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Sen. Cavanagh Champions Fair Chance Access to Housing Act to Establish Equitable Housing Practices, Ensure Basic Right to Housing
LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 27, 2024) — Yesterday, Sens. Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Twp.) and Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) introduced Senate Bills 1154 and 1155 to prohibit landlords from requiring rental applicants to disclose their criminal histories during the initial housing...
Michigan Legislators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Public Safety and Community Trust With Police
Comprehensive bill package supported by Michiganders, law enforcement officials would limit use of no-knock warrants, require de-escalation and crisis response training, prevent body cam tampering, and enforce other safeguards to protect residents and enhance the...
Sen. Irwin Bill to Stop Michigan from Taking Foster Kids’ Money Passes Senate
Senate Bill 872 would end state seizure of foster kids’ benefits, secure assets for when they age out of system LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 7, 2024) — Today, the Michigan Senate unanimously passed legislation, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor), to end the state’s...
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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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