by admin | Apr 24, 2019 | Press release
LANSING – Legislation by Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) to prosecute individuals under the age of 18 who are convicted of a crime as juveniles instead of adults has passed the Senate and will now head to the House for consideration. “I’m so pleased to...
by admin | Apr 18, 2019 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has been named by Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) to Governor Whitmer’s newly announced bipartisan Michigan Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration to reform Michigan’s...
by admin | Apr 18, 2019 | Press release
LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after her ‘Raise the Age’ legislation passed the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee this morning with support from both Democrats and Republicans. Senate...
by admin | Apr 16, 2019 | Press release
LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after the Michigan Senate passed a resolution she introduced today to declare April as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” in Michigan: “Sexual violence is an issue for everyone — it...
by admin | Apr 12, 2019 | Press release
LANSING. – Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has taken the lead on introducing bipartisan legislation to offer second chances to people imprisoned for certain marijuana-related offenses prior to Michigan’s legalization of recreational marijuana. The bill package, Senate...
by admin | Mar 20, 2019 | Press release
LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after she introduced Senate Bills 234 and 235 to prevent police departments from poaching officers trained by the Detroit Police Department (DPD), and...
