Category: Political Press Releases

Marquette, Mich.- 04/11/2018 — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, issued the following statement on Wednesday regarding the recent damage to Line 5 and other underwater cables beneath the straits: “I cannot begin to...

Marquette, Mich. – April 2, 2018 – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today recognized April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and stressed the continued need for advocacy and justice for survivors of sexual assault....

Calley has Momentum in Michigan Primary for Governor Marquette, MI – A new Strategic National poll of likely Michigan GOP Primary voters shows Sandy Pensler has taken his first lead in the Republican US Senate Primary, and Lt...

Marquette, Mich.- 03/21/2018- In January, state Rep. Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) asked the Michigan auditor general to do an investigative audit of the procurement practices of the Michigan Department of Transportation. Rep. Dianda...

For Immediate Release- March 13, 2018 Contact: Connie Russell 517-373-2413 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, welcomed Ashley Schichtel to the state Capitol on Tuesday. Schichtel, who was named Michigan...

MEDIA CONTACT: Andrea Bitely Megan Hawthorne 517-373-8060 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2018 Legislation halts $10 fee being charged to Michigan residents who freeze their credit LANSING, MI – Michigan Attorney General Bill...

LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today released the following statement recognizing the start of March is Reading Month and the importance of strong literacy for everyone: “Reading with my children when they...

Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley today affirmed that he is willing to participate in the four official televised gubernatorial debates proposed by the Michigan Republican Party at the beginning of this week. Yesterday, Attorney...

Only one more Republican Senator needed to overturn FCC decision and pass resolution in the Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters introduced a resolution to overturn the Federal Communications...

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approval of Indiana’s Medicaid waiver marks the second time the Trump administration has allowed a state to base Medicaid eligibility on work status...

Troy, Michigan – Lena Epstein filed her year-end FEC report with $1,038,097 cash on hand. The number is more than 7x higher than any of her Republican opponents in the race, making her the strongest general election candidate...

Washington, D.C. – Despite Republican control of the House, Senate, and White House, late last night, Congress and the Trump administration could not reach agreement and chose to shut down the United States Government. Instead...