Strengthen consumer protections
House Democrats are committed to increasing consumer protections for Michigan residents. We voted to repeal Michigan's unfair and one-of-a-kind 1996 law that gives big drug companies total immunity when they sell dangerous drugs, such as Vioxx, that harm or kill our residents. We also are cracking down on identity theft, one of the fastest-growing crimes in the nation, by taking steps to protect our residents. In addition, we are tackling predatory lending and unscrupulous insurance companies that inflate consumers' rates based on their ZIP codes.
Committee passes plan granting tax deductions for military spouses
- — November 10, 2009
Lawmaker invites residents to share their concerns in informal setting
- — October 29, 2009
Representative to host free community event on July 25
- — July 16, 2009
Lawmaker invites residents to share their concerns in informal setting
- — June 11, 2009
House passes plan to create Renaissance Zones for displaced businesses
- — June 03, 2009
Lawmaker invites residents to share their concerns in informal setting
- — May 21, 2009
Under plan, motorist donations would assist surviving families and crime victims
- — May 12, 2009
Funding will go toward neighborhoods at risk of foreclosure, abandonment
- — May 01, 2009
Lawmakers call for end to wage discrimination for Michigan workers
- — April 28, 2009
Lawmaker invites residents to share their concerns in informal setting
- — April 28, 2009
Lawmaker invites residents to share their concerns in informal setting
- — April 22, 2009
Lawmaker invites residents to share their concerns in informal setting
- — April 01, 2009
Project seeks input on the best management practices for Black River Watershed
- — April 01, 2009
House supports plan to expand law to Huron, Tuscola, Sanilac and St. Clair counties
- — March 25, 2009
Lawmaker invites residents to share their concerns in informal setting
- — March 10, 2009
Espinoza, Haase back plan to reward businesses that hire Michigan residents, crack down on using tax dollars to provide jobs for illegal immigrants
- — March 09, 2009
Legislator seeks to expand 2008 law to Huron, Tuscola, Sanilac and St. Clair counties
- — March 03, 2009
Bill prohibits pharmacists from switching medications without permission
- — February 18, 2009
Legislator will keep pushing state to invest in helping farmers, industry thrive
- — February 04, 2009
As a House leader, legislator will help set bipartisan tone, keep process moving
- — February 02, 2009
Legislation sets up process that makes it easier for them to carry concealed weapons
- — January 14, 2009
State Bar says his work after Buel Township case will have long-lasting impact
- — October 23, 2008
Health professionals would not lose their licenses while on active duty
- — September 25, 2008
Legislators say insurance update needed to help growers recover, protect industry
- — August 25, 2008
Representative to host free community event on July 26
- — July 22, 2008
Today's action will effectively ban diversion of water outside Great Lakes Basin
- — June 24, 2008
Servicemembers now have assurances of jobs for 90 days after coming home
- — June 19, 2008
Projects along St. Clair River, Lake Huron put Michigan water, land in danger
- — June 19, 2008
Updated standards will increase consumer safety, help industry stay competitive
- — June 05, 2008
Free event in Marlette will focus on getting started in renewable energy industry
- — May 14, 2008
Representative works to ensure access to high-quality care for all residents
- — May 13, 2008
Protection plan also toughens bottling standards, increases fines for violators
- — May 13, 2008
May 16 event focuses on giving our residents first crack at state-created jobs
- — May 09, 2008
Bill requires employers to keep jobs open for 90 days after servicemembers return
- — April 16, 2008
Interstate compact would also help military parents navigate school transfers
- — April 08, 2008
Change will add resources in educational settings without more funding
- — March 20, 2008
Lawmaker invites residents to share their concerns in informal setting
- — March 18, 2008
Legislator recognized for advocacy of ag education, natural resource management
- — March 12, 2008
No Worker Left Behind funding will help displaced workers land good-paying jobs
- — March 05, 2008
Many working families may not know they qualify for special tax benefit
- — March 03, 2008
Plan is part of $148 million statewide initiative to boost economy
- — February 28, 2008
Bills require companies to improve efforts to avoid potentially deadly loss of power
- — February 18, 2008
Lawmaker invites residents to share their concerns in informal setting
- — February 16, 2008
- — February 11, 2008
House passes plan to safeguard jobs for Michigan workers, protect those here legally
- — February 07, 2008
DEQ: 29% of trash dumped in Michigan is from Canada, other states
- — January 31, 2008
Legislator fights for increased consumer safety, updated standards for industry
- — January 30, 2008
Legislator's 100% voting record shows commitment to representing district
- — December 24, 2007
Sanilac prosecutor attends Capitol ceremony enacting higher penalties
- — December 20, 2007
Legislator's plan increases safety for consumers, updates standards for industry
- — December 13, 2007
- — December 13, 2007
Money keeps life-saving 911 centers operating to respond to emergencies
- — December 13, 2007
Plan will increase penalties, hold worst offenders accountable
- — December 12, 2007
All are welcome at gathering to celebrate holiday season, collect food for needy
- — November 28, 2007
Legislator fights for projects that protect Michigan's economy, environment
- — November 07, 2007
Funding will limit class sizes, help schools prepare students for good-paying jobs
- — October 31, 2007
Proposal to end certain tax breaks is key part of comprehensive solution to budget crisis
- — September 25, 2007
Legislator plans informal gathering to meet citizens, listen to their concerns
- — September 20, 2007
- — September 18, 2007
Legislation enabling more communities to redevelop blighted areas moves to Senate
- — September 06, 2007
- — August 21, 2007
Lawmaker urges Attorney General to investigate damage done by trucks
- — August 04, 2007
Representative calls for passage of anti-trash bills languishing in Senate
- — July 24, 2007
Agreement on MBT paves way for job creation in Michigan
- — June 14, 2007
Perpetrators would face more jail time, higher fines
- — June 14, 2007
Legislator emphasizes need for lean, efficient state operations
- — May 31, 2007
Legislation enables more communities to revitalize blighted areas
- — May 30, 2007
House passes landmark legislation to ban new landfills, cap expansions
- — May 03, 2007
Raising dumping charge will end Michigan's role as a trash magnet
- — April 17, 2007
Legislator helps enable major Thumb employer to invest for the future
- — March 23, 2007
Plan offers strategy to tap massive potential of Canadian, N. American trade
- — March 23, 2007
Brown, Espinoza announce plan that attacks economics of trash trade
- — January 31, 2007
- — January 24, 2007
Leading list of priorities: Affordable health care, education, alternative energy
- — January 22, 2007
Governor signs Michigan Promise Grant, replacement for Merit Scholarship
- — December 19, 2006
- — December 07, 2006
Governor's plan opens door to higher education for Michigan students
- — December 07, 2006
Plan slashes taxes by $150M, protects $600M in tax cuts already signed into law
- — November 29, 2006
Governor, MPRO honor four local hospitals for high-quality care
- — October 03, 2006
Free event features games, food and useful information
- — September 22, 2006
- — September 14, 2006
Program encourages kids to stay in Michigan; students who enter high-tech, bio-medical fields qualify
- — September 12, 2006
Attacking economics of the trash trade forces long overdue change
- — August 31, 2006
Plan secures OT pay for home health care workers and daycare providers; creates tax credit for low-income workers
- — August 30, 2006
Representative says more must be done to create jobs, fight outsourcing
- — August 09, 2006
Representative calls for tougher plan to fight all imported trash
- — August 01, 2006
Districts to get more for per-pupil funding, math and science programs
- — July 26, 2006
Jobs Today projects will create jobs, strengthen economy
- — July 25, 2006
Plan protects pensions, jobs; cracks down on Enron-style accounting practices
- — July 18, 2006
Internet giant will provide economic boost; jobs’ average pay is $50,000
- — July 11, 2006
Plan will bring relief to motorists as gas prices continue to soar
- — June 21, 2006
Landfill expansion means more Canadian and out-of-state trash in Michigan
- — June 13, 2006
Proposal aims to bolster defense personnel when National Guard is depleted
- — May 26, 2006
Republicans on House committee want to take $34M from School Aid Fund
- — May 03, 2006
Lawmaker urges residents to sign online petition
- — April 28, 2006
Proposal aims to fight threat of bio-chemicals, other dangers
- — April 27, 2006
Representative raised voice to end excessive tariffs imposed in December
- — April 26, 2006
Area also wins grant to provide funding for $2.9M road project on M-25
- — April 20, 2006
Governor signs education law; raises academic standards
- — April 20, 2006
Citizens converge on Capitol to fight Canadian, out-of-state trash
- — April 18, 2006
Governor announces 20 new E85 stations to be built in Michigan
- — April 18, 2006
Rep. fighting to stop water bottlers from selling Great Lakes Water for profit
- — April 17, 2006
Drug giants spend more on marketing, ads than on research and safety
- — April 11, 2006
Espinoza renews his call to end Michigan immunity law
- — April 06, 2006
Espinoza urges Legislature to act now on tough anti-trash plan
- — April 05, 2006
All options being explored after court rejects new Michigan law
- — April 04, 2006
Insufficient inspections at border crossings leave state vulnerable to security risks
- — March 31, 2006
Governor signs minimum wage law, raises pay to $7.40 an hour
- — March 28, 2006
Findings outline security threat Canadian trash poses at U.S. borders
- — March 24, 2006
Representative would require state to replace any hunting land it sells off
- — March 24, 2006
Michigan joins other states in forcing drug companies to publicize results
- — March 20, 2006
House OKs bills that will help reduce gas prices, give economy a boost
- — March 16, 2006
Representative votes to repeal Single Business Tax in 2007
- — March 16, 2006
House votes to raise Michigan's wage to $7.40 an hour
- — March 14, 2006
Experts help low-income families claim tax refund
- — March 13, 2006
Rep. says Michigan shouldn't wait for federal green light under new law
- — March 13, 2006
Rep. planning reading stops at local elementary schools
- — March 10, 2006
Senate votes to raise Michigan's wage to $7.40 an hour; bill moves to House
- — March 09, 2006
- — March 06, 2006
Calls for action to strengthen Michigan high schools
- — March 03, 2006
Experts will be available to help low-income families claim tax refund
- — March 03, 2006
As county commissioner, Espinoza supported plan to improve water quality
- — March 02, 2006
Governor signs Great Lakes protection package, regulates large-scale withdrawals
- — February 28, 2006
- — February 27, 2006
- — February 06, 2006
New report shows 6.2 million tons of garbage flooded into state
- — February 03, 2006
Representative to meet with residents for informal chat
- — February 02, 2006
- — January 31, 2006
- — January 30, 2006
- — January 30, 2006
Plans for jobs, health care, education will boost economy, quality of life
- — January 25, 2006
Legislation would make it illegal to buy, sell any user's call lists
- — January 22, 2006
Package criminalizes sale, purchase of consumers’ cell phone records
- — January 19, 2006
Revamped plan would put fee increase to vote
- — January 11, 2006
Proposed ballot initiative will allow public to vote on plan to curb trash
- — January 10, 2006
Deadline to apply for matching funds from state is Jan. 25
- — January 05, 2006
- — January 03, 2006
Garbage industry's gain in 2006 will be a setback for Thumb Area
- — December 29, 2005
Inaction in House leaves landfills free to expand as of Jan. 1
- — December 15, 2005
Canada imposes $1.65 tariff on U.S. grain corn exports
- — December 15, 2005
- — December 13, 2005
Landfills can start expanding in 2 weeks; federal bills on hold until spring
- — December 13, 2005
Representative calls on House to pass bill before leaving for break
- — December 13, 2005
- — December 13, 2005
- — December 12, 2005
- — December 12, 2005
Workers deserve fair wages for hard work, Representative says
- — December 08, 2005
All middle schools to receive $49 per pupil for math, science
- — December 08, 2005
Package will help revitalize Michigan's business environment
- — December 07, 2005
Plan will entice companies to create good-paying jobs in Michigan
- — December 07, 2005
Anti-torture package passes 37-0; bills head to Governor for her signature
- — December 06, 2005
Anti-torture package passed unanimously in the House on Nov. 1
- — November 29, 2005
Christmas dinner set for Dec. 4 at Thomas Edison Depot Museum in Port Huron
- — November 28, 2005
Governor blocks tax shift from wealthy corporations to citizens
- — November 22, 2005
Legislation is part of package that protects workers and their pensions
- — November 21, 2005
Granholm's Jobs Today initiative brings $618M in road projects to state
- — November 17, 2005
Representative working to ensure no one faces frigid winter without heat
- — November 14, 2005
- — November 11, 2005
Amendments to support Michigan's working families fail in House
- — November 10, 2005
Bills will provide tuition funding for those who serve their country
- — November 10, 2005
Sanilac Co. lawmaker, horrified by case of alleged abuse, discovered Mich. has no law prohibiting it
- — November 06, 2005
- — November 05, 2005
Granholm, House, Senate reach deal to spur job creation, business investment
- — November 04, 2005
Company to invest $6.5 million to expand plant in St. Clair County
- — November 04, 2005
- — November 02, 2005
Oklahoma research shows preschool kids make huge gains in reading, writing, math
- — November 02, 2005
Espinoza calls for Senate to move quickly to get bills signed into law
- — November 01, 2005
On eve of Nov. 1 deadline, Espinoza blasts Legislature delay tactics
- — October 31, 2005
Legislative delay in House keeps anti-torture tools away from prosecutors
- — October 27, 2005
- — October 26, 2005
American Trucking Association calling for increased use of B5 biodiesel
- — October 26, 2005
New programs designed to help customers offset winter's chill
- — October 25, 2005
Bills take on companies that want to bottle up and ship out water
- — October 25, 2005
Stretch of Main Street to get new sidewalks, ornamental lighting, shade trees
- — October 20, 2005
Legislation sets up emergency fund, bans winter shut-offs
- — October 17, 2005
Legislation will safeguard Michigan's farming heritage, representative says
- — October 12, 2005
Representative invites residents to township hall for informal chat
- — October 11, 2005
- — October 07, 2005
Liaison is current Sanilac County commissioner
- — October 05, 2005
- — October 04, 2005
$1 billion investment to bring high-tech jobs, diversify economy
- — September 28, 2005
State lawmakers want to expand preschool options
- — September 27, 2005
Quality early education essential to building stronger workforce for future
- — September 26, 2005
Calls on state Legislature to act today, not wait for Congress
- — September 21, 2005
Representative urges speedy solution to keep garbage out of Michigan
- — September 15, 2005
Legislation keeps sex predators, other criminals away from children
- — September 14, 2005
Legislation restricts companies from taking Great Lakes water for profit
- — September 12, 2005
Proposal would create jobs, reduce dependence on foreign oil
- — September 07, 2005
- — September 06, 2005
Mandating additive could help farmers, strengthen economy
- — August 29, 2005
Espinoza hopes bills will mean lower gas prices
- — August 24, 2005
Calls for Tax Credits for Alternative Fuels, Other Incentives
- — August 23, 2005
- — August 22, 2005
Huron County case illustrates urgent need for new law in Michigan
- — August 05, 2005
Says communities need help restoring landscape
- — August 04, 2005
Pennsylvania slashes imported garbage for 3rd straight year; stalled Michigan bills will fight Canadian trash, protect Port Huron
- — August 04, 2005
- — August 04, 2005
Says driving down health care costs is top priority
- — July 28, 2005
Says Huron County incident illustrates need for new law
- — July 18, 2005
Area residents make pitch to keep funding
- — July 01, 2005
Urges House colleagues to follow suit on state funding
- — June 30, 2005
Lawmaker says the FDA is weak, drug companies dishonest
- — June 02, 2005
Calls for Water Legacy Act that would stop bottling and shipping water to other states
- — May 27, 2005
Water quality tests will help protect water supply
- — May 25, 2005
Says tough anti-trash legislation deserves a fair chance
- — May 18, 2005
Effort to drum up support to regulate Canadian garbage imports kicks off
- — May 17, 2005
On eve of Toronto vote to continue sending trash to Michigan, House Dems to unveil trash-measuring device to push legislation
- — May 16, 2005
Water quality tests will help keep local beaches healthy
- — May 10, 2005
Sweeping legislation to stop imported garbage features $7.50-per-ton dumping charge, a formula for returning money to local communities
- — May 05, 2005
Dumping charge will return significant funds to local governments
- — May 05, 2005
Investigation Reveals Some Michigan Retailers Ignore Ratings
- — May 04, 2005
- — May 01, 2005
Legislation would prevent workers from losing income
- — April 25, 2005
Legislators say only stronger laws can stop trash
- — April 25, 2005
- — April 20, 2005
- — April 19, 2005
Bills give public the right to sue for damages caused by RX drugs
- — April 11, 2005
State Funds Will Help City Address Water Woes
- — March 30, 2005
Lawmaker Says Train Service a Vital Link for Region
- — March 23, 2005
Plan will create nearly 100 new jobs
- — March 18, 2005
Croswell lawmaker supports legislation that would open the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association to public scrutiny
- — March 17, 2005
Increasing garbage fee would stop state from being thoroughly trashed
- — March 13, 2005
Deadline for applications 2 weeks away
- — March 13, 2005
- — March 11, 2005
He says plan will create jobs, boost investments in Michigan
- — March 08, 2005
Says bipartisan cooperation gets results
- — March 08, 2005
Democrats' blitz charges waste companies $7.50 per ton; municipalities that dump banned, dangerous items will have certification revoked
- — February 21, 2005
Lawmaker Worries Feds Could Derail Train Service
- — February 14, 2005
Will continue to work with Governor to move Michigan forward
- — February 08, 2005
Lawmaker launches Web site opposing privatization
- — February 03, 2005
Also tapped for Conservation, Forestry and Outdoor Recreation
- — January 26, 2005