Senate Democrats Call for History Lessons Spanning Ethnicities, Identities
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 14, 2022) — Sens. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Adam Hollier (D-Detroit), and Paul Wojno (D-Warren) have introduced legislation that would require public schools to...
Senators Announce Port Infrastructure Improvement Legislation to Support Maritime Industry
LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 3, 2021) — Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City), and Dale Zorn (R-Ida) today announced a bill package that would boost Michigan’s maritime industry and ensure it...
Sen. Chang and Rep. Tate Advocating for Residents’ Safety, Jeffersonian Broken Elevator Repair
LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 1, 2021) — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) and Rep. Joe Tate (D-Detroit) have issued a letter to the owner of Detroit’s Jeffersonian building, calling on them to immediately remedy hazardous conditions in...
Sen. Chang Stands with Lafayette Towers Residents, Calls for Increased Fire Safety Implementations
LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 30, 2021) — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) recently sent a letter to the manager of Lafayette Towers, urging them to immediately implement safety protocols and ensure residents’ safety and requesting a meeting to...
Sen. Chang on Second Revere Copper Site Collapse in Two Years
DETROIT, Mich. (Nov. 29, 2021) — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement regarding a collapse today of aggregate materials at the Revere Dock site along the Detroit River, the second situation to have...
Democratic Legislators Introduce Bills to Protect Michiganders from Devastating Flooding
LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 12, 2021) — This week, Democratic state senators and representatives introduced legislation that would help Michiganders affected by extreme, more frequent weather events caused by climate change. Massive storms, flooding, and...
Senate Democrats Reintroduce Bills to Provide Housing Justice
LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 9, 2021) — Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Betty Jean Alexander (D-Detroit), Marshall Bullock (D-Detroit), and Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) today introduced a five-bill package which...
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors from Further Abuse
Sens. Chang, Schmidt and Reps. Rendon, O’Neal working with domestic violence experts to keep deadly weapons out of the hands of abusers LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 6, 2021) — Today, a group of bipartisan state lawmakers introduced bills to protect women,...
Sens. Ananich and Chang on Reproductive Freedom Brief submitted to U.S. Supreme Court
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) and Minority Floor Leader Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) issued the following statement after they and nearly 900 state legislators submitted an amicus...
Democrats Announce Bold Climate Resilience Plan, Water Infrastructure Investment for Michigan
DETROIT, Mich. (Aug. 10, 2021) — Today, Democratic legislators from the Michigan Senate and House proposed a bold climate resilience plan to enact systemic changes and provide much-needed funding to Michigan’s aging infrastructure, and to address...
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...
Sen. Chang Reiterates Need for Water Affordability, Access on World Water Day
DETROIT (March 22, 2021) — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) today released the following statement on water affordability and extending the moratorium on shutoffs for World Water Day, a United Nations annual celebration of what...
Sen. Chang, Rep. Puri Resolution Condemns Rise in Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate Crimes
LANSING, Mich. (March 18, 2021) — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) and Rep. Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton) today offered a resolution in the Michigan Senate and House, respectively,...
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 introduce bills to address dangerous dock collapses
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 10, 2021) — Today, Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-Beverly Hills), and Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) re-introduced legislation to protect major waterways and public health by...
Democratic Senators Seek Action on Distribution of Federal Funds
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 4, 2021) — Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-Beverly Hills), Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), and Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) have issued the following joint statement after the Michigan Senate went another...
Chang responds to Governor’s State of the State address, reiterates need for Legislature to pass Michigan COVID Recovery Plan
DETROIT (Jan. 27, 2021) — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D–Detroit) has issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address, during which she urged legislators to pass the Michigan COVID Recovery...
Senator Chang on Majority Leader Shirkey’s Racist Remarks
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 19, 2021) — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement in response to recent remarks made by Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey(R-Clarklake) in which he referred to the coronavirus...
Senator Chang Seeking Opinion from AG Nessel on Concession Agreement for Detroit Wayne County Port Authority
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) is requesting a formal opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel about the validity and legality of the Master Concession Agreement (MCA) between the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority...
Sen. Chang’s Bill to End Water Shutoffs during Pandemic Heads to Governor
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after her bill to continue the moratorium on water shutoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic received final passage in the Michigan House today: “I am beyond thrilled...
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