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....
McDonald Rivet Celebrates Grant to Create 1,100 Jobs, Support New Saginaw Area Solar Panel Manufacturing Facility
State funding will assist Corning Inc. with new project, improve local economy LANSING, Mich. (February 27, 2024) — Today, Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) applauded the announcement that Corning Incorporated has chosen Michigan for a...
McDonald Rivet Celebrates $4.1 Million to Generate Economic Growth in Bay County
Funding Will Improve Infrastructure, Accelerate Site Prospects for Economic Development LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 31, 2024) — The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced yesterday an award of $4.1 million for infrastructure...
On EITC Awareness Day, Sen. McDonald Rivet Urges Eligible Families to Claim Five-Fold Increase of State Credit
McDonald Rivet-led expansion of the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit for Working Families takes effect Feb. 13, saving households $3,150 through average combined federal and state EITC LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2024) — On EITC Awareness...
Sen. McDonald Rivet Comments on Gov. Whitmer’s 2024 State of the State Address
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 24, 2024) — Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “State of the State” address tonight: “The significant expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit for...
Sen. McDonald Rivet’s Long-Championed Tax Relief Going To 700,000 Michigan Households in February
LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 14, 2023) — Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced her administration will disperse the Earned Income for Working Families Tax Credit ahead of schedule, which will allow more than 700,000 Michigan families to receive tax rebate...
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....
McDonald Rivet Celebrates Grant to Create 1,100 Jobs, Support New Saginaw Area Solar Panel Manufacturing Facility
State funding will assist Corning Inc. with new project, improve local economy LANSING, Mich. (February 27, 2024) — Today, Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) applauded the announcement that Corning Incorporated has chosen Michigan for a...
McDonald Rivet Celebrates $4.1 Million to Generate Economic Growth in Bay County
Funding Will Improve Infrastructure, Accelerate Site Prospects for Economic Development LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 31, 2024) — The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced yesterday an award of $4.1 million for infrastructure...
On EITC Awareness Day, Sen. McDonald Rivet Urges Eligible Families to Claim Five-Fold Increase of State Credit
McDonald Rivet-led expansion of the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit for Working Families takes effect Feb. 13, saving households $3,150 through average combined federal and state EITC LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2024) — On EITC Awareness...
Sen. McDonald Rivet Comments on Gov. Whitmer’s 2024 State of the State Address
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 24, 2024) — Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) issued the following statement in response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “State of the State” address tonight: “The significant expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit for...
Sen. McDonald Rivet’s Long-Championed Tax Relief Going To 700,000 Michigan Households in February
LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 14, 2023) — Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced her administration will disperse the Earned Income for Working Families Tax Credit ahead of schedule, which will allow more than 700,000 Michigan families to receive tax rebate...
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)...