by admin | Oct 30, 2024 | Press Release
Sen. Singh cracks down on tobacco retailers, pushes for stronger prevention policies among Michigan’s youth LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 30, 2024) — Sen. Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) has issued the following statement after providing testimony today at a Senate Committee on...
by admin | Oct 23, 2024 | Press Release
LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 23, 2024) — Today, the Michigan Senate Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection voted to pass Senate Bills 408 and 409, a comprehensive bill package that modernizes the state’s consumer debt garnishment law and bankruptcy...
by jlindsay | Oct 21, 2024 | Press Release
Bills would increase penalties and fines for illegally employing minors, unsafe working conditions. LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 16, 2024) — Today, the Senate Labor Committee passed a set of bills to strengthen Michigan’s child labor laws. The legislation, sponsored by...
by admin | Oct 16, 2024 | Press Release
LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 16, 2024) — Today, Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) joined Rep. Mai Xiong (D-Warren) and other maternal health practitioners and advocates to testify before the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services in support of the Momnibus bill package,...
by admin | Oct 10, 2024 | Press Release
LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 10, 2024) — Sen. Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Twp.) has issued the following statement in response to the lead Action Level exceedance discovered in the City of Livonia: “I have been in communication with the Michigan Dept. of Environment, Great...
by admin | Oct 9, 2024 | Press Release
Senate Finance Cmte. discusses legislation to crack down on price gouging, secure residents’ personal data and better protect seniors from scams LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 9, 2024) — Today, a slew of legislative packages bolstering consumer protection laws in Michigan were...