State Representative
Julie Brixie
Okemos | 3rd House District
Serving 91,543 constituents in Locke Township, Leroy Township, White Oak Township, Stockbridge Township, Bunker Hill Township, Ingham Township, Wheatfield Township, Williamston, south Meridian Township, south East Lansing, Alaiedon Township, Mason, Vevay Township, Leslie, Leslie Township, Onondaga Township, Aurelius Township
juliebrixie@house.mi.gov
(517) 373-0218
Office: N-1092 House Office Building
Stay Connected with
Julie Brixie
FOLLOW FOR MORE
Stay Connected with
Julie Brixie
This week, I'm proud of the House for voting on some important firearm safety legislation, including Safe Schools Safe Homes, the bills introduced by Rep. Sharon MacDonell and I that require schools to notify parents of the safe storage requirements that went into effect this year.
We know that safely securing firearms to keep them out of the reach of minors is one of the best ways we can prevent accidental gun deaths and other tragedies. Education is also crucial to helping gun owners who are new parents fulfill their responsibility to safely secure firearms. It's up to all of us to protect our communities from preventable tragedies.
We also passed Reps. Tsernoglou and Young's package that prohibits firearms inside of polling locations and absentee counting board locations. These bills ensure voters are free from intimidation while exercising their civic duty.
House Dems Pass Firearm Safety Legislation - housedems.com
housedems.com
Bills encouraging safe storage in homes, prohibiting guns from polling places pass the House State Rep. Sharon MacDonell (D-Troy) speaks on the House Floor in support0 CommentsComment on Facebook
History is being made right here in Michigan — the Palisades nuclear plant is set to be the first ever reactor to be restarted! Since we set a goal for our state to be carbon neutral by 2040, we've also worked to diversify our energy sources and be a leader in clean energy.
This plant is expected to create 600 new jobs, power 800,000 homes and provide a healthier planet for us all.
www.usda.gov
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2024 – As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Department of Agric...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
After 5 years of work, these crucial bills to raise our children's reading scores have passed the House and Senate! I am proud to have helped write and introduce these bills in a previous legislative session.
Just this month, 60% of third graders failed the state reading test. We've found that punishing students for low literacy rates isn't the answer, which is why we repealed the Third Grade Reading Law.
Instead, we're investing in stronger reading instruction training for teachers that is based in brain science and focused on strategies that effectively increase literacy. We're also screening children for dyslexia and other difficulties in learning.
For too long, reading instruction has focused only on phonetics and the assumption that students will pick it up on their own, often resulting in parents picking up the slack or having to invest in private tutors.
Michigan has had one of the lowest literacy rates in the country for too long. It's time we invest in teachers and training to ensure that our kids grow up successfully.
Michigan students would be screened for dyslexia under bills House passed Wednesday
www.freep.com
Michigan's House approved two bills that would strengthen reading instruction, after scores showed 60% of third graders failed the reading test.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
It's officially the early doe season and I wanted to remind hunters in my district that the Sportsmen Against Hunger program allows them to donate venison to Michigan food banks.
We've been funding this program since 2022 and this year as Chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources I helped appropropriate another $500,000 for refrigerated trailers that store deer and processed venison.
This program is a great way to feed Michiganders in need and help address deer overpopulation, which causes thousands of car accidents annually and impacts farmers and their crops given deer can eat up to 8 pounds of vegetation each day.
About | Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger
www.sportsmenagainsthunger.org
Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger, links hunters with participating wild game processors, to provide hot nutritious meals to our communities hungry.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
It seems like just yesterday that Phase I of the MSU to Lake Lansing trail opened, and this morning I was able to attend the ribbon cutting for the next trail! Phase II is approximately 1.2 miles long and starts behind Campus Hill Apartments off of Grand River Ave, and ends right across the entrance to Nancy Moore Park off Okemos Rd.
Thanks to diligent work (decades in the making) from folks at Meridian Township and Ingham County, we have yet another beautiful pathway in our community for folks to walk, run, ride, skate, and more. I'm so excited about another successful combination of publicly accessible natural areas and safe, non-vehicular transit options, and I can't wait to see what's next for this project.
If you have a chance, get out there and check it out, and if you want to learn more about the trail project click here: www.meridian.mi.us/government/township-projects/msu-to-lake-lansing-trail-project
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Each year, the House holds its 9/11 Ceremony to remember and reflect on the lives lost, the families affected and the strength of a nation that stood together in the face of tragedy.
My colleagues and I also have the opportunity to recognize Michigan’s first responders and military members who courageously serve our communities every day, as well as those who have fallen in the line of duty. This year I was honored to invite Officer Megan Klein from the Meridian Township Police Department. Officer Klein has served her community in a number of roles including investigator, road patrol, the warrant team and more.
1 CommentsComment on Facebook
Something we focused on in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget - investing in our local communities and the hometowns that make our state so special.
As a former Township Treasurer, I've long supported increasing revenue sharing to local governments so that they can better provide the services that residents rely on in their daily lives. Not only did our state finally create a new trust fund for this purpose, but we made several other key investments in local communities that will benefit Michiganders!
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
With a new semester beginning, and student athletes out on the fields and courts, we have a responsibility to ensure that school sports are as safe as possible. Earlier this year, the Governor signed two bipartisan bills that ensure that all high school coaches maintain valid certification for CPR and the use of automated external defibrillators. The legislation also guarantees schools have a cardiac emergency response plan in place to quickly react in the event that a student athlete experiences a cardiac issue.
Thanks to a generous equipment donation from the NFL Foundation and Damar Hamlin, I am proud to have been able to provide a new AED to Mason High School, where it will be used alongside enhanced cardiac emergency response plans and training!
Go Bulldogs!
1 CommentsComment on Facebook
FOLLOW FOR MORE
Julie Brixie IN THE NEWS
House Dems Pass Firearm Safety Legislation
Bills encouraging safe storage in homes, prohibiting guns from polling places pass the House State Rep. Sharon MacDonell (D-Troy) speaks [...]
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to End Unfair Tax Loopholes
Closing costly ‘Dark Store’ loophole will increase funds for local schools, public safety and libraries. LANSING, Mich., July 10, 2024 [...]
Bills Protecting Children from Criminal Sexual Conduct Pass the House
LANSING, Mich., June 28, 2024 — Important first steps in the fight to stop pedophiles and serial sexual predators, and [...]
This week, I'm proud of the House for voting on some important firearm safety legislation, including Safe Schools Safe Homes, the bills introduced by Rep. Sharon MacDonell and I that require schools to notify parents of the safe storage requirements that went into effect this year.
We know that safely securing firearms to keep them out of the reach of minors is one of the best ways we can prevent accidental gun deaths and other tragedies. Education is also crucial to helping gun owners who are new parents fulfill their responsibility to safely secure firearms. It's up to all of us to protect our communities from preventable tragedies.
We also passed Reps. Tsernoglou and Young's package that prohibits firearms inside of polling locations and absentee counting board locations. These bills ensure voters are free from intimidation while exercising their civic duty.
... See MoreSee Less
House Dems Pass Firearm Safety Legislation - housedems.com
housedems.com
Bills encouraging safe storage in homes, prohibiting guns from polling places pass the House State Rep. Sharon MacDonell (D-Troy) speaks on the House Floor in support0 CommentsComment on Facebook
History is being made right here in Michigan — the Palisades nuclear plant is set to be the first ever reactor to be restarted! Since we set a goal for our state to be carbon neutral by 2040, we've also worked to diversify our energy sources and be a leader in clean energy.
This plant is expected to create 600 new jobs, power 800,000 homes and provide a healthier planet for us all.
... See MoreSee Less
Biden-Harris Administration Bringing Back Clean Nuclear Energy, Creating Clean Energy Union Jobs Across The Midwest
www.usda.gov
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2024 – As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Department of Agric...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
After 5 years of work, these crucial bills to raise our children's reading scores have passed the House and Senate! I am proud to have helped write and introduce these bills in a previous legislative session.
Just this month, 60% of third graders failed the state reading test. We've found that punishing students for low literacy rates isn't the answer, which is why we repealed the Third Grade Reading Law.
Instead, we're investing in stronger reading instruction training for teachers that is based in brain science and focused on strategies that effectively increase literacy. We're also screening children for dyslexia and other difficulties in learning.
For too long, reading instruction has focused only on phonetics and the assumption that students will pick it up on their own, often resulting in parents picking up the slack or having to invest in private tutors.
Michigan has had one of the lowest literacy rates in the country for too long. It's time we invest in teachers and training to ensure that our kids grow up successfully.
... See MoreSee Less
Michigan students would be screened for dyslexia under bills House passed Wednesday
www.freep.com
Michigan's House approved two bills that would strengthen reading instruction, after scores showed 60% of third graders failed the reading test.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
It's officially the early doe season and I wanted to remind hunters in my district that the Sportsmen Against Hunger program allows them to donate venison to Michigan food banks.
We've been funding this program since 2022 and this year as Chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources I helped appropropriate another $500,000 for refrigerated trailers that store deer and processed venison.
This program is a great way to feed Michiganders in need and help address deer overpopulation, which causes thousands of car accidents annually and impacts farmers and their crops given deer can eat up to 8 pounds of vegetation each day. ... See MoreSee Less
About | Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger
www.sportsmenagainsthunger.org
Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger, links hunters with participating wild game processors, to provide hot nutritious meals to our communities hungry.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
It seems like just yesterday that Phase I of the MSU to Lake Lansing trail opened, and this morning I was able to attend the ribbon cutting for the next trail! Phase II is approximately 1.2 miles long and starts behind Campus Hill Apartments off of Grand River Ave, and ends right across the entrance to Nancy Moore Park off Okemos Rd.
Thanks to diligent work (decades in the making) from folks at Meridian Township and Ingham County, we have yet another beautiful pathway in our community for folks to walk, run, ride, skate, and more. I'm so excited about another successful combination of publicly accessible natural areas and safe, non-vehicular transit options, and I can't wait to see what's next for this project.
If you have a chance, get out there and check it out, and if you want to learn more about the trail project click here: www.meridian.mi.us/government/township-projects/msu-to-lake-lansing-trail-project ... See MoreSee Less
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Each year, the House holds its 9/11 Ceremony to remember and reflect on the lives lost, the families affected and the strength of a nation that stood together in the face of tragedy.
My colleagues and I also have the opportunity to recognize Michigan’s first responders and military members who courageously serve our communities every day, as well as those who have fallen in the line of duty. This year I was honored to invite Officer Megan Klein from the Meridian Township Police Department. Officer Klein has served her community in a number of roles including investigator, road patrol, the warrant team and more. ... See MoreSee Less
1 CommentsComment on Facebook
Something we focused on in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget - investing in our local communities and the hometowns that make our state so special.
As a former Township Treasurer, I've long supported increasing revenue sharing to local governments so that they can better provide the services that residents rely on in their daily lives. Not only did our state finally create a new trust fund for this purpose, but we made several other key investments in local communities that will benefit Michiganders! ... See MoreSee Less
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
With a new semester beginning, and student athletes out on the fields and courts, we have a responsibility to ensure that school sports are as safe as possible. Earlier this year, the Governor signed two bipartisan bills that ensure that all high school coaches maintain valid certification for CPR and the use of automated external defibrillators. The legislation also guarantees schools have a cardiac emergency response plan in place to quickly react in the event that a student athlete experiences a cardiac issue.
Thanks to a generous equipment donation from the NFL Foundation and Damar Hamlin, I am proud to have been able to provide a new AED to Mason High School, where it will be used alongside enhanced cardiac emergency response plans and training!
Go Bulldogs! ... See MoreSee Less
1 CommentsComment on Facebook