DETROIT — State Senators Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) and Adam Hollier (D–Detroit) have issued the following statement standing with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as she announces a path to support Benton Harbor’s school district, and one which keeps the high schools open, with certain benchmarks and accountability measures that ensure the… Read More
Four-bill package would provide incentives, establish locations LANSING — Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak), along with legislators from the House and Senate, today announced a bipartisan package to support the growth of electric vehicles in Michigan and establish the first statewide charging network in the… Read More
Local recipients of American Association of University Women Wyandotte-Downriver Branch scholarships for 2019 were provided with a special opportunity to meet U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell and State Senator Erika Geiss at the combined 28th AAUW Woman of the Year recognition and scholarship presentations celebration on… Read More
Students in the several local districts will be a bit safer thanks to the Michigan State Police. Troopers won’t be patrolling the school hallways or checking visitors at the doors, however. The new safety measures will be funded at district schools by financial grants from… Read More
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer rallied supporters at an equal pay day event Wednesday, saying legislation must pass that bars private companies from asking women about prior salary. The move would enshrine one of the governor’s first executive directives that stops state departments from asking about pay history at… Read More
LANSING — Sen. Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) has introduced legislation to end the pay gap in Michigan. The bill is part of a larger package of 12 bills in the House and Senate that have been introduced by legislative Democrats to ensure pay equity in Michigan. Sen. Geiss’s… Read More
LANSING — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), Minority Vice Chair of the Senate Insurance and Banking Committee, has issued the following statement after the Michigan Senate passed Senate Bill 1 today, which dramatically changes Michigan’s auto insurance system. The proposed plan would end the state’s requirement that policies… Read More
LANSING — State Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), Democratic Vice Chair of the Insurance & Banking Committee, has released the following statement regarding Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s directive that the state Department of Insurance and Financial Services examine both the use of non-driving factors to set rates,… Read More
LANSING — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) has introduced a resolution for Michigan to recognize April 11-17, 2019, as Black Maternal Health Week. Black Maternal Health Week is a part of the National Minority Health Month which takes place in April annually. Black mothers in the United States… Read More
LANSING — Sen. Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) today introduced the Taxpayer Protection Act to help protect Michigan taxpayers and their tax returns by giving the Michigan Department of Treasury the resources to identify and stop bad tax preparers. “The vast majority of paid tax preparers work diligently to… Read More
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