Sen. Polehanki Supports Whitmer Investments in Education, Teachers
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 9, 2022) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has issued the following statement regarding today’s executive budget recommendation for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes significant investments in education,...
Sen. Polehanki supports Whitmer plan to lower prescription drug costs, make insulin more affordable
LIVONIA, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2022) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address, in which she spoke about her plans to lower the price of prescription medications,...
Sen. Polehanki on Senate Passage of Resolution Endangering School Boards, Students
LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 2, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has issued the following statement after the Michigan Senate passed Senate Resolution 86 today along party lines:“Educators, administrators, and school board...
Senator Polehanki Introduces Bill to Better Protect School Employees
LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 14, 2021) — Today, Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) introduced a bill to strengthen protections of school employees and create tougher penalties for those who harm them.Under Senate Bill 689, anyone who assaults,...
PWC Announces Bicameral Legislation to Assist Working Women and Families
Bill package helps women rejoin the workforce LANSING, Mich., Sept. 28, 2021 — A bicameral coalition of Michigan Democratic legislators led by members of the Progressive Women’s Caucus (PWC) will introduce legislation during a press conference...
Senator Polehanki on Support of Senate Passing State Budget
LANSING, Mich. (Sept. 21, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) issued the following statement after the Michigan Senate today passed the Fiscal Year 2022 budget that totals just under $70 billion in combined state and federal funds,...
Koleszar, Polehanki on Settlement to Reduce Harmful Emissions at Northville Landfill Facility
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 10, 2021 — Yesterday, Arbor Hills Energy (AHE) settled with the state and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to significantly reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions at its Northville landfill gas-to-energy facility. SO2 is a...
Sens. Polehanki, Wojno Lead Group of Legislators Demanding Wayne State University End Inhumane Dog Experiments
LANSING, Mich. (Aug. 26, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) and Sen. Paul Wojno (D-Warren) today marked National Dog Day by publicly urging Wayne State University to end the use of dogs in heart experiments conducted at...
Sen. Polehanki on Senate Passage of Historic K-12 Budget
LANSING, Mich. (June 30, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has issued the following statement after the Michigan Senate today passed a K-12 budget that makes the largest investment in K-12 public schools in our state’s history and...
Senators Polehanki, Geiss Introduce Bills to Help Paraprofessionals
LANSING, Mich. (June 24, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) and Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) today introduced legislation that would create a track for paraprofessionals to become classroom teachers.Senate Bills 567 and...
Democrats Introduce Bills to Pause the Punitive Use of Standardized Testing Data
LANSING, Mich. (March 3, 2021) — Sens. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia), Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing), and Paul Wojno (D-Warren) today introduced a bill package to pause punitive uses...
Senator Polehanki Resolution Memorializes COVID-19 Victims, Pandemic
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 25, 2021) — Today, Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) offered a resolution on the Senate floor to recognize the first Monday in March as COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day.“COVID-19 has wreaked havoc across the...
Senator Polehanki on Governor Whitmer’s COVID-19 Student Recovery Advisory Council
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 4, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has released the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2021-02 to create the Student Recovery Advisory Council of Michigan that will...
Senator Polehanki prioritizes needs of all Michiganders, urges action on Governor Whitmer’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan
LIVONIA, Mich. (Jan. 27, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has issued the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address, in which she spoke about...
Senator Polehanki Applauds Governor’s Request for $5M to Ban All Weapons from State Capitol
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 20, 2021) — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has released the following statement in response to yesterday’s supplemental budget request to the Michigan Legislature by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in which she requested $5...
Round Two: Sens. Bayer, Polehanki Reintro Bills to Prohibit Guns at State Capitol
LANSING, Mich. — Today, during the first Senate session of the 101st Michigan Legislature and amidst increasing threats to State Capitols nationwide, Sens. Rosemary Bayer (D-Beverly Hills) and Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia)...
Senator Polehanki on the Michigan Capitol Commission’s Proposal to Ban Open Carry at the State Capitol
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) has released the following statement in advance of the Michigan Capitol Commission’s scheduled meeting this afternoon to discuss implementing a ban on the open carry of firearms in the...
Polehanki on News Regarding Threats to Governor, State Capitol
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia), whose tweet of armed men overlooking the Michigan State Senate chambers in June went viral, has issued the following statement regarding today’s news of an alleged plot to kidnap...
Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduces Child Literacy Legislation During National Dyslexia Awareness Month
LANSING, Mich. — In honor of National Dyslexia Awareness Month, today a bipartisan group of Senators hosted a virtual press conference on legislation to improve child literacy in Michigan. Sen. Jeff Irwin (D–Ann Arbor),...
Senators Bayer, Polehanki Introduce Bills to Prohibit Guns in State Capitol
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Sens. Rosemary Bayer (D-Beverly Hills) and Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) introduced legislation to prohibit both open and concealed carry of firearms inside the Michigan State Capitol Building, except for...
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