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Reps. Barnett, Lipton and Slavens Support Legislation Improving Access to Women's Health Care
Package would expand education, health care options for women
FARMINGTON HILLS - State Representatives Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills), Ellen Cogen Lipton (D-Huntington Woods) and Dian Slavens (D-Canton) announced their support for a package of four bills and three resolutions...
Reps. Hobbs and Barnett Honored for Legislation that Helps Nonprofits
Michigan Nonprofit Association thanks Reps. for law benefiting nonprofits
Reps. Hobbs and Barnett Honored for Legislation that Helps Nonprofits Michigan Nonprofit Association thanks Reps. for law benefiting nonprofits LANSING - House Democratic Floor Leader Rudy Hobbs (D-Southfield) and State...
Rep. Barnett: Governor Must Address Homophobic Comments by Agema
Silence by Snyder is bad for business
State Representative Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) spoke out today calling on Gov. Rick Snyder to take a stand against Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema for his homophobic and bigoted comments...
Switalski, Barnett Push Against ALEC Anti-Family Legislation
Bills in House Commerce Committee further hurt Michigan families, strip local control
State Representative Jon Switalski (D-Warren), minority vice chairman of the House Commerce Committee and Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills), member of the Commerce Committee, railed against the testimony for House Bill...
House Democratic Leader Greimel Announces New Leadership Positions
Strategic advisor, assistant floor leaders and assistant whips named
LANSING - House Democratic Leader Tim Greimel (Auburn Hills) today announced that new appointments have been made to the House Democrats’ leadership team. The positions filled include strategic advisor to...
Reps. Barnett, Townsend: Save State $755 Million by Closing Tax Loophole
Ending offshore tax loophole could ease middle-class family tax burden
LANSING — State Representatives Vicki Barnett (Farmington Hills) and Jim Townsend (Royal Oak) said Tuesday that closing the offshore tax loophole wealthy individuals and big corporations use to dodge taxes...
Dems: More Corporate Tax Giveaways on the backs of local services and schools
Republican tax policies will put Michigan in the red without replacement revenue
State Representatives Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) and Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak), who serve on the House Tax Policy Committee criticized the path Republicans have laid out today with the elimination...
Democrats Condemn Republican Power Grab, Defend Democracy
LANSING - Incoming House Democratic Leader Rep. Tim Greimel (Auburn Hills) today denounced House Republican’s recreation of emergency financial managers (EFM) despite the voters’ overwhelming rejection of the system in...
Oakland Dems Vow to Continue Fight Against "Right-to-Work"
Democratic representatives say fight over anti-union laws far from over
LANSING - Democratic representatives from Oakland County today condemned the anti-union laws signed yesterday and promised to work hard to overturn them. Gov. Rick Snyder signed the so-called “right-to-work” bills...
House Republicans Push for Fetal Tax Credit, Remove Credit for Born Children
Proposal comes as Michigan families lose $600 per-child tax deduction
LANSING — The same Legislature that got rid of the $600 per-child tax deduction on the personal income tax is now poised to create a dependent exemption for fetuses, a...
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