Erin
@ekdxck.bsky.social
MI Senate Legislative Assistant ||
MSU Law '24
Thoughts and opinions are my own
MSU Law '24
Thoughts and opinions are my own
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Today, Governor Whitmer signed bills to boost Michigan’s economy, workers, and innovation! Joined by Reps Martus, Carter, Hoskins, Rogers, Tate, and Farhat, she celebrated new laws supporting startups, small businesses, and job creation, keeping Michigan a hub for ideas and growth.
January 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Today, Governor Whitmer signed bills to boost Michigan’s economy, workers, and innovation! Joined by Reps Martus, Carter, Hoskins, Rogers, Tate, and Farhat, she celebrated new laws supporting startups, small businesses, and job creation, keeping Michigan a hub for ideas and growth.
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A post Lame Duck 2024🧵:
An open letter to the IrREParable Karen Quitsett (Whitsett):
Cue the slow clap.
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Congratulations on being the individual who (by your dereliction of duty) prevented the people of Michigan from having the following things sooner rather than later:
(1/17)
An open letter to the IrREParable Karen Quitsett (Whitsett):
Cue the slow clap.
👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
Congratulations on being the individual who (by your dereliction of duty) prevented the people of Michigan from having the following things sooner rather than later:
(1/17)
December 21, 2024 at 11:21 PM
A post Lame Duck 2024🧵:
An open letter to the IrREParable Karen Quitsett (Whitsett):
Cue the slow clap.
👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
Congratulations on being the individual who (by your dereliction of duty) prevented the people of Michigan from having the following things sooner rather than later:
(1/17)
An open letter to the IrREParable Karen Quitsett (Whitsett):
Cue the slow clap.
👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
Congratulations on being the individual who (by your dereliction of duty) prevented the people of Michigan from having the following things sooner rather than later:
(1/17)
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I'm proud to share that the Senate passed our critical housing protection legislation last night. Every Michigander should have the dignity of putting a roof over their head, no matter where they get their income.
December 12, 2024 at 9:51 PM
I'm proud to share that the Senate passed our critical housing protection legislation last night. Every Michigander should have the dignity of putting a roof over their head, no matter where they get their income.
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Yesterday, MAGA state reps had the chance to support survivors of sex trafficking—women and girls who have endured unimaginable trauma. Instead, they voted against measures designed to help them.
This is the same party that claims to “champion women” and be “pro-family.”
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This is the same party that claims to “champion women” and be “pro-family.”
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December 12, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Yesterday, MAGA state reps had the chance to support survivors of sex trafficking—women and girls who have endured unimaginable trauma. Instead, they voted against measures designed to help them.
This is the same party that claims to “champion women” and be “pro-family.”
1/2👇
This is the same party that claims to “champion women” and be “pro-family.”
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Passing our #wateraffordability legislation not only is the moral thing to do for Michigan families struggling to pay their bills.
It's also the smart thing to do to protect our public health.
It's the prudent thing to do for the stability of our cities and townships' water providers. #mileg
It's also the smart thing to do to protect our public health.
It's the prudent thing to do for the stability of our cities and townships' water providers. #mileg
December 12, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Passing our #wateraffordability legislation not only is the moral thing to do for Michigan families struggling to pay their bills.
It's also the smart thing to do to protect our public health.
It's the prudent thing to do for the stability of our cities and townships' water providers. #mileg
It's also the smart thing to do to protect our public health.
It's the prudent thing to do for the stability of our cities and townships' water providers. #mileg
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Read my Opinion Editorial on the Drive Safe Legislation.
We need solidarity across the working class.
www.freep.com/story/opinio...
We need solidarity across the working class.
www.freep.com/story/opinio...
Michigan Legislature must pass driver's licenses for undocumented workers | Opinion
This isn't controversial or radical policy, and my colleagues in the Legislature need to get the Drive Safe bills passed before the end of the year.
www.freep.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Read my Opinion Editorial on the Drive Safe Legislation.
We need solidarity across the working class.
www.freep.com/story/opinio...
We need solidarity across the working class.
www.freep.com/story/opinio...
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Jordan Neely was unarmed. He needed support and care.
Instead, he received a death sentence. His family grieves while the man who took his life walks free.
Instead, he received a death sentence. His family grieves while the man who took his life walks free.
December 10, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Jordan Neely was unarmed. He needed support and care.
Instead, he received a death sentence. His family grieves while the man who took his life walks free.
Instead, he received a death sentence. His family grieves while the man who took his life walks free.
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🚨NEW from @americanprogress.bsky.social: After-tax incomes for everyone—except the top 1%—will go DOWN under Trump's economic plan.
Billionaires get richer. 99% of Americans lose money. www.americanprogress.org/article/prog...
Billionaires get richer. 99% of Americans lose money. www.americanprogress.org/article/prog...
December 9, 2024 at 2:49 PM
🚨NEW from @americanprogress.bsky.social: After-tax incomes for everyone—except the top 1%—will go DOWN under Trump's economic plan.
Billionaires get richer. 99% of Americans lose money. www.americanprogress.org/article/prog...
Billionaires get richer. 99% of Americans lose money. www.americanprogress.org/article/prog...
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Billionaires don't use their wealth to end human suffering because they gained their wealth through human suffering.
December 8, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Billionaires don't use their wealth to end human suffering because they gained their wealth through human suffering.
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Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed into law House Bills 4127 and 4128. The bills, sponsored by Democrats and introduced last year, prohibit the possession of firearms at polling locations on Election Day and during early voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Michigan Bans Firearms at Polling Locations
Michigan voters are no longer allowed to bring firearms to polling locations on Election Day under a new state law.
www.democracydocket.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed into law House Bills 4127 and 4128. The bills, sponsored by Democrats and introduced last year, prohibit the possession of firearms at polling locations on Election Day and during early voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Water bills have continued to rise for many Michiganders, and we have a bipartisan, comprehensive solution to help make those water bills more affordable across the state. Let's get it done. #mileg #wateraffordability
michiganadvance.com/2024/12/03/l...
michiganadvance.com/2024/12/03/l...
Lawmakers push for action on revamped water affordability bills during lame duck session • Michigan Advance
On Monday, lawmakers from both the House and Senate joined with local government officials, and representatives from the Area Agency of Aging Association of Michigan, Chippewa Luce Mackinac Community ...
michiganadvance.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Water bills have continued to rise for many Michiganders, and we have a bipartisan, comprehensive solution to help make those water bills more affordable across the state. Let's get it done. #mileg #wateraffordability
michiganadvance.com/2024/12/03/l...
michiganadvance.com/2024/12/03/l...
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Michigan’s Voting Rights Act would cement the state's pro-democracy legacy by protecting the freedom to vote for all Michiganders. #PassTheMIVRA
Michigan Blazes a Path for Pro-Democracy Reform
In the battleground state, recent moves by voters and lawmakers have made voting more accessible and election subversion more difficult.
www.brennancenter.org
December 3, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Michigan’s Voting Rights Act would cement the state's pro-democracy legacy by protecting the freedom to vote for all Michiganders. #PassTheMIVRA
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Today, the MI Momnibus package got out of the Senate w/bipartisan support. One step closer to seeing #ReproJustice in Michigan. Grateful to the State of Birth Justice & #mileg partners Sens. @sarahanthony.bsky.social, @stephanielilychang.bsky.social, Mary Cavanagh & Sylvia Santana. #MoveThatMomnibus
December 3, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Today, the MI Momnibus package got out of the Senate w/bipartisan support. One step closer to seeing #ReproJustice in Michigan. Grateful to the State of Birth Justice & #mileg partners Sens. @sarahanthony.bsky.social, @stephanielilychang.bsky.social, Mary Cavanagh & Sylvia Santana. #MoveThatMomnibus
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Dan Gilbert has a net worth of $25b.
Someone making $50,000 a year would have to work for 500,000 years (saving every penny) to amass that fortune.
GM is making record profits.
Yet they still have the nerve to ask for a $250 Million handout.
www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
Someone making $50,000 a year would have to work for 500,000 years (saving every penny) to amass that fortune.
GM is making record profits.
Yet they still have the nerve to ask for a $250 Million handout.
www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
November 25, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Dan Gilbert has a net worth of $25b.
Someone making $50,000 a year would have to work for 500,000 years (saving every penny) to amass that fortune.
GM is making record profits.
Yet they still have the nerve to ask for a $250 Million handout.
www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
Someone making $50,000 a year would have to work for 500,000 years (saving every penny) to amass that fortune.
GM is making record profits.
Yet they still have the nerve to ask for a $250 Million handout.
www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
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Trump's proposed 25% tariff on goods imported from Canada will devastate Michiganders. Tariffs will result an immediate increase in gas prices since Canadian oil feeds into key refineries in the Midwest. Also, Trump Tariffs will crush the Big 3 as auto parts see prices skyrocket. Dumb.
November 26, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Trump's proposed 25% tariff on goods imported from Canada will devastate Michiganders. Tariffs will result an immediate increase in gas prices since Canadian oil feeds into key refineries in the Midwest. Also, Trump Tariffs will crush the Big 3 as auto parts see prices skyrocket. Dumb.
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November 21, 2024 at 2:53 AM
#Michigan friends! We know it's not easy to find your people on a brand new site! Here's a few Michiganders from accounts of all sizes, some familiar, some not. Let's boost each other so we're ready to flip/keep things BLUE again in 2026! #DemCastMI
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Check out this oped by Detroit Police Interim Chief Bettison, on how our police improvement and community trust bill package builds on the existing work of some agencies!
www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...
www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...
www.detroitnews.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Check out this oped by Detroit Police Interim Chief Bettison, on how our police improvement and community trust bill package builds on the existing work of some agencies!
www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...
www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978
-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978
November 15, 2024 at 1:18 PM
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978
-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978