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Senate Passes Bills to Protect Family Homes, Wages and Taxpayer-Funded Benefits from Excessive Debt Collections
Senate Bills 408 and 409 will keep families from being pushed into poverty as they pay what they owe LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 12, 2024) — Today, the Michigan Senate passed Senate Bills 408 and 409, which would provide reasonable exemptions to protect Michigan residents...
Senate Democrats Champion Legislation to Protect Reproductive Rights, Give Michiganders the Freedom to Plan
After protecting abortion access, assisted reproduction procedures, surrogacy, and reproductive health data, Senate Democrats advance equitable access to contraceptive care LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 11, 2024) — Building on their commitment to empowering Michigan residents...
Senate Health Policy Committee Advances Legislation to Expand Contraception Access, Give Michiganders the Freedom to Plan
While other states work to restrict individuals’ reproductive rights, Michigan Senate Democrats are leading the fight to protect freedom of choice for all LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 4, 2024) — Sens. Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Twp.) and Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) issued...
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Diversifying and localizing our food systems is an important goal, especially for a big agricultural state like Michigan. For too long, protein processing has been consolidated into a few, big businesses. Fostering local businesses to process meat is good for farmers and the public. I was proud to secure state support for this new business in Manchester.
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It was great to work with dentists to pass SB105.
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The Senate passed my bill, again, to modernize Michigan's debt collection system - which is the worst in the nation for people facing garnishment for medical or credit card debt
This was one of the bills illegally held up by the Michigan House and then, maddeningly vetoed by the Governor.
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