Sen. Geiss on Budget Investments in Water Infrastructure, Housing
LANSING, Mich. (March 24, 2022) — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) today issued the following statement after the Senate passed a $4.8 billion bipartisan supplemental budget bill package that invests in much-needed water infrastructure —...
Democrats Introduce Legislation to Help Victims of Catastrophic Auto Accidents
LANSING, Mich. (March 4, 2022) — Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), and Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) introduced legislation yesterday to help address some of the immediate and necessary needs...
Sen. Geiss Backs Governor’s Commitment to Student Mental Health
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 9, 2022) — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) has issued the following statement in response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget recommendations, which includes funding to expand access to mental health care services...
Democrats Introduce ‘Red Flag’ Bills to Help Prevent Gun Violence
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 1, 2022) — Michigan Senate Democrats have introduced bills to create extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws, or ‘red flag’ laws, to temporarily prohibit a person from possessing firearms if their behavior raises a ‘red flag’...
Senator Geiss on Governor Whitmer’s State of the State Address
TAYLOR, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2022) — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address this evening: “As we approach the start of the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, far too many...
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 include lessons about the cultures of...
Sen. Geiss Recognized for Enduring Commitment to Maternal, Child Health
LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 2, 2021) — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) has issued the following statement after being named the 2021 Legislator of the Year by the Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health, in recognition of her continued...
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...
Sen. Geiss on Senate Republican Priorities, Passage of Pointless Resolution
LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 10, 2021) — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) has issued the following statement after the Senate Republican majority today passed a resolution condemning President Joe Biden’s “authoritarian” vaccine mandate on...
Senator Geiss, Michigan Legislative Black Caucus Condemn Bill Banning Critical Race Theory
LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 26, 2021) — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), executive vice chair of the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus, today denounced the passage of legislation by the Senate Committee on Education and Career Readiness to...
Benson, lawmakers tour Department branch offices in Livonia, Novi
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson continued her tour this week of Department of State branch locations across the state, with visits to offices in Livonia and Novi. “The updates we’ve made to our operations are making the experience better than...
Flooding Updates & Resources
We know many residents have experienced flooding due to the storms on June 25 and 26 and have questions about resources. My team and I are closely monitoring the situation and have been on calls convened by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Wayne County to...
Senators Polehanki, Geiss Introduce Bills to Help Paraprofessionals
LANSING, Mich. (June 24, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) and Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) today introduced legislation that would create a track for paraprofessionals to become classroom teachers.Senate Bills 567 and...
Sen. Geiss Introduces Bill to Protect Prisoners at Huron Valley Facility
LANSING, Mich. (May 27, 2021) — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) today joined prison reform advocates to discuss improving the treatment of prisoners at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, the only all-women prison in...
Democratic Lawmakers Fight to Protect Integrity of Voter Initiatives
LANSING, Mich. (May 17, 2021) — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) and Rep. Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) have introduced a resolution to ensure that the power of voter-led initiatives remains with the people of Michigan and does not get...
Geiss resolution recognizes Black Maternal Health Week, calls for action
LANSING, Mich. (April 14, 2021) — Sen. Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) has introduced Senate Resolution 39 to recognize April 11 through 17, 2021 as Black Maternal Health Week.“At no other time have the true inequities in our health care...
Sen. Geiss: “GOP bills put lipstick on Jim Crow”
LANSING, Mich. (March 24, 2021) — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) has issued the following statement after Michigan Senate Republicans today announced an election reform bill package aimed at suppressing voting rights in Michigan, much...
Democrats Introduce Bills to Pause the Punitive Use of Standardized Testing Data
LANSING, Mich. (March 3, 2021) — Sens. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia), Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing), and Paul Wojno (D-Warren) today introduced a bill package to pause punitive uses...
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...
Senator Geiss introduces bills to halt false, race-based 911 calls
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 28, 2021) — Two bills introduced by Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) would make falsely reporting certain criminal incidents hate crimes and classify them as felonies. Senate Bill 62 would classify the false reporting of a crime or...
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