This is why we are proposing legislation to improve literacy by focusing on the foundational skills of reading.

Our legislation will prevent more #Michigan students from falling through the cracks & will ensure that kids w/ characteristics of #dyslexia get the support they need.

Concluding another successful 'coffee hour,' a regular community conversation about what's happening in Michigan state government.

This time, I partnered with Rep. Carrie Rheingans to host the meeting at the Manchester District Library.

Festifools 2024! It's a glorious day in downtown #AnnArbor for puppets and a party!

#festifools

Let's make sure that the assessments and the reading instruction we are using for early literacy are focused on the foundational skills of literacy.

#literacy #Michigan #Dyslexia #scienceofreading

Some Michigan trial court funding to run out at month's end.

Here's why

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via Beth LeBlanc & The Detroit News

Trump lies so often that it's hard to keep up.

While it's unsurprising he would lie again to promote himself, it's especially disgusting when he uses the victims of a terrible crime and lies about their family.

It's not the 1990's anymore. Solar is relatively inexpensive, and the prices are coming down even more.

Unshackling residents from dirty, expensive fossil fuels will save money and reduce pollution.

Michigan, this is today's Republican Party.

This is the kind of aggressive ignorance that is leading their party now.

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🚨 As CCSA CEO Jeff Cramer and Institute for Local Self-Reliance's John Farrell ☀️🌬🔋 write in Utility Dive, utilities often oppose #communitysolar and use “cost-shift” as their bogeyman. Read more on this troubling misrepresentation and how we can move forward below.
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I'm at the City Hall in Tecumseh. Michigan tonight to hear a presentation about health care needs in #Lenawee County.

ProMedica

Learning more about how #secondlook legislation could promote public safety and stop wasting taxpayers' money in #Michigan .

By taking a second look, we can properly evaluate people serving long prison sentences and do a better job with parole and right-sizing our prison system.

Check out this article on my bill to ensure that insurance companies cover gene therapy for cancer treatment just like we do for other cancer treatments.

One of the most interesting things about covering a state Legislature is watching a lawmaker take up an issue they care about, work on it for a long time and eventually, get their colleagues on board: detroitnews.com/story/news/pol…