July 9, 2021 As a reminder, with the passing of the School Aid budget, the Senate will not reconvene at the Capitol again until July 15th. During the summer, the legislature has fewer session days in Lansing to allow Senators more work time in...

June 25, 2021 In this Edition: COVID-19 UpdateLegislative UpdateUIA Update COVID-19 Update As a reminder, as of Tuesday, June 22, all COVID-19 Epidemic/Emergency Orders have been lifted. Restaurants, bars, gyms, and other...

June 21, 2021 In This Edition  COVID-19 Update  Legislative Update   Memorial Day Service in the Senate Coffee Hours  COVID-19 UPDATE  Last week, Governor Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human...

June 7, 2021 In This Edition Lansing Updates In the District  UIA Update Coffee Hour  LANSING UPDATES  Senate Resolution 57  Last week, for the third year in a row, I introduced Senate Resolution 57 to declare June as Gun Violence...

May 19, 2021 In This Edition Mask Guideline UpdateUnemployment Update   MASK GUIDELINE UPDATE Last week, the CDC released new recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals. These guidelines state: fully vaccinated people can...

May 14, 2021 What Happened This Week  This week we saw a lot of budget bills moving through the legislative process. Each year, the Governor proposes her recommendations through the Michigan State Budget Office. Once her recommendations are...

May 7, 2021 In This E-News  MI Vacc to Normal Reaches 50%Teacher Appreciation WeekThank a Nurse, Support a Small Business  Coffee Hours Calendar Reminder MI VACC TO NORMAL REACHES 50% Governor Whitmer announced this week that Michigan has...

April 30, 2021 In This E-News  MI Vacc to Normal Senator McMorrow Back in Session Financial Literacy  MI VACC TO NORMAL Yesterday, Governor Whitmer and MDHHS announced clear metrics for lifting COVID mitigation...

COVID UPDATE   COVID-19 cases are rising at an alarming rate in our state. Hospitalization rates are now at the highest they’ve been throughout this whole pandemic.   Our hospitals are overwhelmed, and more...

April 7, 2021 As of Monday, April 5, all Michiganders age 16+ are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. If you or a loved one has yet to receive a vaccine or are unsure about where to find the best information, our office has compiled a list...

May 7, 2021 In This E-News  MI Vacc to Normal Reaches 50%Teacher Appreciation WeekThank a Nurse, Support a Small Business  Coffee Hours Calendar Reminder MI VACC TO NORMAL REACHES 50% Governor Whitmer announced this week that Michigan has...

April 30, 2021 In This E-News  MI Vacc to Normal Senator McMorrow Back in Session Financial Literacy  MI VACC TO NORMAL Yesterday, Governor Whitmer and MDHHS announced clear metrics for lifting COVID mitigation...

COVID UPDATE   COVID-19 cases are rising at an alarming rate in our state. Hospitalization rates are now at the highest they’ve been throughout this whole pandemic.   Our hospitals are overwhelmed, and more...

April 7, 2021 As of Monday, April 5, all Michiganders age 16+ are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. If you or a loved one has yet to receive a vaccine or are unsure about where to find the best information, our office has compiled a list...

March 30, 2021 COVID-19 UPDATE As of Monday, March 22nd, all Michiganders 50+, as well as Michiganders 16+ with preexisting conditions, are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. We also want to remind you that Ford Field will be open 7 days a...

March 12, 2021 COVID-19 VACCINE ELIGIBILITY NEWS Today, it was announced that all Michigan residents age 16 and up will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 5. People ages 16-49 with certain medical conditions or disabilities will...

March 5, 2021 COVID-19 SUPPLEMENTAL This week, the Michigan Legislature passed a $4.2 billion supplemental bill package including both state and federal funding. Here’s the breakdown of those two bills: House Bill 4047 included $1.4 billion to...

February 23, 2021 Last week, our office hosted a special virtual coffee hour in honor of Black History Month. We were honored to partner with Reggie Woolery, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African...

Governor’s Budget Presentation Breakdown Yesterday, Governor Whitmer’s state budget director, David Massaron, presented the governor’s proposed recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2022 budget, totalling $67.1 billion, to a joint House and Senate...

February 2, 2021 In This Edition Senator McMorrow Welcomes a New Addition to the Family!Breakdown of Governor Whitmer’s State of the State AddressUpcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Coffee Hour   SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Friday morning, we welcomed Noa...