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LANSING - (June 6, 2023) - Today, the Michigan Senate finalized Senate Bill 32, Sen. Sylvia Santana's (D-Detroit) legislation that would allow the Detroit Police Department (DPD) and other police departments to enter tuition contracts with recruits, enabling the department to better retain talented, well-trained officers. The bill had bipartisan and nearly unanimous support in both the House and Senate throughout the legislative process, and the legislation now heads to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...
LANSING - (March 14, 2023) - Today, the Senate Democratic Majority voted to pass Senate Bills 6 and 34, the Restoring Workers' Rights package. "The ability to speak up together with one voice for better pay and benefits and safer workplace conditions is a right that workers deserve," said Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids). "By repealing anti-worker laws, we're making our state a place where people want to come, work hard, and build a life knowing that they will be respected...