Our Tri-County area really needs and wants a Bigger and Better Transit System. There is a plan in place that will bring us closer to "Our Greatest Opportunity". We need our Tri-County Leaders to support establishing the Transit Authority.

Employed, covered now, but afraid it could change tomorrow? Paying too much, deductables increasing, coverage shrinking? Are you unemployed, underinsured, and out of options? Feel like your voice has been drowned out by right wing agitators and media?

Stand up for health care reform! Saturday, November 7th at the corners of Woodward Ave. and 11 Mile Road.

Did you know? Our state's government is the smallest it has been since the early 1970s. Adjusted for inflation, revenues are at the level they were back in 1964. We are $9 billion in spending below the Headlee Amendment limits. Michigan has 11,000 fewer state employees than we had only a few years ago, and our state now has a lower number of employees per citizen than 44 other states.

By Ellen Cogen Lipton, State Representative, 27th House District
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Swine Flu Vaccines

Oakland County residents can now pre-enroll online for vaccines for H1N1, commonly known as Swine Flu, through the County's Health Division. Vaccines for H1N1 and the regular seasonal flu are recommended for children and young adults ages 6 months to 24 years old; women that are pregnant; seniors and adults with underlying medical conditions; and health care workers and emergency personnel. Pre-enroll online or call (248) 926-3950 for more information.

By Ellen Cogen Lipton, State Representative, 27th House District
Friday, October 30, 2009

Welcome to my online newsletter. As your State Representative, I am here to work on your behalf in Lansing and our community. I hope this e-newsletter will be a helpful tool to let you know what I am working on and keep you informed on the important issues coming up at the Capitol.

By Suzanne Caterino
Thursday, October 29, 2009

State Senator Gilda Z. Jacobs (D-Huntington Woods) this week voted in support of Senate Bill 166, which would have banned setting auto and homeowner insurance rates by territory after Senate Republicans surprised senators by discharging the bill from committee and immediately putting it up for a vote. Senator Jacobs is a cosponsor of SB 166.

By Jen O'Malley Dillon, Executive Director, Democratic National Committee
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Last weekend, Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher admitted what's been painfully clear for months, saying: "I see a lot of Republicans simply involved in political games."

Sadly, he's right -- and when it comes to health reform, there's no one that statement applies to more than Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele. Instead of encouraging his party to work toward reform, Steele's been leading the charge against it with a series of lies and distortions.

Michigan veterans are teaming up with Operation Free for the Michigan leg of bus tour traveling through 22 states to show their support for clean energy legislation.

Join Michigan veterans as they demand action on clean energy legislation that will strengthen our national security and make the United States more energy independent.