Senator Coleman A. Young II Issues Statement on Governor Rick Snyder’s...
Lansing – Senator Coleman A. Young II issued the following statement Wednesday after Governor Rick Snyder announced he would not appeal a federal court’s decision that the state must recognize the...
View ArticleSenate Democrats Comment on Governor’s Budget Presentation
LANSING—Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich and Democratic members of the Senate Appropriations Committee issued the following statements today in response to Governor Rick Snyder’s budget presentation....
View ArticleYoung and Faris Fight for Higher Wages for Michigan Workers
Joint legislation would raise minimum wage for tipped workers LANSING—Senator Coleman A. Young II (D–Detroit) and Representative Pam Faris (D-Clio) announced joint legislation today that they will be...
View ArticleMichigan Senate Democrats Champion Supreme Court Ruling Legalizing Marriage...
LANSING—Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint) and members of the Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus issued the following statements today in support of the United States Supreme Court’s historic...
View ArticleSenator Coleman A. Young II Responds to Legionnaires’ Disease Bombshell
LANSING, Mich. — Senator Coleman A. Young II (D-Detroit) issued the following statement in response to today’s news that emails show Gov. Snyder’s administration was aware of a surge in Legionnaires’...
View ArticleSenator Coleman A. Young II Responds to House GOP’s Proposed Plan for Detroit...
LANSING, Mich. — Senator Coleman A. Young II (D-Detroit) issued the following statement in response to today’s proposed plan by House Republicans about how to fix Detroit Public Schools: “Our GOP...
View ArticleDetroit, Flint Area Senators Want MDEQ Oversight Commissions Restored
Legislation would restore water, air oversight commissions to protect public’s health LANSING, Mich. — Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich (D–Flint) along with Senators Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D–Taylor) and...
View ArticleSen. Young on Darnell Earley’s $83k Settlement
LANSING, Mich. — Senator Coleman A. Young II (D–Detroit) released the following statement after news broke of former Flint and Detroit Public Schools’ emergency manager Darnell Earley’s $83,000...
View ArticleMichigan House and Senate Democrats introduce legislation to protect student...
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Democratic legislators in the Michigan House and Senate introduced a package of three bills that would protect student borrowers and people currently repaying student loans from...
View ArticleSen. Coleman A. Young II on widespread power outages across Detroit
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Coleman A. Young II (D−Detroit) has issued the following statement encouraging Detroit residents to seek shelter at 24-hour warming centers, and praising DTE’s efforts to restore...
View ArticleSen. Young Requests Formal Inquiry into Detroit Hepatitis A Outbreak
Memo submitted to attorney general includes request to halt planned water shutoffs LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Coleman A. Young II (D–Detroit) today sent a memorandum to Michigan Attorney General Bill...
View ArticleSen. Coleman A. Young II on elimination of driver responsibility fees
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Coleman A. Young II (D−Detroit) today issued the following statement after the Senate voted to eliminate driver responsibility fees, which made it more difficult for families to...
View ArticleSenate Democrats on Republicans’ Repeal of Prevailing Wage
LANSING, Mich., June 6, 2018 — Members of the Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus issued the following statements today after Senate Republicans voted to repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage law: Democratic...
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