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Governor Whitmer Signs Bipartisan Bills Protecting Michigan’s Working Families, Expanding Paid Sick Leave and Increasing Minimum Wage
The bills will also support small businesses by making it easier to increase pay and grant sick leave for employees, making Michigan the best place to live, work, and invest LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed two bipartisan bills that will...
Sen. Hertel Celebrates Investments to Support the Performing Arts, Enhance Local Symphony Orchestras
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 20, 2025) — Recently, the Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity awarded $5.65 million in need-based grants through their new, one-time Symphony Economic Recovery Program. Among the recipients awarded funding, the Grosse Pointe Symphony...
Senate Passes Hertel Bill to Increase Wages, Support Michigan Service Workers and Small Businesses
Bipartisan bill protects tipped credit, accelerates raise to minimum and tipped wage, and ties automatic increases to economic conditions LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 13, 2024) — Today, the Michigan Senate voted in bipartisan fashion to pass Senate Bill 8 to accelerate the...
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Prescription drug costs are skyrocketing — not because of supply shortages, but because big pharmaceutical executives want a bigger profit margin.
That's why my colleagues and I introduced legislation to prevent folks from price gouging live-saving medications. Learn more from FOX 2 Detroit 👇 ... See MoreSee Less
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As our team moves to a new office this week, our district phone number will be down temporarily. We'll still be monitoring and responding to our Lansing number, so if you have questions or need assistance please reach us at (517) 373-7315. ... See MoreSee Less
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While Michiganders struggle to afford life-saving medications, big pharmaceutical companies continue to rake in record profits with little accountability. That’s why my colleagues and I introduced legislation to establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board that would have the power to rein in skyrocketing medication costs.
Today, I joined State Representative Denise Mentzer and the Committee ... See MoreSee Less
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Great work Justin Mendoza!