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Senate Hearings Expose Harm Federal Cuts Pose to Families, Farms, and Food Access
Michiganders, local nonprofits, state officials and others testify on impact of funding cuts and threats posed by Washington Republicans on food security programs, providers, and people statewide LANSING, Mich. (June 12, 2025) — As Washington Republicans’ sweeping...
Senate Committee Hears Testimony on Bills to Reform Pollution Laws
“My village has beautiful artesian water that we can’t drink. I’m just waiting for another family member who will get sick and die from PFAS.” LANSING, Mich. (June 11, 2025) — The Michigan Senate Committee on Energy and the Environment, chaired by Sen. Sean McCann...
Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Support Michigan Renters
Legislative package works to break barriers faced by Michigan renters, ensure greater transparency in landlord practices LANSING, Mich. (June 10, 2025) — To help address the state's housing crisis, today, Senate Democrats introduced a comprehensive bill package...
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Our clean water and pollution cleanup laws need an update. One reason we need to fix the law is that our current law allows cleanups that aren't really cleanups. As a result, we have surrendered over 4500 aquifers already to pollution. How many more parcels and groundwater resources are we going to permanently surrender to corporate profits before we make polluters clean up their mess.
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Michigan Republicans are proposing school budgets that attack k12 schools and universities. Today, Michigan Republicans came out with a proposal to cut higher education, increase tuition, and stunt Michigan's growth and prosperity.
These cuts, if approved, will be a job killer and will increase tuition greatly. Moreover, institutions like NMU or Lake Superior State University - in my hometown - wi ... See MoreSee Less
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Happening now: Senate Committee to Address Impact of Trump Budget Cuts on Vital Food Programs for Michigan Residents ... See MoreSee Less
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