The Senate has approved a supplemental budget bill to provide funding to investigate the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer administration’s failed policy of putting people who had COVID-19 into the state’s nursing
Senate Republicans have introduced a comprehensive plan to begin helping the state’s K-12 education system recover from a year of academic losses brought on by COVID-19. The plan provides tools
LANSING, Mich. — Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Lauwers co-sponsored a bill Thursday to provide income tax relief for seniors. Senate Bill 359 would amend Michigan’s pension tax deduction to
‘Our attorney general is putting politics before people’ LANSING, Mich. — Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Lauwers issued the following statement Friday after he and several of his Senate colleagues
LANSING, Mich. — Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Lauwers introduced legislation Wednesday to help safeguard secure elections in the state and give every voter confidence in the results. Lauwers’ measure
During the past few weeks, I have approved two pieces of legislation that protect our Second Amendment rights: Senate Bill 11 and Senate Resolution 22, which I co-sponsored. Senate Bill
Earlier this week, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced her office will not investigate Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s nursing home policies. Attorney General Nessel’s refuses is a failure to fulfil the responsibilities
The Senate’s Energy and Technology Committee and Natural Resources Committee heard testimony from several Canadian officials at a joint hearing Tuesday regarding the Line 5 pipeline. Those testifying included Minister
LANSING, Mich. — The Senate’s Energy and Technology Committee and Natural Resources Committee heard testimony from several Canadian officials at a joint hearing Tuesday regarding the Line 5 pipeline. Senate
On Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Department of Health and Human Services announced they are reducing the state’s COVID-19 restrictions but keeping limits on in-person dining at restaurants. I
The state Senate on Thursday approved Senate Bill 186, legislation I sponsored that would update Michigan’s hemp laws. On Jan. 15, the USDA published a final rule regarding federal hemp
Some fellow Michigan lawmakers recently sent letters to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the U.S. Department of Justice, calling for a full investigation into Gov. Whitmer’s handling of the
On Wednesday, the Michigan Senate approved more than $4.2 billion in additional COVID-19 relief to protect people from the virus, help Michigan students safely return to school and assist Michiganders
LANSING, Mich. — Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Lauwers, R-Brockway Township, issued the following statement Tuesday in response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announcing changes to state restrictions on small businesses
LANSING, Mich. — Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Lauwers on Tuesday applauded a Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) announcement approving a $1.5 million Michigan Business Development Program grant for a global
‘You should not be issuing orders that limit residents’ access to their local elected officials’ LANSING, Mich. — Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Lauwers and some of his Senate Republican
‘I owe it to my constituents to push back on undemocratic orders as I am able’ LANSING, Mich. — Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Lauwers on Wednesday issued the following
LANSING, Mich. — Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Lauwers on Wednesday issued the following statement after the Michigan Senate voted to reject Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent appointments to several state
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Dan Lauwers on Tuesday applauded a list of 19 priorities for 2021 unveiled by the Senate Republican caucus ahead of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the
‘The governor’s disregard for those suffering is heartless and heartbreaking’ LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Dan Lauwers on Wednesday visited a Bad Axe restaurant hit hard by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s extension