By State Senator Gilda Z. Jacobs
June 30, 2009

We’ve all seen the cable news stories about alleged “pregnancy pacts” among teenage girls. Pact or not, this is a good reminder that we need to have candid discussions with our daughters and sons about teenage pregnancy. One thing that we can all agree on is that our teenagers should be teenagers and not parents. We all agree that we need to talk to our teenagers about preventing teen pregnancies, although some of us disagree on where and when those conversations should occur.

State Senator Gilda Z. Jacobs (D-Farmington Hills) will discuss Michigan’s tax structure and how it affects state revenues and funding for state and local services at a town hall meeting on July 6.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2009
CONTACT: Alex Rossman, 517-373-6091

Senate Democrats defend vital services for Michigan’s struggling workers and families; Republican budget proposal for Department of Human Services severely cuts funding for clothing, education, food, job search and shelter assistance for vulnerable citizens

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 16, 2009
CONTACT: Alex Rossman, 517-373-6091

Senate Democrats fight to protect public safety, create much-needed jobs; drastic Republican budget proposals slash local revenue sharing, 21st Century Jobs Fund

Join Oakland County Treasurer-Elect Andy Meisner for the most exciting swearing-in celebration this summer!

By Kevin Hrit, Congressional Liaison
Representative Gary C. Peters, MI-09
June 15, 2009

In the last 12 hours alone, more than 1100 people have signed up online to say to GM: Make it in Michigan!

As I'm sure you know far too well, the last several months have been extremely rough on the domestic auto industry. As a part of its restructuring, GM is going to be permanently closing several plants in Michigan, and indefinitely idling many more.

Have you ever listened to something on the TV or radio and thought, damn, I should call up my legislator about this issue, and then the thought passes. Do what I do. I have put my state and federal legislators telephone numbers on my cell phone. Whenever I read or hear something that calls for action, I call my politicians on my cell phone and leave a message expressing my concern.

By Mark Brewer, MDP Chair
June 9, 2009

Nolan Finley's recent column about the 2010 gubernatorial election ignores critical facts concerning that election. Elections are about choices between candidates and Finley failed to analyze the deeply flawed GOP field.

In alphabetical order, here are some examples of those flaws: