Wendzel standing with migrant workers and Michigan AG community State Representative Pauline Wendzel joined the agricultural community in opposing Governor Whitmer’s latest unconstitutional DHHS orders. “I’m appalled that the governor is vindictively targeting Michigan’s farmers with this hurtful order,” Rep. Wendzel said. “I’ve spent the last few days sitting with and speaking directly to our […]

State Rep. Pauline Wendzel supported an overwhelmingly bipartisan plan to rectify the governor’s fatal error that contributed to the COVID-related deaths of more than 1,947 nursing home residents. The mandate to put COVID-19 patients into long-term care facilities alongside uninfected residents was decided by the governor alone, without any legislative input. “After passing a bipartisan […]

State Rep. Pauline Wendzel has introduced legislation to help Michigan’s professional license holders recover from COVID-19. “As Michiganders begin to resume their lives in a safe and smart manner, I believe it’s important for state government to do everything it can to help our economy recover from the devastation of COVID-19,” Rep. Wendzel said. “As […]

State Rep. Pauline Wendzel today helped unveil a new bipartisan 15-bill package aimed at reforming Michigan’s criminal sentencing guidelines. As of 2018, Michigan prisoners have the longest average length of stay in the nation at 54 months. This is in stark contrast to the national average of 30 months, and out of line with neighboring […]

State Rep. Pauline Wendzel today joined her House colleagues in approving her co-sponsored resolution opposing the governor’s nursing home policies, which have put the lives of Michigan seniors in danger during the COVID-19 era. Gov. Whitmer has continued with a plan that places COVID-19 patients into long-term care facilities – putting individuals who have tested […]

State Rep. Pauline Wendzel announced the launch of her ‘senior spotlight’ campaign. Rep. Wendzel’s goal is to highlight the extraordinary students of the class of 2020 across Michigan’s 79th House District and celebrate their accomplishments. “The class of 2020 was dealt an unfair hand. This year was supposed to be filled with fun, surrounded by […]

Southwest Michigan talent development and employment successes were among those celebrated by state leaders at the Michigan Works! Association Impact Awards this week. Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, local lawmakers and statewide talent development officials gathered in Lansing on Wednesday, March 4 to recognize St. Joseph resident Nikolay Bagaev, Eagle Technologies, Lake Michigan College and Michigan […]

16-bill package aimed to help Michigan brewers overwhelmingly passes State Rep. Pauline Wendzel’s self-distribution package today passed out of the Michigan House of Representatives with overwhelming support. Initially unveiled at the Michigan Brewer’s Guild Winter Conference and Trade Show in early January, the legislation gained the support of Michigan brewers across the state as well […]

State Rep. Pauline Wendzel issued the following statements on Governor Whitmer’s second State of the State address. “Governor Whitmer just doesn’t get it.  Hyper-partisanship has plagued Washington D.C. and look where it’s gotten us. Instead of throwing bombs at Republicans, Governor Whitmer should quit kowtowing to Nancy Pelosi and D.C. Democrats and try leading our […]

State Representative Pauline Wendzel announced plans to meet with residents of Southwest Michigan during a morning coffee hour. The coffee hour will take place on Friday, January 31st at Water & Wheat Café, 6218 M-63 in Coloma from 11 a.m. to noon. “I look forward to talking with residents of Berrien County about their state […]

Legislation doubles brewers’ self-distribution limit KALAMAZOO- State Rep. Pauline Wendzel unveiled legislation at the 2020 Michigan Brewer’s Guild Winter Conference and Trade Show that will significantly increase the amount of product a micro-brewery may self-distribute in the State of Michigan. “Craft beer in Michigan is a booming, billion-dollar industry that supports nearly 10,000 jobs in […]