LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Wayne Schmidt that would allow residents aged 18-20 to obtain a new provisional Concealed Pistol

LANSING, Mich. — May will be recognized as Community Action Agency Month under a resolution sponsored by Sen. Jim Stamas and Sen. Wayne Schmidt and recently approved by the Michigan

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, issued the following statement Sunday upon hearing the news of the sudden death of Lake Superior State University President Thomas Pleger late

LANSING, Mich. — Michiganders aged 18-20 would be allowed to obtain a new provisional Concealed Pistol License in the state under legislation introduced on Thursday by Sen. Wayne Schmidt. The

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt presented the James and Jean Douglas House with a special tribute at the state Capitol on Tuesday in honor of the house being

Last year, under very unfortunate circumstances, state leaders closed the Pugsley Correctional Facility to help balance the budget. I believe that that decision was made in haste and without considering

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt will hold coffee hours with constituents throughout the 37th Senate District next month. The senator will be available to answer questions and provide

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, welcomed fourth-grade students from Wolverine Elementary School to the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday. Schmidt talked with the students in the Senate

After eight months of fact-finding, the commission created by Gov. Rick Snyder to study Michigan’s infrastructure systems recently presented its findings. Thirty-nine percent of our roads and 27 percent of

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt will hold coffee hours with constituents throughout the 37th Senate District next month. The senator will be available to answer questions and provide

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt applauded recent action by the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) to help the city of Elk Rapids renovate historic downtown buildings. The Community Development

LANSING, Mich. — Michiganders could shop more securely at gas stations throughout the state if legislation introduced Thursday by state Sen. Wayne Schmidt becomes law. Senate Bill 228 seeks to

LANSING, Mich. – State Sen. Wayne Schmidt will host coffee hours in each of the 37th Senate District’s eight counties this month, the senator announced on Tuesday. Residents are welcome

State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, listens as John Collins, former Michigan State Police director of forensic science and cousin of Billy Kochis, testifies in support of Senate Bill 80

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt on Thursday congratulated the Chippewa County Road Commission upon being awarded a grant of more than $100,000 from the Michigan Department of Transportation

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 information and assistance,

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 information and assistance,

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, issued the following statement Tuesday night after Gov. Rick Snyder delivered his 2017 State of the State address: “Governor Snyder spoke

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Wayne Schmidt applauded recent action by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation that will aid in the construction of a planned, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Antrim

LANSING, Mich. — Bipartisan legislation to streamline existing laws governing the state’s brownfield redevelopment program was finalized by the Senate on Thursday. The state Department of Environmental Quality describes Brownfield