Senator Brinks News Today

im yasmin vossoughian. if youre just joining us, welcome. its great to see you. if you are sticking with us, we thank you for that. trying to return to normal after the unimaginable. michigan state university students about to resume classes after a weekend spent mourning three of their friends and classmates gunned down in yet another mass shooting. >> it was just overwhelming. i had the victims names and faces going through my head, all the trauma, hearing the screams and all of it. ...

In a one-on-one interview with FOX 17, Senator Winnie Brinks named a number of accomplishments including a clean energy package, gun control and the expansion of reproductive rights.

Some Grand Rapids elected officials took a tour of two places on Friday that are beneficiaries of the state's Make it in Michigan budget.

The top. >> as i said at the beginning of this, we will get it done in michigan. senator brinks is right that there is a will among the people, some republicans will support it. quite frankly, it is good that we got this very narrow bill done in the congress last year. in the united states senate, quite frankly, we are focused on the kids right now and we need to. but in that fifth circuit appeals court two weeks ago, what they did to domestic violence, of a gutted -- i have a bill thats trying ...

Just over a year since four Oxford High School students were killed in a fatal shooting, gun regulation and school safety are top of mind for legislators in Michigan.

A Grand River transformation project is underway after state funding has been awarded.

The so-called tampon tax in Michigan, a sales tax placed on menstrual products, is officially no more starting Thursday. Individuals can now head to the store and purchase these products sales tax free.

Advocacy efforts to prevent overdoses According to preliminary state data, overdose deaths in Michigan increased by 14 percent between 2019 and 2020. It is estimated that 2,684 overdose deaths occurred last year with over 300 deaths occurring in May 2020 alone. In response to the growing overdose epidemic, the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) continues to support policies and initiatives to prevent overdose deaths. Over the past few years, the MSMS House of Delegates has adopted numerous r...