Verónica Martinez

Nov 28, 2023 | housedems.com | Veronica Martinez |Verónica Martinez

DETROIT, Nov. 28, 2023 — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two packages of bills today to make Michigan a national leader in clean energy standards and drive investment into new renewable energy projects. The legislation creates bold standards for decarbonizing the state’s energy grid and expands pathways to create the large-scale wind, solar and energy storage projects that will make them a reality.

Nov 21, 2023 | housedems.com | Veronica Martinez |Verónica Martinez

We simply cannot allow this tragic and horrific conflict to give license to antisemitism or Islamophobia here at home. WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich., Nov. 21, 2023— In response to increased antisemitic incidents on college campuses, state Rep. Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield) released a public service announcement highlighting the Campus Antisemitism Legal Line (CALL).

Jun 30, 2023 | housedems.com | Veronica Martinez |Verónica Martinez

YPSILANTI, Mich., June 30, 2023 — The Michigan House of Representatives passed the state’s fiscal 2023-24 budget this week. This is the first budget in 40 years crafted by a Democratic trifecta — it reflects Michigan’s values by making the largest investment in education in the state’s history, including free breakfast and lunch for every public school student and affordable pre-K, as well as substantial investments in workforce recruitment and retention, water infrastructure, and public safety.

Apr 21, 2023 | housedems.com | Veronica Martinez |Verónica Martinez

LANSING, Mich., April 20, 2023 — Advocacy and policy groups from across Michigan gathered on the Capitol lawn today for a rally on behalf of “good time” legislation, a monumental initiative that allows people incarcerated in the state’s prisons to earn time off their sentences, rewards good behavior and program participation, and creates a safer, more purposeful prison environment. Seeking to address the vast sentencing disparities between Michigan and the rest of the country, state Reps.

Mar 3, 2023 | housedems.com | Verónica Martinez

The Lowering MI Costs plan will put money back in people’s pockets to help them pay the bills and put food on the table. The plan rolls back the retirement tax to save 500,000 households an average of $1,000 a year and quintuples the Working Families Tax Credit to put an average of $3,150 back into the pockets of 700,000 Michiganders, directly benefiting nearly half the kids in Michigan.