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...
Sen. Geiss Applauds General Motors’ $93M Investment in Romulus Plant
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 12, 2021) – Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) has issued the following statement regarding General Motors’ $93 million investment into its Romulus Powertrain plant to boost production for the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup...
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...
Senator Geiss on Governor Whitmer’s State of the State Address
TAYLOR (Jan. 27, 2021) — Sen. Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) has issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s third State of the State address that she gave this evening: “I am excited...
Senate District 6 Dropbox Locations
November 3, 2020 General Election Dropbox Locations in Senate District 6. Please place ballots only for that jurisdiction in dropbox! Failure to place ballot in correct jurisdiction dropbox may result in ballot not being counted. City of...
Senate Democrats Introduce Police Reform Bills
LANSING, Mich. — Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit), Marshall Bullock(D-Detroit), and Jim Ananich (D-Flint) have introduced a bill package to reform...
Democrats Introduce Bills to Pause Standardized Testing
LANSING, Mich. — Sens. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia), Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), Rosemary Bayer (D-Bloomfield Hills),Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing), Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor), Winnie...
Geiss introduces bill to establish African, Caribbean, and Diaspora Affairs Commission
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...
Sen. Geiss Supports Directive by Gov. Whitmer on Implicit Bias Training
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...
Geiss on bill to require more elementary music, art education
LANSING — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) issued the following statement about legislation she introduced today that would require music and art education be a regular part of the curriculum for K-5 students: “Music and art education have,...
Senator Geiss Recognizes FMLA Anniversary, Calls on Colleagues to Do More
LANSING — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) today issued the following statement recognizing the 27th anniversary of the signing of the Family and Medical Leave Act and reinforcing the need to do more to support working families: “The...
Senate Passes Bipartisan Bills to Legalize Ticket Resale
LANSING — Sen. Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) has issued the following statement on the passage of Senate Bills 384 and 385from the Senate Chamber today. “I was proud to work with a bipartisan coalition to pass a bill package...
Geiss on Whitmer tackling Michigan health care disparities
LANSING — Sen. Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) has issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address, during which she spoke about closing the gaps in health care disparities: ...
CommUNITY PSA! ??
WE’VE BEEN HEARD Y’ALL, WE’VE BEEN HEARD! (Yes, I’m yelling.) It’s because of YOU, because of US TOGETHER (along with many others in the state and country) who submitted comments back in the fall about blocked train crossings and ridiculous train...
Geiss Bets on Win for Schools After Gaming Bills Pass Senate
LANSING — Sen. Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) issued the following statement after the Michigan Senate passed legislation to legalize sports betting and internet gaming in Michigan: “This session, we’ve worked with legislators on both sides of...
Legislators Announce Bills to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors
LANSING — State Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit), Rep. Tenisha Yancey (D-Harper Woods) and Rep. Kara Hope (D-Holt), along with members of the state’s Progressive Women’s Caucus, today announced legislation that would...
Geiss: Transportation, DHHS and Higher Ed Budgets Fall Short
LANSING — Sen. Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) today issued the following statement after the Michigan Legislature passed various Fiscal Year 2020 budgets: “Michigan is facing tremendous challenges. Unfortunately, the budgets passed today showed...
Geiss welcomed JLWS Taylor Combined Team to Lansing
LANSING — Sen. Erika Geiss (D–Taylor) welcomed the Michigan District 5 Little League Juniors baseball team, also known as Taylor Combined, to the Senate floor today, where she presented them with a tribute in recognition of...
Geiss, Hollier Respond to Governor’s Proposed Plan for Benton Harbor Schools
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...
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