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Official page of the Michigan State Senate Democratic Caucus. Twenty members strong, we lead with a #MajorityForThePeople . #MILeg

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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
2 years
We did it, Michigan. Since 1984, Republicans have used their control of the @MISenate to block things MI families need. No more. Michiganders across race, place & peninsula just flipped the chamber for the 1st time in 38yrs — ushering in a new Democratic majority #ForThePeople .
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MI Senate Dems
2 years
We've always known she's a rising star. Congratulations to Sen. @MalloryMcMorrow !
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
2 years
BREAKING: Moments ago, our Democratic #MajorityForThePeople voted to pass common-sense #GunViolence prevention legislation that will save lives. THIS is what democracy looks like. The people of Michigan have spoken loud & clear. #MILeg #Enough
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MI Senate Dems
8 years
Betsy DeVos does NOT promise to commit to not privatizing public schools or cutting public education. #DeVosHearing
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
3 years
Tearing up, @SenErikaGeiss today called for action across racial lines: "If you love [your Black and Brown relatives] as much as I love my son, as much as I love my community—you’ll push for these law enforcement reforms & accountability for egregious acts now." #BlackLivesMatter
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
4 years
🎶Lift every voice & sing Till earth & heaven ring, Ring w/ the harmonies of Liberty🎶 After passing a resolution recognizing #Juneteenth , @LtGovGilchrist & the most diverse @MISenDems in history broke out singing the #BlackNationalAnthem . Let us march on till victory is won. 🎶
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
4 years
VICTORY! Our election was free, fair & accurate, as certified by Michigan's 83 counties & Board of State Canvassers. The election is over, & #VotersDecided @JoeBiden will lead us out of the pandemic & to a better future. It's time for the peaceful transfer of power. #AllEyesOnMI
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
2 years
Sen. @MalloryMcMorrow : "As we're looking for where things are getting done for the next two years, it's going to be in a state like ours." Between @GovWhitmer and a Democratic-led #MILeg , we're excited to go full speed ahead to deliver for Michiganders.
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
2 years
The MI Senate just PASSED legislation taking MI’s outdated 1931 abortion ban OFF the books, ensuring the zombie law never rises again! #SomeoneYouLove may need an abortion someday, & we're ensuring everyone has the #FreedomToDecide what’s best for their families & futures.
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
7 years
HUGE NEWS: This is a long-overdue victory for teachers & school employees in Michigan. Minutes ago, the Michigan Supreme Court voted 6-0 to return the 3% that was stolen from their paychecks by @onetoughnerd . That money will now be in the hands of those who earned it. #MichEd
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
4 years
BREAKING: @GovWhitmer has ordered all businesses to refuse entry/service to people who are putting us all at risk & endangering lives by refusing to wear a simple mask. No shirt, no shoes, no mask — no service. COVID-19 has been worsening in MI. Do your part & #MaskUpMichigan !
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
4 years
😂 Here in Michigan, the people united will never be defeated! Even if we have to do it 4 times. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊
@cmclymer
Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦
4 years
Biden becomes the first presidential candidate to win Michigan four times in the same cycle.
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
1 year
No one should be shamed for who they are or who they love. We must affirm Michigan as an inclusive, welcoming place by passing Sen. @MalloryMcMorrow 's bill to keep young people safe from conversion therapy. #HateWontWin
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
2 years
#SomeoneYouLove may have an experience similar to Michal and Jordan, who suffered a non-viable pregnancy. As Sen. @MalloryMcMorrow outlines, it’s up to us to ensure our loved ones have the #FreedomToDecide what’s best for their families and futures, in line with their beliefs.
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
4 years
Happy Monday! We have some new followers, so allow us to reintroduce ourselves. 👋 We're the Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus. We’re eight women and eight men strong, working for our communities to build a Michigan that serves us all. That's us below with @LtGovGilchrist ! 🧵
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MI Senate Dems
2 years
"When he [ @POTUS ] talks about rights and liberties, he knows that in the end those rights and liberties are decided by federal judges, so the makeup of the federal judiciary is connected to everything else we do." — @RonaldKlain , @WHCOS
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
5 years
“This is not a partisan issue...This is a human issue. We have to start working together.” — Congresswoman @RashidaTlaib at this event that brought together Michiganders, non-profits and elected officials from around the state.
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
6 years
⚠️ Trump & Barr released our roads report: Michigan roads are ███████ safe ███ reliable & ██████ well-maintained. Michiganders are highly ███satisfied with our █████████ infrastructure. We love our █████, ██ █████ ███ ███ damn roads!
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
5 years
Workers: we need your input! We want to ensure that workplaces in Michigan are reopened in a way that keeps you safe and that protects your rights as this #COVID19 pandemic continues. Fill out the short survey at and help us help YOU.
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
5 years
Our Senators wanted to say thank you to everyone working to protect their community. From heroes on the frontlines, to Michiganders staying at home — you’re making the difference for us all. We are here for you now, and always. #mileg
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
2 years
. @MIHouseDems & @MISenDems know the feeling! 💪🏿💪🏽💪🏻 #MajorityForThePeople #DemsDeliver
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🎃🕸️All Hallows Keith🕸️🎃
2 years
When you’re the first state in 58 years to repeal “right to work”
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MI Senate Dems
6 years
Thanks to @BetsyDeVosED 's crooked policies, our teachers are forced to do even more with less. If we want our students to succeed, we need to invest in our schools. #Miched
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
4 years
BREAKING: 3 dams have failed now in Midland along the Tittabawassee River. Edenville went first, then Smallwood and now Sanford. @GovWhitmer is expected to have an emergency press conference at 10 PM tonight.
@Citadelofrick
CitadelofRick
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@LizUmberfield Sanford dam has failed. The news just hasn’t caught up yet
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
3 years
#NewCoverPhoto ! From our crew to yours, happy #Pride !
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
1 year
HAPPENING NOW: @GovWhitmer is signing Sen. Mallory McMorrow's legislation to create extreme risk protection orders. She is joined by gun violence prevention advocates, survivors & legislators to turn this commonsense gun violence prevention bill into law.
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MI Senate Dems
1 year
ICYMI: Last week, @GovWhitmer signed Sen. @MalloryMcMorrow 's bill to make MI the 21st state with extreme risk protection order laws. The laws allow folks to petition a court to temporarily remove firearms from those who are at extreme risk of harming themselves or others. #Enough
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
4 years
Comments are FLOODING in urging Michigan to certify votes. We voted in record numbers, choosing @JoeBiden to tackle COVID & move us #ForwardTogether to a better future. Trump didn't stop us from voting or counting & he can't stop us from certifying. It's #OurTimeNow . #AllEyesOnMI
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MI Senate Dems
1 year
Today, we remember the Indigenous people who have been murdered and those who are missing. We must continue working with Tribal communities to increase awareness and resources to end this crisis.
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MI Senate Dems
3 years
It’s official: Michigan's tampon tax is a thing of the past! Starting today, menstrual products in Michigan are not subject to the state sales tax! #DemsDeliver
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
7 years
BREAKING: Republican bill mandating that #Medicaid recipients work to get their #healthcare PASSES 26-11. All 10 Democrats opposed. Hypocritical that GOP legislators want a 29 hrs/wk work mandate, yet won't hold themselves to the same standards (29 hrs/wk in session). #mileg
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MI Senate Dems
1 year
#NewCoverPhoto — happy Pride Month to all!
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MI Senate Dems
1 year
Military Appreciation Month began with @GovWhitmer signing Sen. @PaulWojno 's bipartisan bill to give servicemembers peace of mind that their ballots will be counted when they're deployed. As they protect our freedoms around the world, we must protect their right to vote at home.
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MI Senate Dems
2 years
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves.
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MI Senate Dems
2 years
🙌🏾 BREAKING: In a ruling decades in the making, the @MISupremeCourt just banned discrimination against LGBTQ Michiganders! Til now, it’s been 100% legal to fire, evict or deny service to LGBTQ Michiganders. This is a HUGE step for #WinningEquality ! 🏳️‍🌈
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MI Senate Dems
2 years
To all @michiganstateu community members who we joined at the Capitol today: We see you. We hear you loud & clear. In our new #MajorityForThePeople , we WILL take action to #EndGunViolence in MI. #ThoughtsAndACTION #EnoughIsEnough #SpartanStrong #mileg
@Simon_Schuster
Simon D. Schuster
2 years
The legislators were asked by Maya Manuel, one of the protest organizers, to sit in the front of the crowd and see the grief-stricken faces of the MSU students in attendance.
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MI Senate Dems
2 years
"All of us in the most compassionate way need to work as hard as possible to assure this care is safe & accessible. That it is a decision that medical providers can make without arbitrary hurdles with their patients." — Sen. @MalloryMcMorrow #BansOffMIBody
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
2 years
All eyes will be on Michigan tomorrow. You can rely on this page and those of our Senators for trustworthy, up-to-date information.
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MI Senate Dems
3 years
Michigan's headlines from this week pretty much sum it up. #mileg
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MI Senate Dems
6 years
Welcome to the PEOPLE'S house. Michiganders packed the rotunda today to make it loud and clear: Power belongs with the people. Michiganders are working harder than ever to build the better Michigan that we all envision. #MichiganDeservesBetter #MIPowerGrab #GOPShameDuck #mileg
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
6 years
This is GREAT NEWS: This legislation would've stripped away the duties and responsibilities of the incoming secretary of state. It was a part of the #MIPowerGrab to undermine the voters and trash our democracy on their way out the door.
@GongwerMichigan
Gongwer Michigan (State Affairs Michigan)
6 years
BREAKING - House GOP will not take up one of the most controversial bills of the lame-duck session, moving campaign finance oversight away from secretary of state and to a commission. The bill was seen as a GOP ploy to weaken incoming Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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MI Senate Dems
4 years
When the GOP tries to override the Governor’s veto, it’s not about policy — it’s about power and politics... we are tired about hearing how emasculated they feel, aren't you? #mileg
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
5 years
Scamming thousands of students may have finally caught up to Betsy DeVos.
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
3 years
. @olivia_Rodrigo knows the COVID-19 vaccine is good 4 u — & no need to be jealous, everyone can get the safe, effective covid vaccine. Grab your drivers license, take transit or walk to your nearest provider! find one at & avoid deja vu in the fall 🦋💜
@ABC
ABC News
3 years
JUST IN: Olivia Rodrigo addresses White House press corps: "I am beyond honored and humbled to be here today to help spread the message about the importance of youth vaccination. I am in awe of the work Pres. Biden and Dr. Fauci have done and was happy to help lend my support."
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MI Senate Dems
2 years
Low-income families who need assistance to buy food don't need more hoops to jump through. We're proud to pass Sen. @JeffMIrwin 's bill to remove these unfair requirements so more families can put food on the table.
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MI Senate Dems
7 years
. @onetoughnerd : Your tough talk on fixing roads is 7 years too late, and more than a few dollars short. #FixMIRoads #MIBudget #mileg
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
6 years
Your government should work for YOU. That’s why 750,000 people signed petitions to pass paid sick leave and increase the minimum wage in the first place. It’s also why Michiganders flipped a record number of seats from red to blue in November.
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MI Senate Dems
3 years
Michigan can't get back to work if kids can't get back into daycare. @GovWhitmer 's plan is the first step in ensuring parents can return to work, kids can get the attention they need and our economy can grow stronger.
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
5 years
As we near the end of #WomensHistoryMonth , we want to thank our very own @GovWhitmer , who has been an incredible, bold & courageous leader throughout her first term — & especially now dealing with #COVID19 . She fights hard for Michiganders, and we are thankful for her leadership!
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MI Senate Dems
2 years
Today is the National Day of Remembrance for #IndianBoardingSchools Survivors. Sen. @JeffMIrwin co-sponsored SB 876, with input from Northern MI tribal elders, allowing survivors to heal by acknowledging this dark history. Together we can move into a more inclusive future. 🧡
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MI Senate Dems
3 years
Welcome back to Michigan, @POTUS !
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MI Senate Dems
2 years
Across race, place and peninsula, everyone deserves the freedom to live without fear of gun violence in their schools and communities. That's why we introduced common-sense gun bills that will save lives from being lost to mass shootings, homicides, suicides and accidents.
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
3 years
ummm... this is NOT okay.
@maddow
Rachel Maddow MSNBC
3 years
Hillsdale County Michigan Republican Party fundraiser today. "Food and drinks will be provide."
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MI Senate Dems
2 years
It's always a good day when Michigan is made more inclusive. Sen. @JeremyAllenMoss , Rep. @JasonMHoskins , AG @DanaNessel & former Rep. Mel Larsen himself watched on as @GovWhitmer signed protections for #LGBTQ Michiganders into law. 🌈 #EqualityForAll #HateWontWin
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MI Senate Dems
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The best time to do something is *before* the next tragedy. We've taken the first steps, and we'll continue working toward a safer Michigan. #Enough
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MI Senate Dems
2 years
Michiganders of all identities should be represented in their government. We're proud of our very own Sen. @JeremyAllenMoss for leading the way in the MI Senate, & we celebrate the many LGBTQ #MILeg lawmakers who help make MI a more inclusive place. 🌈
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
7 years
Sen. @jimananich sums up the Republican plan to fix Michigan roads: Throw pennies in some potholes & call it a day. Michigan has needed road repairs for years, but Republicans refuse to join Democrats in supporting our plan for better roads. #mileg #FixMIroads #FixMIstate
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
3 years
You can tell it's an election year when @MISenate Republicans — in the midst of a COVID spike — spend their 1st session day of 2022 criticizing our President rather than working on behalf of MI to deliver COVID relief. Speaks volumes on their priorities. #pathetic #DoYourJob 🤦🏾‍♀️
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
7 years
"It's beyond belief that the governor expects the folks in Flint to trust the government now, when they lied to our faces about lead in our water just a few years ago." — Sen. @jimananich (D-Flint) #FlintWaterCrisis #Michigan #cleanwater #waterislife
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MI Senate Dems
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“Because @GovWhitmer was able to act quickly in the face of a global pandemic, it is estimated that she saved thousands of Michiganders' lives. It’s perplexing then, that we are voting to strip Michigan’s governor of executive authority after 76 years.” — @SenPolehanki #Mileg 1/
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MI Senate Dems
1 year
Families across Michigan have struggled to find affordable homes or rentals. That's why Democrats are investing part of our state budget into creating more affordable housing options.
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MI Senate Dems
4 years
"Enjoy this. Enjoy your family. Enjoy your spouses. Tell them that you love them every day, because tomorrow may not be here — it may not." Rest in Power, Senator Morris Hood III.
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
6 years
They. Have. No. Excuse. Republicans are ramming through laws on everything under the sun, yet somehow they can't devote 5 minutes to passing #PFAS legislation? You deserve to know your drinking water is safe, and that's one of OUR top priorities. #mileg
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
4 years
Thanks for your support, @funder & all who recently followed us! We couldn't have done it without the @wemakemichigan activists on the ground, MI's passionate poll workers/watchers who gave public comment & folks like YOU who amplified their voices! Let's move #ForwardTogether !
@funder
Scott Dworkin
4 years
Follow @MISenDems ! They played a big role in the Michigan win!
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
2 years
The nation’s eyes are on the MI Senate tonight. 👀 ➡️GOP-controlled since '84 ➡️Currently 16 Ds & 22 Rs ➡️ #VotersDecided to end GOP gerrymandering & redraw the maps; they're now fairer & more representative Tonight, we’ll be celebrating as new Senators join our team! #MILeg
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
6 years
We think you meant, "Republicans in the Michigan Senate."
@CraigDMauger
Craig Mauger
6 years
In 6 years, the Michigan Senate has voted to: — Double contribution limits; — Block the SOS from shining light on dark $; — Allow lawmakers to raise $ for super PACs; — Criminalize forcing nonprofits to disclose donors; — Shift campaign finance oversight away from the SOS.
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MI Senate Dems
3 years
THIS is what community looks like! Look at the incredible sea of people who turned out last night to support the victims and survivors of the #Oxfordshooting . ❤ #OxfordStrong
@rosemarybayer
Senator Rosemary Bayer
3 years
Our hearts are broken open by grief but tonight we held each other up and stood together in love. Tomorrow while our deep grieving continues, we must renew our vows to end this violent epidemic. #Oxfordstong
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MI Senate Dems
6 years
BREAKING: Senate Republicans just passed #SB1254 to weaken Proposal 2, despite voters making it clear that rigging the rules through #gerrymandering must end. All Democrats voted "no," because we should honor the intent of the voters. #MIPowerGrab #GOPShameDuck #mileg #YesOn2
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
4 years
Michigan Republicans blocking funding for vaccines, schools, food assistance, rental assistance, common sense and most everything else. #mileg
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MI Senate Dems
3 years
"We're making it easier to vote and harder to cheat" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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MI Senate Dems
3 years
Thrilled to have you back in the Mitten, @POTUS !
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MI Senate Dems
6 years
What we witnessed today is the last dying breath of an outdated regime. That’s b/c on Election Day, Michiganders made it clear that we👏are 👏sick 👏of 👏being 👏ignored 👏by those who are supposed to represent us. Things will change around here Jan. 1st.
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
7 years
Yesterday #Michigan Republicans passed a bill mandating #Medicaid recipients put in 29 hrs/wk of work to get their #healthcare — yet hypocritically rejected Democratic Sen. @CurtisHertelJr 's amendment to hold legislators to the same standards for THEIR taxpayer-funded healthcare.
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MI Senate Dems
7 years
It's a sad day for Michigan. With heavy hearts, we report that Republicans voted 25-12 to allow guns in schools, bars, hospitals and daycares. #NoPistolsInPreschools #GunSense #mileg #Enough #EnoughIsEnough #MomsDemand #NotOneMore #EndGunViolence #HonorWithAction
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MI Senate Dems
6 years
Michiganders voted overwhelmingly to end #gerrymandering . But once again, Republicans have refused to listen. You've said loud and clear that rigging the rules to stay in power is not how democracy should work. #mileg #MIPowerGrab
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
1 year
No more "lunch shaming" in Michigan — every child will get breakfast and lunch to make sure their growing minds are ready to learn.
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MI Senate Dems
3 years
BREAKING: We did it! The Wayne County Health Department just announced that students must wear masks at school. This was after people like YOU made your voices heard. They heard us loud and clear: The health and safety of our kids come first!
@SenPolehanki
Senator Dayna Polehanki
3 years
Today, the Wayne County Health Department issued a health and safety order requiring masks be worn at all Wayne County schools. Yesterday, my Wayne County colleagues and I sent a letter, encouraging the department to consider a universal mask requirement.🧵
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
9 years
"The poisoning of this town was done to this town by your state government." – @maddow #FlintTownHall
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MI Senate Dems
6 years
While Republicans throw tantrums on their way out of office, we have a job to do. You sent us here to ensure your voices are heard in building a better #Michigan , and we won't rest until that job is done. #mileg #MIPowerGrab
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MI Senate Dems
5 years
Today, our Senators stood together to defend a woman's right to choose. Michigan Democrats are united in the fight to #StopTheBans . #MILeg
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
1 year
Thanks to overwhelming support from Michiganders, Prop 2 passed in 2018 making same-day voter registration a reality in Michigan! Until 8 PM tonight, you can visit your local clerk's office to register to vote and cast your ballot all in one trip.
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@MISenDems
MI Senate Dems
1 year
BREAKING: Our #MajorityForThePeople just passed a fiscally responsible, equitable #BudgetForThePeople that prioritizes education, public health & safety, the economy & more. We're making once-in-a-generation investments in MI families & strengthening our state for years to come.
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