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

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad on Thursday reminded residents ordering Christmas gifts online to take steps to prevent mail theft. “With Black Friday and Cyber Monday behind us and

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, has announced coffee hours for Friday, Dec. 6. Coffee hours are open to residents of the 15th Senate District to express their

By Sen. Jim Runestad 15th Senate District Imagine that one day you’re told the government is going to foreclose on your family’s home. Not only that, but they’re going to

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad on Friday called on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to restore funding for critical programs that support Michigan families and our most vulnerable residents. “I ran

By Sen. Jim Runestad 15th Senate District Spinal Column October/November 2019 The weather has started to turn cold here in Oakland County and across the state, and that means there

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad introduced a bill Tuesday that would target phone fraud in Michigan. Senate Bill 647 would create state penalties for the act known as “phone