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...
Democratic legislators introduce bills to address dangerous dock collapses
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 10, 2021) — Today, Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-Beverly Hills), and Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) re-introduced legislation to protect major waterways and public health by...
Democratic Senators Seek Action on Distribution of Federal Funds
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 4, 2021) — Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-Beverly Hills), Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), and Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) have issued the following joint statement after the Michigan Senate went another...
Chang responds to Governor’s State of the State address, reiterates need for Legislature to pass Michigan COVID Recovery Plan
DETROIT (Jan. 27, 2021) — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D–Detroit) has issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address, during which she urged legislators to pass the Michigan COVID Recovery...
Senator Chang on Majority Leader Shirkey’s Racist Remarks
LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 19, 2021) — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement in response to recent remarks made by Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey(R-Clarklake) in which he referred to the coronavirus...
Senator Chang Seeking Opinion from AG Nessel on Concession Agreement for Detroit Wayne County Port Authority
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) is requesting a formal opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel about the validity and legality of the Master Concession Agreement (MCA) between the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority...
Sen. Chang’s Bill to End Water Shutoffs during Pandemic Heads to Governor
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) has issued the following statement after her bill to continue the moratorium on water shutoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic received final passage in the Michigan House today: “I am beyond thrilled...
Sen. Chang’s Bill to Continue COVID-19 Moratorium on Water Shutoffs Passes Senate
LANSING, Mich. — Coinciding with Human Rights Day, the Michigan Senate today passed a bill introduced by Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) to continue the moratorium on water shutoffs in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Clean drinking water...
Senator Chang on City of Detroit Extending Moratorium on Water Shutoffs
DETROIT, Mich. — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) has released the following statement on this afternoon’s announcement by Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Director Gary Brown and Mayor Mike Duggan to maintain water service for residents who...
Senator Chang on Trenton City Council Support of New Zoning Ordinance
DETROIT, Mich. — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) has released the following statement on the Trenton City Council’s vote Monday night in support of a new, proposed zoning ordinance and map designed to provide an environmentally and economically...
Democratic legislators introduce bills to address dangerous dock collapses
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-Beverly Hills), and Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) introduced legislation to protect major waterways and public health. The legislation...
Senate Dems introduce legislation to protect residents from foreclosures and evictions during emergencies
LANSING – Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor), Sen. Betty Jean Alexander (D–Detroit), Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), and Sen. Adam Hollier (D–Detroit) introduced...
Democrats Introduce Bills to Protect Workers during Re-engagement
LANSING, Mich. — Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield), Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit), Winnie Brinks(D-Grand Rapids) and Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo) today introduced a bill package to...
Bills introduced to prevent foreclosures and evictions, protect residents during emergencies
LANSING – Today, Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) and Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) introduced legislation that would create the Emergency Rental Relief Act and that would prohibit foreclosures and evictions in the event of a...
Senate Democrats Offer Recommendations to Re-Engage Michigan
LANSING — Today, Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) and Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) released their recommendations after being unable to reach consensus on the bipartisan Senate Safe Behaviors...
Safe Behavior for Safe Workplaces work group receives over 3,000 public submissions
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ken Horn and Sen. Jeremy Moss said the bipartisan “Safe Behavior for Safe Workplaces” work group is continuing progress on recommendations on how best to reopen Michigan for work and has received over...
Michigan Chinese American Coalition donates face masks to help protect frontline hospital workers as COVID-19 spreads
DETROIT, Mich. — Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) and the Michigan Chinese American Coalition (MCAC) have donated 12,000 face masks to community health care clinics, nursing homes, police stations and senior resident buildings in Detroit....
AG Nessel, Legislators Call for Respect of Asian Americans
LANSING — Today, Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) was joined by Attorney General Dana Nessel, Rep. Padma Kuppa (D-Troy) and Asian American groups across the state in calling for respectful dialogue toward Asian Americans and advising against...
Elected Officials Urge Cleveland Cliffs/AK Steel to Protect Worker Health and Safety During COVID-19
Elected Officials Urge Cleveland Cliffs/AK Steel to Protect Worker Health and Safety During COVID-19 DEARBORN, MI - After receiving several complaints from workers at the AK Steel plant in Dearborn, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12),...
Stay Home, Stay Safe Order
To combat the spread of COVID-19 in Michigan, Governor Whitmer signed the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order. For at least the next three weeks, all Michigan businesses and operations must temporarily suspend in-person operations that are not...
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