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Dear Neighbor, Please join me for our upcoming Coffee & Conversation event on Thursday, August 8 from 7:00-8:00 p.m.! This will be a great opportunity to enjoy a fresh cup of coffee and meet other engaged community members. You’ll also have the chance to hear from...
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Dear Neighbor, Last week, the Senate successfully finished negotiations with the House on the 2025 State Budget. My Democratic colleagues and I have diligently worked to design a budget that builds up our vibrant communities and supports our residents. Now, the...
Sen. Polehanki Introduces Bill to Ban Bump Stocks, Protect Michigan Residents From Gun Violence
LANSING, Mich. (June 25, 2024) — Today, Senator Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) introduced Senate Bill 942, which aims to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and possession of bump stocks in the state of Michigan. Bump stocks are devices intended to significantly increase a...
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Thank you to Education Commission of the States for sponsoring my attendance at your winter conference in Orlando.
Thanks also to my Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks for nominating me to serve as Michigan’s Legislative Commissioner alongside Governor Whitmer and three other commissioners.
At the conference, I heard from education leaders from across the country on ideas related to curbing chronic absenteeism, providing guidance to schools around artificial intelligence, obtaining accurate at-risk data in an era of free school meals, and much more.
It was also nice to see the sun and feel some warmth, if only briefly, before returning to our cold spell! ... See MoreSee Less
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Regarding the large data center project in Saline Township and any future data centers built in our state, the developers of these sites must follow our new law stipulating that data centers pay for the full cost of their operations, go above and beyond standards for energy efficiency and water conservation, and ensure that rate payers are not on the hook should the project fail to launch or close abruptly.
To protect Michiganders, it’s important that we are able to verify all assumptions and assurances that go into large scale projects like data centers.
To achieve this, we need sufficient time to review those details, and the best way to do that is with a transparent, public *contested hearing conducted by the Michigan Public Service Commission.
*a contested hearing would include additional hearings beyond the one listed below
The Michigan Public Service Commission will hold a short hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 3, between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. on Microsoft Teams (find link in article).
Participants can join through the meeting’s Microsoft Teams link or by dialing 1-248-509-0316 and entering the conference ID 593258092# when prompted. ... See MoreSee Less
Michigan regulators to host public hearing on DTE contracts for Saline Township data center • Michigan Advance
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Following up on a request by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, the regulatory body overseeing Michigan energy companies announced on Tuesday that it would hold a public hearing to take comments o...5 CommentsComment on Facebook