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Senate District 29 Updates
Dear Neighbor, As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, our team is taking full advantage of every opportunity to get out into the community, connect with residents, and keep working on policy solutions that move our state forward. Read all about this...
Michigan Senate Passes Bills to Cut Childcare Costs, Support Providers
Bills would codify Tri-Share program, remove red tape facing childcare providers LANSING, Mich. (May 20, 2026) — To help combat the affordability crisis facing residents statewide, today, Senate Democrats passed a bold bill package to lower the cost of childcare...
Michigan Senate Dems Reaffirm Commitment to Healthcare Access as Planned Parenthood Faces Federal Cuts
LANSING, Mich. (May 14, 2026) – As Planned Parenthood centers face historic federal funding cuts and are on the brink of having to reduce operations in Michigan, the Michigan Senate Democrats are reaffirming their full commitment to ensuring every resident has access...
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It's National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the start of #WearOrange Weekend — an opportunity to honor the lives we've lost to senseless gun violence and stand in solidarity with survivors and families impacted by gun violence.
Join me in wearing orange this weekend, and together, let's keep working to build safer communities across Michigan and the entire nation. ... See MoreSee Less
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What fun to celebrate the Groundswell program that Grand Valley State University offers to local educators — projects throughout our region where kids are getting real life experience with environmental sustainability and conservation.
Cheers to the educators from Ottawa Hills High School, Grand Rapids Montessori, Kentwood Freshman campus (and a few outside of my district too!) who were recognized for their dedication to engaging the next generation in this work. And WOW do those CA Frost students know their stuff! ... See MoreSee Less
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With red ochre fingerprinted river stones instead of shovels and dirt, we celebrated the groundbreaking of the Grand River Restoration Lower Reach Project on Monday — an effort nearly two decades in the making. Proud to have played a role in getting it done! ... See MoreSee Less
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