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...

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...

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”...

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...

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...

Dear Friend,   It is my privilege and honor to represent the people of Kalamazoo County at our State Capitol in Lansing. It is hard to believe that another year is about to come to a close. With legislative activity for 2021 concluded and the...

Dear Friend, I’m inviting you to join me at my virtual coffee hour next Tuesday at noon! Grab your favorite coffee or beverage and your lunch, and tune in to learn about what’s going on in Lansing and to share your opinions with me. WHAT:...

Dear Friend,   It is my privilege and honor to represent the people of Kalamazoo County at our State Capitol in Lansing. It is hard to believe that another year is about to come to a close. With legislative activity for 2021 concluded and the...

Dear Friend, I’m inviting you to join me at my virtual coffee hour next Tuesday at noon! Grab your favorite coffee or beverage and your lunch, and tune in to learn about what’s going on in Lansing and to share your opinions with me. WHAT:...

October 5, 2021 Dear Friend,  I’m inviting you to join me at my virtual coffee hour next Monday afternoon! Grab your favorite coffee or beverage and tune in to learn about what is going on in Lansing, and share your opinions with me. ...

September 22, 2021 Dear Friend, This week, my colleagues and I in the Michigan Senate came together in bipartisan fashion to pass bills enacting a state budget for Fiscal Year 2022-23 — set to begin on Oct. 1. Totaling just under $70 billion —...

August 23, 2021 Dear Friend,  August is National Water Quality Awareness month and in Michigan we know just how valuable our water is here in our state and to the rest of the nation. Yet, Michigan also faces an array of water quality issues,...

July 21, 2021 Dear Friend, I’m inviting you to join me, Attorney General Dana Nessel, Rep. Christine Morse, and Rep. Julie Rogers for a virtual town hall next Tuesday evening on Michigan’s new Clean Slate expungement law, which I was proud to vote...

July 16, 2021 Dear Friend, I’m inviting you to meet me in the outdoor pavilion at The Mill at Vicksburg for an in-person coffee hour next Thursday morning! I enjoyed using Zoom technology to stay in touch with many of you throughout the COVID-19...

May 27, 2021 Dear Friend, I’m inviting you to join me at my virtual coffee hour next Friday afternoon! Grab your favorite coffee or beverage and tune in to learn about what is going on in Lansing, and share your opinions with me.  WHAT: Meet...

May 11, 2021 Dear Friend, As a State Representative in 2013, I was proud to introduce legislation that would have created Michigan’s first Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. In 2018, this idea came to fruition through a ballot...

April 23, 2021 Dear Friend,  I’m inviting you to join me at my virtual coffee hour next Friday morning! Grab your favorite coffee or beverage and tune in to learn about what is going on in Lansing, and share your opinions with me. ...