Senator Dan Lauwers' Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Lauwers on Friday voted to approve the state’s fiscal year 2023 budget plan, which increases funding for K-12 schools, reduces debt, invests in job training programs, and saves resources to provide tax relief. “This is a historic budget for a historic time,” said Lauwers, R-Brockway Township. “Too many students and workers in our state have suffered over the

LANSING, Mich. — The Senate on Thursday finalized a historic $2.5 billion tax cut plan that would reduce Michigan workers’ personal income tax rates and provide families with a $500 per child tax credit. “This is the right plan for the right time — putting much-needed money back into the hands of hardworking Michiganders to help them combat ever-increasing costs of living caused by rising inflation

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Lauwers, R-Brockway Township, issued the following statement on Wednesday, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address: “Gov. Whitmer’s desire to provide Michigan residents some tax relief is a welcome development. I am ready and willing to talk about cutting taxes for all senior retirement income sources equally and about lowering taxes across the board for all

Vital funding for St. Clair County Convention Center also secured LANSING, Mich. — The Legislature on Tuesday finalized a plan that would better position Michigan as a premier state for private industry to invest and create jobs, said Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Lauwers. “When Ford announced it would be making major investments in other states to expand its manufacturing capabilities, as the home of the

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Dan Lauwers, R-Brockway Township, announced he will hold an office hour in Sandusky on Thursday, Nov. 18. The event, which is open to the public without appointment, will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. in the board room at the Sanilac County Road Commission building, located at 100 S. Elk St. in Sandusky. Office hours are open to residents of the

LANSING, Mich. — The state Legislature approved a bipartisan, balanced fiscal year 2022 budget this week that now awaits the governor’s signature, said Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Lauwers. “This is a budget that is on time, balanced without raising taxes, that prioritizes improving our state and the lives of Michigan families — while also making government more transparent and accountable to taxpayers,” said Lauwers, R-Brockway