by admin | Jun 18, 2020 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has introduced legislation that would establish “Juneteenth,” or June 19, as a state-recognized holiday. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed in Galveston,...
by admin | May 19, 2020 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. — Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit), Winnie Brinks(D-Grand Rapids) and Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo) today introduced a bill package to protect workers and...
by admin | May 11, 2020 | Press release
LANSING — Sens. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) and Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) issued the following statement after the Capitol Commission today decided to create a special committee and delay a decision on prohibiting guns from the...
by admin | May 8, 2020 | Press release
LANSING — Sens. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia), Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit), Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), and Marshall Bullock (D-Detroit) issued the following statement after Attorney General Dana Nessel advised today that the...
by admin | Apr 29, 2020 | Press release
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) issued the following statement today after she introduced a bill to ban the Confederate battle flag from display or use on the Capitol grounds or in the state Capitol Building: “The Confederate battle...
by admin | Apr 24, 2020 | Press release
LANSING — Today, Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) and Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) released their recommendations after being unable to reach consensus on the bipartisan Senate Safe Behaviors for Safe Workplaces...
