Senate District 20 News & Legislative Updates

Dear Friend, Thank you for reading my e-newsletter. It’s an honor serving Kalamazoo County as your Michigan State Senator. Featured in this newsletter: Gun Safety Portage Community Senior Center Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Protecting Reproductive Freedoms Legislative...

[JOIN ME] Coffee Hour on April 25th in Portage

Dear Friend, I’m inviting you to join me at in-person coffee hour next Monday at 11:00 a.m. at the Water Street Coffee Joint in Portage! I’d love for you to stop out and come meet with me to learn about what’s going on in Lansing, and to share your thoughts with...

Senate District 20 News & Legislative Updates

Dear Friend, Thank you for reading my e-newsletter. In this edition, you will find updates on a $4.8 billion supplemental budget bill that will provide economic relief to communities, along with information about several current state grant opportunities for childcare...

Senate District 20 News & Legislative Updates

Dear Friend, Thank you for reading my e-newsletter. In this edition, you will find updates on the sediment disaster in the Kalamazoo River, small business relief grants available from the State of Michigan, and the inspiring “Bloody Sunday” anniversary voting rights...

Senate District 20 News & Legislative Updates

Dear Friend, It has been a busy week in the Michigan Senate. My Senate Bill 813, prompted by the ongoing sediment disaster in our Kalamazoo River, received a hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday morning. Later that same day, Governor...

Senate District 20 News & Legislative Updates

Dear Friend, The Michigan Senate’s 2022 legislative year is underway. We have much important work ahead of us, including the appropriation of billions of remaining federal relief dollars to continue restoring Michigan’s economy, keep fixing our roads and bridges,...