House Dems negotiated a budget shaped by tough choices and big priorities, ensuring dollars reflect our community values and support Michigan families. bit.ly/4oclV5D

Last week, we passed a bipartisan state budget that invests in communities like Genesee County. We protected programs like free school lunches and made significant investments such as record per pupil funding.

La Follette later committed suicide and was despondent over his loss leading to McCarthy’s rise.

Me coming for your fries

RIP Diane Keaton

More than a decade ago, I sat down with @MarcMaron in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode. We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America. I’ll miss Marc’s

You can tell a lot about a community based on how they treat their children. This year’s education budget invests in the children of Genesee County and communities across the state of Michigan.

Scariest thing there is.

The best holiday of the year is one week from today🎃 For Halloween this year, I ranked my top 13 horror movies. What’s your favorite scary movie?

The federal government is telling the Michigan DHHS to pause November SNAP benefits because of the ongoing government shutdown. At a time when groceries costs continue to skyrocket, pausing SNAP benefits is going to take food away from millions of hungry Michiganders.

The OBBB gives Amazon billions in tax breaks. Their response? Fire tens of thousands of workers.

Our office has received plenty of calls and emails from constituents worried about SNAP. This is what we know.

“The blood is the life!”

Genesee County has been knocked down plenty of times, but we always get back up and keep fighting.

AOC’s exactly right here. The takeaway from last night can’t be that Dems need to run candidates like Mamdani everywhere or run like Spanberger everywhere, but that a big tent Democratic Party has to have room for both.

I saw Mary Sheffield speak last year and was blown away by her knowledge of the issues and passion for Detroit. Congratulations to her!

This weekend, the White Stripes will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and join over thirty members from the city of Detroit. I introduced a resolution to call the coming days Michigan Music Week to honor the outsized influence Michiganders have played in music.

For the heroes who put their lives on the line, we will always be thankful. They cannot be forgotten once they return home. I think of the words of JFK: “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

The Mariners’ Church in Detroit, Michigan rings its bell 29 times to commemorate the 29 sailors lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald yesterday.