Senate Majority Leader Brinks Celebrates GM’s Jobs, Investment Announcement
LANSING, Mich. (June 10, 2025) — Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement in response to General Motors’ announcement of a multi-billion-dollar investment and thousands of new auto jobs in Michigan:...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks Reacts to Kent County Prosecutor Announcing No New Trial in Death of Patrick Lyoya
LANSING, Mich. (May 22, 2025) — Today, Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker announced that he will not be seeking another trial for Christopher Schurr, the former police officer whose trial for shooting and killing 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya ended in...
Senate Democrats Pass People-Focused Budget to Uplift All Michiganders
Fiscal Year 2026 budget makes crucial investments to protect residents and expand opportunity across Michigan NOTE: A list of supportive stakeholder quotes is included at the end of this release. LANSING, Mich (May 14, 2025) — Today, Senate...
After Speaker Hall Blows Court Deadline, Senate Majority Leader Brinks Says “Enough is Enough”
LANSING, Mich. (March 20, 2025) — After Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall blew the deadline to present nine bills that have passed both chambers to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, this morning, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and the...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks, Appropriations Chair Anthony Respond to House Republicans’ Botched Budget
LANSING, Mich. (March 6, 2025) — Today, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and Senate Appropriations Chair Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) issued the following statements in reaction to House Republicans’ surprise faux budget...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks Comments on Gov. Whitmer’s 2025 State of the State Address
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 26, 2025) — Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) has issued the following statement in response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2025 State of the State address this evening: “Governor Whitmer made herself loud and...
Senate Passes Bipartisan Best-in-Nation Earned Sick Leave Policy
Bill expands access to earned sick leave for over a million more workers across state LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 20, 2025) — Today, the Senate passed House Bill 4002 to establish a statewide earned sick leave policy. Thanks to strong cooperation between...
Senate Passes Hertel Bill to Increase Wages, Support Michigan Service Workers and Small Businesses
Bipartisan bill protects tipped credit, accelerates raise to minimum and tipped wage, and ties automatic increases to economic conditions LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 13, 2024) — Today, the Michigan Senate voted in bipartisan fashion to pass Senate Bill...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks Files Lawsuit Against Republican Speaker Hall for Violating Constitution, Failing to Send Passed Legislation to Governor
NOTE: Legal documents related to today's lawsuit filing are attached. LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 3, 2025) — Today, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) hosted a press conference where she announced that the Michigan Senate has filed a...
Michigan Senate Votes for More Transparent State Government with FOIA Expansion to Governor, Legislature
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 29, 2025) — Today, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to expand Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and subject the Legislature and governor’s office to records requests from the public. Senate Bills 1 and 2,...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks Celebrates GM’s Jobs, Investment Announcement
LANSING, Mich. (June 10, 2025) — Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement in response to General Motors’ announcement of a multi-billion-dollar investment and thousands of new auto jobs in Michigan:...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks Reacts to Kent County Prosecutor Announcing No New Trial in Death of Patrick Lyoya
LANSING, Mich. (May 22, 2025) — Today, Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker announced that he will not be seeking another trial for Christopher Schurr, the former police officer whose trial for shooting and killing 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya ended in...
Senate Democrats Pass People-Focused Budget to Uplift All Michiganders
Fiscal Year 2026 budget makes crucial investments to protect residents and expand opportunity across Michigan NOTE: A list of supportive stakeholder quotes is included at the end of this release. LANSING, Mich (May 14, 2025) — Today, Senate...
After Speaker Hall Blows Court Deadline, Senate Majority Leader Brinks Says “Enough is Enough”
LANSING, Mich. (March 20, 2025) — After Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall blew the deadline to present nine bills that have passed both chambers to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, this morning, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and the...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks, Appropriations Chair Anthony Respond to House Republicans’ Botched Budget
LANSING, Mich. (March 6, 2025) — Today, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) and Senate Appropriations Chair Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) issued the following statements in reaction to House Republicans’ surprise faux budget...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks Comments on Gov. Whitmer’s 2025 State of the State Address
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 26, 2025) — Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) has issued the following statement in response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2025 State of the State address this evening: “Governor Whitmer made herself loud and...
Senate Passes Bipartisan Best-in-Nation Earned Sick Leave Policy
Bill expands access to earned sick leave for over a million more workers across state LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 20, 2025) — Today, the Senate passed House Bill 4002 to establish a statewide earned sick leave policy. Thanks to strong cooperation between...
Senate Passes Hertel Bill to Increase Wages, Support Michigan Service Workers and Small Businesses
Bipartisan bill protects tipped credit, accelerates raise to minimum and tipped wage, and ties automatic increases to economic conditions LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 13, 2024) — Today, the Michigan Senate voted in bipartisan fashion to pass Senate Bill...
Senate Majority Leader Brinks Files Lawsuit Against Republican Speaker Hall for Violating Constitution, Failing to Send Passed Legislation to Governor
NOTE: Legal documents related to today's lawsuit filing are attached. LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 3, 2025) — Today, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) hosted a press conference where she announced that the Michigan Senate has filed a...
Michigan Senate Votes for More Transparent State Government with FOIA Expansion to Governor, Legislature
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 29, 2025) — Today, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to expand Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and subject the Legislature and governor’s office to records requests from the public. Senate Bills 1 and 2,...
Sen. Brinks Responds to Kent County Prosecutor’s Charges in Fatal Police Shooting of Patrick Lyoya
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 9, 2022) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) has issued the following statement regarding the decision by Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker to bring charges against the Grand Rapids police officer...
Sen. Brinks Statement on Fatal Grand Rapids Police Shooting, Video Footage
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 13, 2022) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) has issued the following statement after video footage was released today regarding the case of a local police officer who fatally shot Patrick...
Sen. Brinks Welcomes Investments in Grand Rapids Greenway, Clean Water Infrastructure
LANSING, Mich. (March 24, 2022) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) today issued the following statement after the supplemental appropriations bill package passed the Michigan Legislature. These bills include Kent County-specific...
Sen. Brinks’ reaction to Gov. Whitmer’s 4th State of the State Address
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2022) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address this evening, during which she outlined her goals for the year and reflected on past...
Sens. McMorrow, Brinks Applaud Movement on Tampon Tax Repeal
LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 20, 2021) — The Senate Finance Committee has reported legislation to repeal the tax on feminine hygiene products, otherwise known as a “tampon tax.” Sens. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) and Winnie...
Senator Brinks on Senate Passage of State Budget, Securing Funds for Grand Rapidians
LANSING, Mich. (Sept. 21, 2021) — Today, Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement regarding the passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 budget by the Michigan Senate:“This budget reflects investments in equity, access to...
Sen. Brinks on Gov. Whitmer’s Historic Investment in Education
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 13, 2021) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) today issued the following statement after she welcomed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to East Kentwood High School to sign the rest of the state’s K-12 budget for the...
Sen. Brinks backs support for direct-care workers, closing health care gap in FY22 budget recommendation
Sen. Brinks backs support for direct-care workers, closing health care gap in FY22 budget recommendation LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 11, 2021) — Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) has issued the following statement regarding Gov. Gretchen...
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