Rep. Beth Griffin, R-Mattawan; audio on September 11 commemoration at state Capitol
Rep. Griffin talks about Thursday’s commemoration of the anniversary of September 11 at the state Capitol honoring the state’s first responders; her guests included Mattawan Fire Department Lieutenant Kyle Gabrielse and Firefighter Logan King.
Rep. Mary Whiteford, R-Casco Twp.; audio on September 11 commemoration at state Capitol
Rep. Whiteford talks about Thursday’s commemoration of September 11th at the state Capitol, and two local first responders she invited to Lansing, Saugatuck Township Fire District Chief Greg Janik and Allegan County Emergency Management Director Scott Corbin.
Speaker of the House Tom Leonard, R-DeWitt; audio on House passage of citizen-initiated legislation
Speaker Leonard talks with reporters on the House floor at the state Capitol Wednesday evening on House passage of citizen-initiated legislation increasing the minimum wage to $12.00 an hour by 2022 and requiring employers to provide paid sick time.
Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain; audio on legislation regarding children or pets in a hot vehcile
Rep. LaFave talks about his new legislation that would waive any penalties for individuals who would break a car window to rescue a child or pet from what they perceive as a hot vehicle. Representative LaFave says he does not want to a see a child or animal suffer because someone was concerned about the…
Rep. Mary Whiteford, R-Casco Twp.; audio on mental health crisis hotline legislation
Representative Whiteford talks about her HB 6202, which would establish a statewide mental health crisis hotline. Representative Whiteford testified on the legislation before the House Health Policy Committee Wednesday and says she thinks the plan, which would connect individuals going through a mental health crisis, or members of their family, with professional services, could save…
Rep. Kim LaSata, R-Bainbridge Twp.; audio on public university acountability
Rep. LaSata, the Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, says the public university budget for the coming school year once again focuses on university accountability through expanded Title IX oversight. Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in institutions that receive federal funding. Since 2017, Michigan’s public universities have been required to submit reports…
Rep. Mary Whiteford, R-Casco Twp.; audio on recreational planning for Kalamazoo River
Rep. Whiteford, who chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of Environmental Quality, talks about her efforts to establish a broad-based recreational plan for the Kalamazoo River in Allegan County. Three meetings have been held so far in the area under the direction of the Outdoor Recreation Center, and Rep. Whiteford says she hopes…
Rep. Eric Leutheuser, R-Hillsdale; audio on start of 2018-2019 school year
Rep. Leutheuser says students in Branch and Hillsdale Counties will benefit from record K-12 funding during the 2018-2019 school year, which he says will build increasingly robust programming for young people pursuing a college education or education in a professional trade.
Rep. Mary Whiteford, R-Casco Twp.; audio on interaction with local students
As school begins in Allegan County over the next couple of weeks, Rep. Mary Whiteford says one of the best parts of her job as state Representative is interacting with students visiting the state Capitol.
Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain; audio on 2018-19 school year and more resources for classrooms
Rep. LaFave looks ahead to the start of the 2018-2019 school year, and says record education funding of almost $15 billion will benefit U.P. students and young people across Michigan. Also new for 2018-2019 is Rep. LaFave’s HB 4106, now Public Act 184 of 2018, that grants high school credit to a student after the…
Rep. Steve Marino, R-Macomb County; audio on family visits to state Capitol.
Rep. Marino says during Wednesday’s House session that visiting the state Capitol and Lansing is a great day trip for families before kids return to school.
Rep. Tim Kelly, R-Saginaw Twp.; audio on record funding for 2018-2019 school year
House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid Chair Tim Kelly says Michigan’s public schools will resume classes in a few weeks with record funding and new dollars for early literacy programs and at-risk students.
Rep. Peter Lucido, R-Macomb county; audio on school activity fee tax credit
Rep. Lucido talks about his HB 4014, which would provide a state tax credit equal to the amount of the school activity fees paid for a taxpayer’s dependent. The legislation is pending in the House Tax Policy Committee.
Rep. Mary Whiteford, R-Casco Twp.; audio on combating PFAS contamination
Rep. Whiteford, who chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee for the Department of Environmental Quality, says state government must continue to proactively identify and clean up PFAS contamination in Michigan.
Rep. Sue Allor, R-Wolverine; audio on state action on PFAS
Rep. Allor, whose district includes the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base near Oscoda, talks about PFAS contamination in Michigan, and the $23 million already appropriated by the state to locate contamination, identify sources and oversee remediation.
Rep. Mary Whiteford, R-Casco Twp.; audio on rural broadband legislation
Rep. Whiteford talks about her HB 5670, currently pending in the House Communication and Technology Committee, which is designed to encourage the expansion of broadband services to unserved and underserved areas of Michigan through the creation of a fund and governing board. Rep. Whiteford says a similar system is already operating in Minnesota and has…