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Michigan Senate Passes Bills to Improve Pollution Cleanup
LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 16, 2024) — Senate Democrats passed polluter accountability legislation Friday to require polluters to clean up more thoroughly, to improve transparency about polluted sites, and to make it easier for those harmed by pollution to seek justice....
Michigan Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Public Safety and Community Trust With Police
Bill package carries forward previous bipartisan work, developed with Michiganders, law enforcement officials, and community leader LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 13, 2024) — Earlier today, the Michigan Senate voted in bipartisan fashion to pass several bills to improve police...
Michigan Senate Passes Comprehensive Legislative Package to Hold Sexual Abusers Accountable, Provide Justice for Survivors
Legislation led by Sen. Hertel would make Michigan safer for all potential victims of sexual assault and child sex abuse LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 13, 2024) — Today, the Michigan Senate passed the “Justice for Survivors” package to give survivors of sexual assault greater...
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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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