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Sen. Irwin Bill Would Stop Michigan from Taking Foster Kids’ Money
SB 872 would end the practice of seizing children’s benefits LANSING, Mich. (May 16, 2024) — Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) has introduced legislation to end the state’s current practice of seizing foster children’s benefits to subsidize the state budget. Many...
Sen. Jeff Irwin Introduces Bipartisan Safer Michigan Act to Reduce Future Crime
Productivity Credits are proven strategy to reduce recidivism and prepare people who are incarcerated to return to their communities LANSING, Mich. (May 7, 2024) — Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) has introduced Senate Bill 861 as part of the Safer Michigan Act (SB...
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Inflation is up and is outpacing wages.
Attacking Iran has been a massive blunder for America and Americans. It has made us less safe and less prosperous while enriching those who own the oil and defense contractors, including the Trump family. ... See MoreSee Less
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This week, we passed my legislation out of commitee to build and rehabilitate more affordable housing by creating a state-based Low-income Housing Tax Credit.
This program would run parallel to the federal LIHTC program.
There are many, many actions we should be taking to tackle the housing crisis. This is one of the tools we need to increase housing supply and it is one idea that we can find bipartisan agreement on. In other words, this is one of the few ideas at the intersection of "important" and "possible" in the Michigan legislature, so I am excited to see it take this step. ... See MoreSee Less
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My bill to protect juveniles who work with the police as confidential informants was just reported out of the Michigan Senate Judiciary, Civil Rights, and Public Safety committee.
My bill requires parental consent for a juvenile to act as a confidential informant.
Here is a quick video of me explaining the bill when it was introduced. ... See MoreSee Less
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