Friends and Neighbors,   As your State Senator, it’s been my honor and mission to help make our communities and state more affordable for working families, more attractive for good-paying jobs, and more appealing to everyone looking for a safe,...

Friends and Neighbors,   Is there anything more wonderful than mid-Michigan in the fall? From our state parks to local pumpkin patches, cider mills, trunk-or-treats, and more, I hope you’re taking advantage of all the autumn offerings in our Great...

Friends and Neighbors,   As a new fall season gets underway, it continues to be my honor to represent you and be in the community with you across our Great Lakes Bay Region.     With a closer look at how we’re investing to help more Michiganders...

Friends and Neighbors,  With the first day of school underway or on the horizon for students, many of you may have been busy with back-to-school shopping, parent-teacher open houses, and a new season of extracurricular activities. I know I have!   ...

Friends and Neighbors, As shared last month, I’m using my summer enewsletters to provide budget highlights in addition to our regular legislative, community, and resource updates.  I also want to relay this Michigan Secretary of State website,...

Friends and Neighbors,   I hope you enjoyed what you love most about the Fourth of July holiday. For me, it’s fireworks, festivals, food and family. No matter how many different ways we celebrate, our reason for celebration should always unite us —...

Friends and Neighbors,   As another school year closes out, I’m thinking of the lives we’re setting up for success with transformational investments in Michigan’s education budget. I’m also thinking of how we’re making post-graduate training and...

Friends and Neighbors,   I hope everyone was able to enjoy those beautiful northern lights last weekend! I also hope they inspire you to spend more time outside, enjoying the sights and sounds of spring in our majestic part of Michigan.  Earlier...

Friends and Neighbors,     As I write, we’re in the thick of our annual budget process in Lansing, with subcommittees reporting out proposals for the full Appropriations Committee’s consideration. We’re working to deliver a fiscally...

Friends and Neighbors,   Our team took a few minutes to experience the solar eclipse, but we picked up right where we left off — working hard and smart to move impactful legislation; listening, learning, and lifting up good things in our community;...

Friends and Neighbors,   As your State Senator, it’s been my honor and mission to help make our communities and state more affordable for working families, more attractive for good-paying jobs, and more appealing to everyone looking for a safe,...

Friends and Neighbors,   Is there anything more wonderful than mid-Michigan in the fall? From our state parks to local pumpkin patches, cider mills, trunk-or-treats, and more, I hope you’re taking advantage of all the autumn offerings in our Great...

Friends and Neighbors,   As a new fall season gets underway, it continues to be my honor to represent you and be in the community with you across our Great Lakes Bay Region.     With a closer look at how we’re investing to help more Michiganders...

Friends and Neighbors,  With the first day of school underway or on the horizon for students, many of you may have been busy with back-to-school shopping, parent-teacher open houses, and a new season of extracurricular activities. I know I have!   ...

Friends and Neighbors, As shared last month, I’m using my summer enewsletters to provide budget highlights in addition to our regular legislative, community, and resource updates.  I also want to relay this Michigan Secretary of State website,...

Friends and Neighbors,   I hope you enjoyed what you love most about the Fourth of July holiday. For me, it’s fireworks, festivals, food and family. No matter how many different ways we celebrate, our reason for celebration should always unite us —...

Friends and Neighbors,   As another school year closes out, I’m thinking of the lives we’re setting up for success with transformational investments in Michigan’s education budget. I’m also thinking of how we’re making post-graduate training and...

Friends and Neighbors,   I hope everyone was able to enjoy those beautiful northern lights last weekend! I also hope they inspire you to spend more time outside, enjoying the sights and sounds of spring in our majestic part of Michigan.  Earlier...

Friends and Neighbors,     As I write, we’re in the thick of our annual budget process in Lansing, with subcommittees reporting out proposals for the full Appropriations Committee’s consideration. We’re working to deliver a fiscally...

Friends and Neighbors,   Our team took a few minutes to experience the solar eclipse, but we picked up right where we left off — working hard and smart to move impactful legislation; listening, learning, and lifting up good things in our community;...