Senate District 13 Update
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE On Wednesday, Governor Whitmer gave her 2022 State of the State Address. Her speech highlighted the areas of progress our state has seen over the last year, along with the Governor’s plans for the future.Some of the highlights...
Coffee Hour Reminder & E-News
Coffee Hour Reminder This Friday we are back with our first virtual coffee hour of 2022. As a reminder, our coffee hour times have shifted slightly and will be at 10 a.m. every Friday we’re in session. For our first coffee hour of this year, we...
New Year, New Me(et Up With Mallory)
Happy New Year! With the New Year, we have some new news! We are changing our LIVE Meet Up with Mallory virtual chats to Fridays at 10 AM. Every Friday we’re in session, you’ll find me on our social media channels, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, at...
District 13 News & Updates
In This Edition Final Session Week End of Year Recap – By the Numbers Legislative Review In the News FINAL SESSION WEEK House Bill 4398: Federal Funding Appropriations On our final day in session, the Michigan...
Senate District 13 Update
In This Edition COVID-19 Boosters Last Week in the Legislature Coffee Hour GET BOOSTED! As we near the holidays, many are preparing to travel to spend time with extended family and friends. One of the best and safest ways we can do that this season...
Senate District 13 Update
In This Edition Statement on Oxford High School Tragedy Lansing Update Coffee Hour STATEMENT ON THE OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL TRAGEDY There are few words to adequately describe the horror, shock, pain, and...
Senate District 13 Update
In This Edition Legislative Update From Our Office In The News In-District Work LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Last week, the Michigan Senate voted on an extensive number of bills: Senate Bill 308: Requires the...
Senate District 13 Update
In This Edition COVID-19 Booster Shots Legislative Update In the News COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS Recently, in addition to approval of booster shots for Pfizer recipients, the CDC is now recommending booster shots for certain individuals that have...
Senate District 13 Update
In This Edition Legislative Update In the District LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Election Bills Last week, Senate GOP once again pushed bills, Senate Bills 303 and 304, under the guise of “election integrity” that would do nothing but make it harder to...
[RECAP] Fiscal Year 2022 State Budget
September 23, 2021 BUDGET PASSED This week, the Michigan Legislature passed the Fiscal Year 2022 budget. This includes the appropriation of General Fund dollars, as the legislature previously passed the budget for the FY 2022 School Aid Fund. Here...
District 13 News & Updates
In This Edition Final Session Week End of Year Recap – By the Numbers Legislative Review In the News FINAL SESSION WEEK House Bill 4398: Federal Funding Appropriations On our final day in session, the Michigan...
Senate District 13 Update
In This Edition COVID-19 Boosters Last Week in the Legislature Coffee Hour GET BOOSTED! As we near the holidays, many are preparing to travel to spend time with extended family and friends. One of the best and safest ways we can do that this season...
Senate District 13 Update
In This Edition Statement on Oxford High School Tragedy Lansing Update Coffee Hour STATEMENT ON THE OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL TRAGEDY There are few words to adequately describe the horror, shock, pain, and...
Senate District 13 Update
In This Edition Legislative Update From Our Office In The News In-District Work LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Last week, the Michigan Senate voted on an extensive number of bills: Senate Bill 308: Requires the...
Senate District 13 Update
In This Edition COVID-19 Booster Shots Legislative Update In the News COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS Recently, in addition to approval of booster shots for Pfizer recipients, the CDC is now recommending booster shots for certain individuals that have...
Senate District 13 Update
In This Edition Legislative Update In the District LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Election Bills Last week, Senate GOP once again pushed bills, Senate Bills 303 and 304, under the guise of “election integrity” that would do nothing but make it harder to...
[RECAP] Fiscal Year 2022 State Budget
September 23, 2021 BUDGET PASSED This week, the Michigan Legislature passed the Fiscal Year 2022 budget. This includes the appropriation of General Fund dollars, as the legislature previously passed the budget for the FY 2022 School Aid Fund. Here...
Senate District 13 Update
August 27, 2021 In This Edition: Oakland County Schools UpdatePower Outages UpdateOn the DoorsCoffee Hour Reminder OAKLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS UPDATE On Tuesday, the Oakland County Health Division issued Emergency Order 2021-01 requiring masks...
Senate District 13 Update
August 18, 2021 In This Edition Michigan COVID-19 UpdateMDHHS GuidelinesStorm UpdatesPrecinct PotlucksOur Newest Legislative MailerIn the DistrictCoffee Hours MICHIGAN COVID-19 UPDATE This weekend, Michigan passed a grim milestone of 20,000 lives...
Senate District 13 Update
July 23, 2021 In This Edition Coffee HoursCOVID-19 Vaccine InformationFlooding ResourcesRoyal Oak Social DistrictGood News COFFEE HOURS As a reminder, we host ‘Meet Up with Mallory’ coffee hours every week there is a legislative session. Last week,...
13th District Update
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND UPDATE: This week, both the House and Senate passed an amended version of SB 690, a supplemental budget bill which pulls down $850 million from the state's federal CARES Act funding to provide relief for areas impacted...
13th District Update
IN THIS EDITION Reopening Michigan Last Week in the Legislature Unemployment Insurance Agency Reminder COVID-19 Resources REOPENING MICHIGAN Michigan has taken tremendous steps towards reopening in the past few weeks. This past week saw the...
13th District Update
Information is rapidly changing as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Your best source of updated information is at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus. Below are summaries of some recent, key updates in areas that might interest you. Please read them and...
COVID-19 Resources & Census 2020
COVID-19 RESOURCE FOLDER Our office has assembled a comprehensive list of resources for those who have been impacted by COVID-19. These resources include information for small business, unemployment assistance, health and safety measures, and...
Stay Home. Save Lives.
As most of you already know, this morning Governor Whitmer issued a “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order. We all play an integral role in successfully curbing the impact that COVID-19 has on our families and neighbors, and while I know this...
COVID-19 Update, Legislative Update & Resources
COVID-19 UPDATE A lot has happened in the last week, and with the situation rapidly evolving, I wanted to ensure our office provided you with the latest updates. Michigan Legislature Passed $125 Million COVID-19...
Legislative Update, Census 2020, and Upcoming Events
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FY 19-20 Supplemental: This week, the Michigan Legislature passed a $321 million supplemental budget (Senate Bill 151) that included funding of different state programs. Included were: Coronavirus...
Coronavirus Update
An update regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19): Today, the Michigan Senate adopted my resolution, Senate Resolution 107, which urges the federal government to fund the medical costs...
Legislative & Committee Updates, Auto Insurance, and Upcoming Events
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Senate Resolution 101 This week, I was proud to co-sponsor a resolution introduced by my colleague, Sen. Erika Geiss, to recognize February 2020 as Black History Month, recognizing and paying...
An Update after the Governor’s State of the State
Last week, Gov. Whitmer gave her second State of the State address. I had the honor of escorting her to her address, along with a few of my colleagues. It was such a joy to welcome Samantha Hillborn and her mom, Melina, to the Capitol as...