Winnie Brinks

Postal workers protest, Muskegon zoning changes, State Sen. Huizenga's town halls, GR verified accessible, Kentwood Development Director retiring, Brinks asks judge for bills to be sent to the Governor, library funding, and more.

Brinks said House Republicans appear to be taking their cue from President Donald Trump’s hardcore tactics

The bills include measures regarding public employee health care and pensions, exempting public assistance payments from debt collection and allowing Detroit to ask voters to approve historical museum millages

Despite passing the Legislature, they hadn’t been forwarded to the governor by the time party control in the House switched from Democratic to Republican at the start of the year

Former congressman Fred Upton joined Michigan’s Democrat leaders in a press conference in GR with a message for voters

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin held her first rally today in Grand Rapids since winning the Democratic primary race for Michigan’s open U.S Senate seat.

Some opponents of the new laws have criticized them as being too reactive and difficult to enforce

The new year presents a chance for lawmakers to finish priorities they started last year but didn’t get done.Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) predicted swift action on a host of items.

This week Michigan’s Legislature adjourned for the rest of the year—leaving several policy proposals on the table. Senate Democratic Majority Leader Winnie Brinks says there is progress being made.

This is the first state budget crafted in decades entirely under Democratic control of the Legislature and the governor’s office