LANSING, Mich. — The Legislature on Wednesday finalized a supplemental to the state’s Fiscal Year 2016-17 budget that included $1 million for improvements at Mackinac Island State Park. “I am
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt was honored as 2016 Legislator of the Year by the Michigan Fraternal Order of Police on Tuesday. “I am truly honored to receive
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt will hold coffee hours with constituents throughout the 37th Senate District this month. The senator will be available to answer questions and provide
LANSING, Mich. — Legislation to help create and expand business investment in the state that results in more available high-wage jobs was approved by the state Senate on Tuesday. Senate
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt will hold coffee hours with constituents throughout the 37th Senate District this month. The senator will be available to answer questions and provide
Last month, inmates at the Kinross Correctional Facility formed a protest that led to the destruction of property and a heightened level of security at the prison. What has been
LANSING, Mich. — Nearly 2,500 eastern Upper Peninsula residents participated in a tele-townhall with Sen. Wayne Schmidt last week to discuss energy issues affecting the region. A tele-townhall meeting is
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt announced on Wednesday that a coffee hour scheduled to be held in Newberry on Thursday, October 27 will be held an hour later
LANSING, Mich. — Bipartisan legislation that would streamline existing laws governing the state’s brownfield redevelopment program was approved unanimously by the Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bills 908-913 are the result
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt was honored as Legislator of the Year by the Michigan Sheriffs’ Association on Sunday during its Fall Professional Development Conference. Schmidt was recognized
New fiscal year begins Michigan’s new fiscal year began at the beginning of the month. Once again approved ahead of schedule, it reflects our continued pursuit of approving a balanced
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt will hold coffee hours with constituents throughout the 37th Senate District this month. The senator will be available to answer questions and provide
LANSING, Mich. — Health care benefits for the surviving spouse and dependents of officers who die in the line of duty will be guaranteed after legislation sponsored by state Sen.
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt on Wednesday congratulated St. Marys Cement company on receiving inducement resolution approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) for up to $150 million
LANSING, Mich. — Health care benefits would be guaranteed for the surviving spouse and dependents of officers who die in the line of duty under legislation sent to the desk
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, was presented with a shovel used during a ceremonial groundbreaking of a new, state-of-the-art, multi-purpose building project at the site of
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt on Monday applauded the recent awarding of a Clean Michigan Initiative Brownfield Redevelopment Loan of $700,000 to the Grand Traverse County Brownfield Redevelopment
LANSING, Mich. — Legislation that would guarantee health care benefits for the surviving spouse and dependents of officers who die in the line of duty was approved by the state
LANSING, Mich. — Legislation to recognize places throughout Michigan that are significant to the history of Native Americans, including along trails that served as a foundation for many state roadways,
Closure of Pugsley Correctional Facility a factor LANSING, Mich. — After the Michigan Senate finalized the state’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget plan on Wednesday, Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, issued