LANSING, Mich. — The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday approved Sen. Jim Runestad’s legislation to help seniors lower their state taxes and keep more of their income. Senate Bill 467
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad on Wednesday cosponsored new Senate legislation to use $1.5 billion in federal funding to repair all Michigan bridges listed in severe condition. “While we
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Michael D. MacDonald and Sen. Jim Runestad on Thursday reintroduced legislation to help reduce local road funding red tape. “This is a continued effort to help
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad on Wednesday testified in front of the Senate Elections Committee on two bills he sponsored to improve transparency in elections. “These two measures will improve
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad on Tuesday voted in support of legislation that would give local school districts the freedom to determine their own graduation ceremonies. House Bill 4728, which
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate this week adopted an amendment to the fiscal year 2022 budget sponsored by Sen. Jim Runestad that would protect Michigan’s unemployment insurance system by
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate on Thursday passed legislation that would provide a child tax credit for hardworking Michigan families. Senate Bill 378, sponsored by Sen. Jim Runestad, would
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate on Wednesday passed, with bipartisan support, legislation sponsored by Sen. Jim Runestad that would give local school districts the freedom to determine their own
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve legislation that would provide a child tax credit for hardworking Michigan families. Senate Bill 378, sponsored
LANSING, Mich. — The state Senate has approved a bill sponsored by Sen. Jim Runestad making purchasing a home in Michigan more affordable for first-time homebuyers. Senate Bill 146 would
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad and a bipartisan group of his Senate colleagues introduced legislation this week that would provide additional help for students with dyslexia. “Overcoming dyslexia myself,
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad on Wednesday introduced legislation that would provide financial relief to families through a child tax credit. Senate Bill 378 would allow taxpayers to claim
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad said Friday that his 2017 anti-corruption bill will apply in the case of the state of Michigan employee accused of stealing nearly $1.5 million
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad recently introduced legislation that would help law enforcement fight the growing number of human trafficking cases in Michigan. Senate Bill 337 would help better
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad on Wednesday stressed the need for court process server reform a day after three attorneys from an Oakland County law firm were arrested for fraud,
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad announced Thursday he will be speaking at the “Rally to Save our Seniors” being held in Lansing this Saturday, April 3, at 9 a.m.
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad announced Thursday he will be speaking at the “Love and Unity Rally” to stop Asian discrimination being held in Lansing this Saturday, April 3,
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad introduced legislation Thursday that would fund a special investigator to look into the Whitmer administration’s COVID-19 nursing home policies. Senate Bill 338 would designate
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad introduced legislation Wednesday to help safeguard secure elections in the state and give every voter confidence in the results. Runestad’s measures are part of
‘The same one-size-fits-all, strong-armed, unconstitutional approach will only continue with Hertel at the helm’ LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, issued the following statement Tuesday regarding the Senate’s