former teacher and the Chairman of the Senate Pre-K-12 Education Budget, called attention to the additional financial supports for educator compensation included in the most recent school...

Sen. Camilleri Comments on Gov. Whitmer’s 2024 State of the State Address

Jan 24, 2024 | Press Release

LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 24, 2024) — Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) has issued the following statement in response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State speech on Wednesday evening: “Tonight’s speech was a bold step toward addressing the...

Sen. Camilleri on Tentative UAW-Ford Agreement

Oct 25, 2023 | Press Release

LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 25, 2023) — Following the announcement that a tentative agreement has been reached between Ford and UAW that includes a 25% increase for factory workers and higher wage maximums, among other items, Sen. Darrin Camilleri...