“Last year, Democrats ignored our efforts to criminalize these heinous acts in Michigan,” said Cavitt, R-Cheboygan. “It was frustrating considering we’d spent nearly four years watching the weakness of the Biden Administration as countless illegal aliens flooded over our borders and threatened our communities. The reforms undertaken by President Trump have been a blessing for our country as border encounters are down significantly. Our human smuggling criminalization plan will support those efforts and ensure local law enforcement in Michigan can continue this important work at the state level.”

State Rep. Ann Bollin today voted in support of a bipartisan plan to provide ongoing, dedicated funding to local law enforcement and violence prevention efforts across Michigan — a move she says will strengthen public safety in communities throughout Livingston and Oakland counties. The plan, approved with strong bipartisan support in the House, creates the […]

State Rep. Nancy Jenkins-Arno, R-Rollin Township, supports the increase of public safety funding and strengthening law enforcement efforts across Michigan. The House passed the Public Safety Trust Fund plan, which allocates $115 million statewide to support safety initiatives. “This is about making sure every Michigan resident feels safe in their neighborhood — not just today, […]

“There is no one better suited to make decisions for a community than the people elected from within that same community,” said Smit, who served as Martin Township Clerk for seven years. “Local control being stripped away was a perversion of the principles that make up local governments. Radical Democrats stripped a core function of local government and gifted it to a state board handcrafted by our left-wing governor. Republicans called foul then, and we’ve worked to reverse that abuse of legislative power ever since. The passage of these bills is a wonderful first step to restoring the local control that should’ve never been taken away in the first place.”

State Representative Jaime Greene (R-Richmond) introduced two new bills on Thursday that will codify the age expansion of the Michigan Reconnect program to include 21 to 24-year-olds. The Reconnect program provides state scholarships to certain qualified individuals returning to school to earn an associate’s degree or skill certificate, allowing them to attend tuition-free or significantly […]

State Reps. Angela Rigas (R-Caledonia) and Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) this week pressed representatives from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) this during testimony focused on last year’s report by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG). The report focuses on Children’s Protective Services (CPS) and MDHHS’s ability to perform investigations regarding child […]