Michigan Senate Passes Comprehensive Legislative Package to Hold Sexual Abusers Accountable, Provide Justice for Survivors
Legislation led by Sen. Hertel would make Michigan safer for all potential victims of sexual assault and child sex abuse LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 13, 2024) — Today, the Michigan Senate passed the “Justice for Survivors” package to give survivors of...
Senate Committee Passes McDonald Rivet Legislation to Improve Child Care for Parents, Providers, and Workers
Bills to Streamline and Expand Access to Child Care Subsidies, Modernize Licensing Recommended to Full Senate LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 10, 2024) – Today, the Michigan Senate Housing and Human Services Committee passed legislation introduced by State...
Legislation to Improve Retirement Benefits for Corrections, Conservation Officers Passes Senate
Bill package by Sens. Cherry, McDonald Rivet, and Shink would expand eligibility of Michigan State Police hybrid retirement system, enabling more law enforcement and public safety professionals to participate LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 30, 2024) — Today,...
McDonald Rivet Praises $325 Million to Strengthen Mid-Michigan as Global Leader in Semiconductor Production
Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) secures largest investment in Michigan from Biden-Harris Administration’s bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act to create jobs, grow Saginaw’s regional economy LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 21, 2024) — Today, Sen. Kristen McDonald...
Sen. McDonald Rivet, Business Leaders and Providers Testify on Urgency to Fix Michigan’s Child Care Crisis
LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 17, 2024) – Today, the Michigan Senate Housing and Human Services Committee heard testimony on the state of child care in Michigan, its economic impact, and the legislation led by State Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City)...
Sen. McDonald Rivet on $126 Million for School Safety, Mental Health
LANSING, Mich. (Sep. 26, 2024) — Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) issued the following statement in response to passing $126 million for school safety and student mental health services last night and Senate Republicans voting against...
McDonald Rivet Applauds Grant to Help Dow Retain 5,000 Jobs, Invest Nearly $800 Million In Bay and Midland Sites
Midland, Mich. (July 25, 2024) – Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) applauds the Michigan Strategic Fund’s (MSF) approval of several significant incentives to support Dow Chemical Company’s and Dow Silicones Corporation’s operations and...
McDonald Rivet’s Working Parents Tax Credit Endorsed by Diverse Coalition
Proposal would help lower child care costs for Michigan families LANSING, Mich. (June 25, 2024) — Today, Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) expressed her appreciation for the continued and growing support for Senate Bill 838, her...
Sen. McDonald Rivet Earns Legislator of the Year Honor from Small Business Association of Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (June 20, 2024) — Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) attended the Small Business Association of Michigan’s (SBAM) Small Business Summit and Annual Meeting on June 13, 2024, where she was honored as one of SBAM’s legislators of...
McDonald Rivet, Anthony, Hertel, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Mentzer, and Churches Introduce ‘Child Care for All’ Legislation
New plan aims to lower costs for Michigan families and providers, boost workforce LANSING, Mich. (April 18, 2024) — Today, Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City), Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing), Sen. Kevin Hertel (D-St. Clair Shores), Rep....
Michigan Senate Passes Comprehensive Legislative Package to Hold Sexual Abusers Accountable, Provide Justice for Survivors
Legislation led by Sen. Hertel would make Michigan safer for all potential victims of sexual assault and child sex abuse LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 13, 2024) — Today, the Michigan Senate passed the “Justice for Survivors” package to give survivors of...
Senate Committee Passes McDonald Rivet Legislation to Improve Child Care for Parents, Providers, and Workers
Bills to Streamline and Expand Access to Child Care Subsidies, Modernize Licensing Recommended to Full Senate LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 10, 2024) – Today, the Michigan Senate Housing and Human Services Committee passed legislation introduced by State...
Legislation to Improve Retirement Benefits for Corrections, Conservation Officers Passes Senate
Bill package by Sens. Cherry, McDonald Rivet, and Shink would expand eligibility of Michigan State Police hybrid retirement system, enabling more law enforcement and public safety professionals to participate LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 30, 2024) — Today,...
McDonald Rivet Praises $325 Million to Strengthen Mid-Michigan as Global Leader in Semiconductor Production
Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) secures largest investment in Michigan from Biden-Harris Administration’s bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act to create jobs, grow Saginaw’s regional economy LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 21, 2024) — Today, Sen. Kristen McDonald...
Sen. McDonald Rivet, Business Leaders and Providers Testify on Urgency to Fix Michigan’s Child Care Crisis
LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 17, 2024) – Today, the Michigan Senate Housing and Human Services Committee heard testimony on the state of child care in Michigan, its economic impact, and the legislation led by State Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City)...
Sen. McDonald Rivet on $126 Million for School Safety, Mental Health
LANSING, Mich. (Sep. 26, 2024) — Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) issued the following statement in response to passing $126 million for school safety and student mental health services last night and Senate Republicans voting against...
McDonald Rivet Applauds Grant to Help Dow Retain 5,000 Jobs, Invest Nearly $800 Million In Bay and Midland Sites
Midland, Mich. (July 25, 2024) – Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) applauds the Michigan Strategic Fund’s (MSF) approval of several significant incentives to support Dow Chemical Company’s and Dow Silicones Corporation’s operations and...
McDonald Rivet’s Working Parents Tax Credit Endorsed by Diverse Coalition
Proposal would help lower child care costs for Michigan families LANSING, Mich. (June 25, 2024) — Today, Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) expressed her appreciation for the continued and growing support for Senate Bill 838, her...
Sen. McDonald Rivet Earns Legislator of the Year Honor from Small Business Association of Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (June 20, 2024) — Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) attended the Small Business Association of Michigan’s (SBAM) Small Business Summit and Annual Meeting on June 13, 2024, where she was honored as one of SBAM’s legislators of...
McDonald Rivet, Anthony, Hertel, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Mentzer, and Churches Introduce ‘Child Care for All’ Legislation
New plan aims to lower costs for Michigan families and providers, boost workforce LANSING, Mich. (April 18, 2024) — Today, Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City), Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing), Sen. Kevin Hertel (D-St. Clair Shores), Rep....
Sen. McDonald Rivet Brings A Lifetime of Policy and Passion To Fixing Child Care
With a child care crisis impeding employment opportunities and throttling economic growth across our nation, first-term State Senator Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) believes the ultimate answer is to go big — public options for child care and...
Senate Democrats Finalize Lowering MI Costs Plan, Send $1B in Historic Tax Relief to Governor’s Desk
McDonald Rivet’s Working Families Tax Credit, Hertel repeal of retirement tax to benefit 1.2M Michiganders LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 28, 2023) — Today, Senate Democrats finalized the biggest tax relief initiative Michigan has seen in decades, sending...
Sen. McDonald Rivet on Gov. Whitmer’s State of the State Address
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 25, 2023) — Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) has issued the following statement in response to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s “State of the State” address on Wednesday evening: “The Working Families Tax Credit is a policy...
Sens. Kristen McDonald Rivet and Jeremy Moss to Lead Town Hall on Election Law Changes
Bay, Midland, Saginaw County Clerks and Saginaw NAACP President will join the event to discuss changes to Michigan’s voting and election laws taking effect in 2024 UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. (Dec. 8, 2023) — Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City)...