LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate on Thursday approved Senate Bill 858 and Senate Resolution 114, extending safety protocols for businesses and public places and defending the Legislature’s role in

‘This entire episode is troubling’ LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad on Tuesday sent a letter to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel asking that she open an investigation into a

‘Government works best when the governor and Legislature work together’ LANSING, Mich. — After the Senate on Friday passed Senate Bills 857 and 858 to provide Michiganders a check against

By Sen. Jim Runestad 15th Senate District I have long championed the right of nursing home patients to have video cameras installed in their rooms so that their loved ones

‘Some job providers should be allowed to begin to reopen’ LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad on Thursday said Gov. Whitmer should revise her strict stay-at-home order. “Michiganders have made

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad said Tuesday he wants to make sure all business owners in Oakland County are aware of efforts to help mitigate the coronavirus crisis. “There

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jim Runestad has announced that his coffee hours scheduled for Friday, March 27 have been canceled. As of Tuesday, March 17, Michigan has 54 confirmed cases

By Sen. Jim Runestad 15th Senate District Over the past year I have seen countless videos of senior abuse in nursing homes all across the country. These horrific scenes show

LANSING, Mich. — The state Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Sens. Jim Runestad and Ruth Johnson that would help to prevent foreclosures on Michigan homeowners. Senate Bill

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