by admin | Mar 3, 2023 | Press Statement
LANSING, Mich. (March 3, 2023) — Earlier this week, Senate and House members introduced bipartisan legislation that abolishes juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) in Michigan to align our state with 26 other states that have taken steps to comply with the U.S. Supreme...
by | Jan 27, 2023 | Press Statement
LANSING, Mich. — Yesterday, the Michigan Court of Appeals offered an opinion that the Michigan Legislature’s previous “adopt and amend” strategy to negate ballot initiatives was constitutional and was used by Republicans in 2018 to undermine a voter-driven minimum...
by | Jun 8, 2022 | Press Statement
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (June 8, 2022) — Today, Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) issued the following statement of congratulations and support to the Michigan Starbucks employees who recently voted to authorize a union: “These Starbucks employees...
by | Mar 24, 2022 | Press Statement
LANSING, Mich. (March 24, 2022) — Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) has issued the following statement regarding bipartisan legislation passed today in the Michigan Legislature to provide more than $1 billion in funding to clean water initiatives, as well as...
by | Jan 26, 2022 | Press Statement
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2022) — Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) has issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s fourth State of the State address tonight, in which she asked for an expansion to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): “With the...
by | Oct 28, 2021 | Press Statement
LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 27, 2021) — Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) has issued the following supportive statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Directive 2021-08 today, which calls for state departments to minimize purchasing products...
