by admin | Jul 22, 2020 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) has introduced a bill to establish the African, Caribbean, and Diaspora Affairs Commission and the Office of African, Caribbean, and Diaspora Affairs, both of which will be housed in the Michigan Department of...
by admin | Jul 13, 2020 | Press release
LANSING – Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) has issued the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s issued Executive Directive 2020-7, which asks the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to require implicit bias training for health...
by admin | Jul 2, 2020 | Press release
LANSING — The Senate Democratic Caucus has introduced a comprehensive plan to boost Michigan’s unemployment system to expand benefits for unemployed individuals starting July 25, 2020 — the last date of federal benefits for unemployment. Currently, unemployed...
by admin | Jun 12, 2020 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) has introduced a bill to expand Medicaid guidelines by allowing expectant mothers, who are Medicaid recipients, to receive doula services before, during, and after childbirth for up to 60 days of postpartum...
by admin | Jun 10, 2020 | Press release
LANSING — Today, Sens. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) and Marshall Bullock (D-Detroit), and Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson (D-Detroit), introduced Senate and House resolutions declaring racism a public health crisis in the State of Michigan and called...
by admin | Jun 4, 2020 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. — Sens. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) today introduced a package of bills that would permit local communities to set their own standards for employee benefits, and for Michigan workers to earn paid leave...
