Senator Jim Runestad's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad’s legislation to help protect vulnerable adults from financial exploitation was given approval Wednesday by the House Financial Services Committee. “One of the most important duties I have as an elected leader is working to protect Michigan’s most vulnerable residents, and this bill will make a difference by empowering certain financial advisors and brokers to stop exploitation before it occurs,” said

LANSING, Mich. — The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety on Tuesday approved Sen. Jim Runestad’s legislation to combat growing trends of automobile theft in Michigan. “I have learned from law enforcement that there has been a concerning increase of car thefts in Southeast Michigan and across the state — they point to handheld computer devices used for automotive key programming and diagnostics as a

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad’s legislation to penalize organized retail crime under the state’s racketeering statute continued to gain support on Tuesday as it was approved by the House Judiciary Committee. “Organized retail crime hurts both consumers and businesses,” said Runestad, R-White Lake. “Shoplifting has blown up into a multi-billion industry across America. We’ve all seen video after video showing perpetrators bursting into businesses with hammers,

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Jim Runestad on Thursday voted in favor of legislation to provide Michigan families, seniors and veterans with $2.5 billion in tax relief — a second major legislative effort to return part of the state’s record budget surplus back to taxpayers. “The basic costs of living keep going up and the state’s budget surplus keeps bulging while the people of Michigan are

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate on Tuesday approved Sen. Jim Runestad’s legislation to penalize organized retail crime under the state’s racketeering statute. “Organized retail crime is a growing menace that is creating havoc across the country,” said Runestad, R-White Lake. “We see this terrible trend more and more in the news — freight train tracks littered with ransacked packages and brazen mobs bursting into stores on

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad voted Tuesday and Wednesday to approve a series of Senate bills to fund the state’s 2023 fiscal year that included $2 billion in potential tax relief for Michigan workers, families and seniors. “As chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, I began calling for tax cuts when the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference confirmed a record projected revenue forecast for Michigan