Sen. Santana on budget recommendations for investments in education, infrastructure, and health care professionals
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 9, 2022) — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement regarding Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget recommendation presented today, which includes record investments in education...
Senators Introduce Legislation to End Juvenile Life Without Parole
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 31, 2022) — Sens. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor), Michael MacDonald (R-Macomb Township), Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit), and Curt VanderWall (R-Ludington) have introduced legislation to abolish...
Sen. Santana on Supporting Greater Access to Mental Health Care
DETROIT, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2022) — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address, in which she spoke about the need to prioritize disparities in mental health care...
Santana on Insurrection Anniversary: “We Must Stand for a Better America”
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 6, 2022) — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) today issued the following statement acknowledging the one-year anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, an event precipitated by the false and...
Senator Santana Praises State Budget Investments in Community Health, Criminal Justice Reform
LANSING, Mich. (Sept. 21, 2021) — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) today issued the following statement after the Michigan Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2022 budget that includes significant investments in sickle cell disease research and...
Sen. Santana Introduces Bill for Reentry Services to Wrongfully Convicted
LANSING, Mich. (Sept. 1, 2021) — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) today introduced legislation to require the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) to provide reentry services to wrongfully convicted individuals until they receive a...
Sen. Santana Introduces Bills to Support Remote Workers, Seniors
LANSING, Mich. (Sept. 1, 2021) — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has introduced two bills to help residents continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters that have been hitting Southeast Michigan.According to a recent study, 87%...
Senator Santana Invites Residents to Summer Fun Day Gathering
DETROIT (Aug. 12, 2021) — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D–Detroit) invites residents to join her tomorrow for an evening of conversation and community fun at her Summer Fun Day event. The festivities will take place in Rouge Park, located at 21415...
Santana Invites Residents to Disaster Relief Virtual Town Hall with FEMA
DETROIT, Mich. (Aug. 10, 2021) — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D–Detroit) invites residents to join her online on Wednesday, Aug. 11th for a Disaster Relief Town Hall on Facebook. The senator and representatives from the Federal Emergency...
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Sen. Santana introduces bill to standardize mental health training for teachers
LANSING, Mich. (March 25, 2021) — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has introduced legislation that would require Michigan’s educators to receive professional development training in how to recognize mental health concerns in...
Senate Democrats Introduce Bills Protecting Workers’ Rights, Safety
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 23, 2021) — A coalition of Senate Democrats have reintroduced legislation to protect workers from unscrupulous employers who may not have their employees’ well-being at the forefront of their operations.Sens. Winnie...
Sen. Santana, Rep. Anthony Introduce Bills to End Prison Gerrymandering
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 18, 2021) — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) and Rep. Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) today introduced legislation to stop prison gerrymandering by requiring the Michigan Department of Corrections to count...
Bill to update law, allow tax foreclosure challenges in state court
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 10, 2021) — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has introduced legislation to allow Michigan residents to have their day in court for tax foreclosure cases if there is an alleged violation of federal civil rights...
Senator Santana on need to find common ground, address racial disparities in health care as part of pandemic recovery efforts
DETROIT (Jan. 27, 2021) — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D–Detroit) has issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address this evening, in which the need to find common ground to grow our...
Senator Santana on Appointment to DHHS Appropriations Subcommittee
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2021)— Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after being appointed as Minority Vice Chair of the Senate’s Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Appropriations...
Governor Whitmer Signs Additional Bills Expanding Criminal Justice Reform in Michigan
The governor also signed a series of bills into law LANSING, Mich. -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a series of bipartisan bills, including the Good Moral Character and Clean Slate for Kids packages to further advance criminal...
Governor Whitmer Signs Bipartisan Jail Reforms into Law
The bill package was championed by the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration. LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed into law a bipartisan package of criminal justice reform bills,...
Senator Santana on Senate Oversight Committee Meeting
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement on today’s Senate Oversight Committee meeting, where testimony is being heard regarding absentee ballot counting at the TCF Center in Detroit: “In a global...
Senate Democrats Introduce Police Reform Bills
LANSING, Mich. — Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit), Marshall Bullock(D-Detroit), and Jim Ananich (D-Flint) have introduced a bill package to reform...
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