LANSING — Today, the Michigan Senate passed “Raise the Age” legislation, led by Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit), to raise the age of convicted individuals in Michigan prosecuted as adults from 17 to 18. “There has been little good to come...

LANSING — Today, Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) welcomed 31 people from Dearborn, Detroit and Melvindale to Lansing, where they toured the Capitol Building and discussed consumer protections, school aid funding, and health and human...

LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit), the lead sponsor on legislation to raise the age of convicted individuals in Michigan prosecuted as adults from 17 to 18, has issued the following statement after an agreement was reached this...

LANSING – Today, Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) welcomed 51 people from the 3rd Senate District to the Capitol, where they discussed concerns and interest in auto insurance, consumer protections, and health and human services...

Funding for project will enhance public safety, better use tax dollars LANSING — During budget negotiations, state Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) and Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn) were able to secure $1.25 million in state...

LANSING — Today, Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) issued the following statement after she voted no on the K-12 budget on the Senate floor: “As a parent, my three kids are the most important people in my life. As a mother, it’s imperative...

LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) today introduced legislation to rename part of US-24 in Dearborn as the “John D. Dingell, Jr. Memorial Highway” in honor of the former Congressman who served nearly 60 years in our nation’s...

DEARBORN — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D–Detroit) invites residents to join her on Monday, June 24th, to discuss current events in Lansing and the local community at a series of coffee hours she will host around Dearborn.  Coffee & Conversation hours...

LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after the Michigan Legislature reached an agreement on no-fault auto insurance reform and passed Senate Bill 1:   “Michiganders have been demanding...

LANSING — In response to the growing trend of retailers only accepting debit cards, credit cards or digital wallets as forms of payment, Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has introduced legislation that would require Michigan businesses to...

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...

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...

LANSING, Mich — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after 49 people were murdered at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. “My heart goes out to the families in New Zealand who have lost a loved one in...

LANSING — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has introduced legislation to end state oversight of the city of Detroit as a condition of the 2014 “Grand Bargain,” which pulled Detroit out of bankruptcy. “The time for the so-called ‘Grand...

LANSING, Mich — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after she testified in front of the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee in support of the “Raise the Age” bill package. The legislation is...

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D–Detroit) has issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget, which includes investments to help lift people out poverty. “There are too many Detroit families who...

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Sylvia Santana (D–Detroit) has issued the following statement on news that Detroit police officer Gary Steele has been fired after posting inappropriate comments and a racially insensitive Snapchat video....

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) today introduced bills that would classify individuals who are 17 years of age as juveniles for criminal offenses, rather than as adults. The legislation is part of a larger ‘Raise...

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D–Detroit) today released the following statement after the Michigan Senate voted along party lines to approve House Concurrent Resolution 1. The resolution overturns Gov. Gretchen...

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Sylvia Santana (D–Detroit) has issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address, in which she talked about the need to protect Michigan’s drinking water.   “Our state is home to the...