LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, has announced coffee hours for Friday, March 27. Coffee hours are open to residents of the 15th Senate District to express their

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad announced Monday that he will be introducing legislation that would ensure openness and transparency for a Detroit institution funded by taxpayers. Runestad’s bills would

LANSING, Mich. — The Senate Finance Committee heard expert testimony from local assessors, appraisers, members of the Michigan Assessors Association and others during a meeting on Monday in Novi. Chairman

LANSING, Mich. — Sens. Ruth Johnson and Jim Runestad and Rep. Andrea Schroeder have introduced legislation to allow cities, townships and villages in Oakland County to opt out of any

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, reminded residents Thursday that a special meeting of the committee will take place on Monday in Novi. The

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland’s Friday ruling gutting the state’s sex offender registration law: “I

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad testified Thursday before the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety on his bill to guarantee the public’s access to government decision makers. Senate

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, announced that a special meeting of the committee will take place in February in Novi. The Senate Finance

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad has issued an invitation to Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter to join him for a discussion on House Bill 5229. “I have some

By Sen. Jim Runestad 15th Senate District Oakland County has been rated time and again as one of the best-run counties in the nation. Our industries are thriving, our schools

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad introduced legislation Tuesday to increase accountability and transparency for the state’s economic development initiatives. Senate Bill 771 would require the state to report the

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, (left) welcomed the Rev. Bryant Anderson to the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday. Anderson serves as pastor at Milford Presbyterian Church in Milford

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, will be available for comments following the governor’s 2020 State of the State address on Wednesday. Who: Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake.

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, (right) and Christopher Smith, chair of the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section for the State Bar of Michigan, testify before a

LANSING, Mich. — Sens. Jim Runestad and Ruth Johnson introduced legislation Tuesday that would help to prevent foreclosures on Michigan homeowners. Senate Bill 725, sponsored by Runestad, would improve foreclosure

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad introduced a bill Tuesday that would help law enforcement crack down on human trafficking. Senate Bill 717 would help police identify victims of repeat

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad has introduced legislation that would increase protections against electronic eavesdropping. Senate Bill 688 would prohibit new methods of accessing conversations from a remote location.

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a measure sponsored by Sen. Jim Runestad that would address the disturbing trend of the increasing suicide rate in the

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, on Thursday welcomed to the Capitol Frank Dick (left) of Lenawee County and Victor Cross (center) of Genesee County. Dick and Cross

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad on Wednesday voted to restore more than $570 million of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s fiscal year 2020 budget vetoes and transfers. “The governor’s budget cuts