Dear Friends and Neighbors, 

I am most effective at my job when acting on your direct input. I encourage you to reach out to me and my staff with any questions, comments or concerns you may have regarding our community or state and with any policy ideas.

Please do not hesitate to reach out by phone at (517) 373-0822 or send an email to AngelaWitwer@house.mi.gov. 

Sincerely,

Angela Witwer

State Representative, 76th House District

 

In This Issue:

  • Weekly Wrap-Ups
  • In-District Update
  • General Update
  • Legislative Update

 

A blue and read graphic featuring a cartoon coffee cup that reads "Weekly Wrap Up with Witwer"

 

Weekly Wrap-Up with Witwer:
Please keep an eye out on my Facebook page for upcoming Weekly Wrap-ups scheduled in the coming months.

 

In-District Update:

A graphic advertising Michigan state Representative Angela Witwer's upcoming Senior Healthy Aging Fair.

 

Healthy Aging Fair: Saturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Lansing Mall
We are hosting our 4th Annual Healthy Aging Fair on Saturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Lansing Mall (5330 West Saginaw Hwy., Lansing). We will be joined by the Tri-County Office on Aging, the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office and other local organizations to offer resources to seniors.

April Teacher of the Month Winner- Jeff Szekely
Congratulations to our April Teacher of the Month winner, Jeff Szekely, who is a high school band teacher at Charlotte High School.

I found the nomination to be so noteworthy, that I wanted to share a portion of it with you: “I believe that Jeff should be teacher of the month because he’s gone above and beyond numerous times. He started at our high school in difficult times in 2020, trying to fill the shoes of the amazing director before him. He’s overfilled those shoes now. He restarted the jazz band, even making it popular enough for it to now be a class. He’s taken the jazz band to multiple festivals helping them get straight 1’s. He’s driven every musician in his band to play their absolute best, this shows the numerous perfect scores at solo and ensemble through his time here, and straight ones in the symphony band and concert band for district and state band festivals. He’s an amazing director, after doing all this he still finds time in his day to make connections with his students. He inspires them to be more than themselves, and to share the love and passion of music with others. He’s genuinely the most inspiring teacher I’ve ever had. He’s helped me through some of my toughest times, and he’s done that for many others. He’s inspired me to become a music educator myself.”

Thank you for all that you do for the Charlotte community, Jeff!

May Teacher of the Month Nomination
If you have a nomination for Teacher of the Month, please let my office know by filling out the above nomination link.

Road Work Alert: M-99 Between Holt Highway and Edgewood Boulevard
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin rebuilding M-99 between Holt Highway and Edgewood Boulevard in Eaton and Ingham counties.

This work is part of a $15 million investment to rebuild M-99 from Holt Road to Edgewood Boulevard that will address pavement conditions, drainage and pedestrian improvements. Based on economic modeling, the investment is expected to directly and indirectly support 143 jobs. The work will begin on Monday, April 7, and is expected to end on Friday, Oct. 31.

Road Work Alert: M-100 (Hartel Road) Closure to Replace Potter Drain
The MDOT has issued a permit to the Eaton County Drain Office to replace the Potter Drain on M-100 (Hartel Road) between Windsor Highway and Lansing Road in Potterville. The work will begin on Monday, April 28, and is estimated to end on Friday, May 9.

Traffic restrictions:

This utility work will require closing M-100 (Hartel Road) in each direction between Windsor Highway and Lansing Road throughout the operation. Traffic will be detoured via Lansing Road and Windsor Highway. Motorists should expect delays.

Michigan State Representative Angela Witwer standing Eaton Rapids Teen Space staff members with hardhats and shovels while digging into a pile of dirt.

Spoke at Groundbreaking Ceremony for Eaton Rapids Teen Space
State Sen. Sarah Anthony and I were invited to speak at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Eaton Rapids Teen Space building. As the chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees last term, we worked together to secure $3 million in the state budget for this new center so that Eaton Rapids youth can have a space to go during the after school hours to socialize, study, play games, eat food and participate in various programming opportunities.

Michigan state Representative Angela Witwer posing with a class of elementary schoolers during a tour of the House floor in the Michigan Capitol Building.

Welcomed Tours from Winans Elementary and Strange Schools to the Capitol
I recently welcomed a handful of classes from Winans Elementary and Strange School in Grand Ledge to the Michigan State Capitol.

2025 Rosenthal Award winner Tabitha Garza posing with her award in front of a banner that reads "James Madison College, Michigan State University."

2025 Rosenthal Award Winner — Tabitha Garza
Tabitha has been an intern in my office for a year and a half. I first met her when I attended Waverly’s robotics team. Throughout her internship, Tabitha has shown leadership, initiative and support to everyone in the office. Mostly, she brings positivity and happiness everywhere she goes. She recently received the Daniel Rosenthal Legislative Intern Award which is a great achievement. I could not be more grateful for her support. Congratulations, Tabitha!

 

General Update:
I’d like to share an opportunity in our community to attend the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls State Program or the American Legion Michigan Boys State Program, both taking place in June.

2025 Michigan American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program
The 2025 Michigan American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program will be held on the Michigan State University Lansing Campus from June 22 to June 28. The program is available to high school juniors.

Participants, also known as “delegates” or “citizens,” spend a week on MSU’s campus immersed in programming that walks them through the operations of local, county and state governments. Through this hands-on simulation, delegates run for office, elect officials and solve fictional problems through simulated government action. There are opportunities to take the bar exam and join the Girl’s State Supreme Court, become a member of the press association and learn to write informative articles, or even join a lobbying group to meet with the legislators they elect.

Link to online delegate application: bit.ly/MIGirlsStateApply.

Questions? Contact one of the ALA MI Girls State Chairmen:

2025 Michigan American Legion Auxiliary Boys State Program

American Legion’s Boys State Program is a week-long program at Grand Valley State University that will educate young men about the internal workings of our government. This is achieved by providing a stage for them to learn, by allowing them to create the simulated 51st state in the nation. This state includes all forms of government at the city, county and state level. Participants can run to become a deputy sheriff of a county or be elected governor.

 

Legislative Update:

Introduced May is Treatment Court Awareness Month Resolution
This week, the Michigan House of Representatives adopted my resolution, House Resolution 80, to declare May 2025 as Treatment Court Month in the State of Michigan.

It has been an honor to introduce this resolution for the last couple of years to recognize and uplift the efforts of drug treatment courts and leaders like Hon. Harvey Hoffman. Judge Hoffman worked diligently to establish Michigan’s second drug treatment court in Eaton County. Treatment courts are designed to combine accountability with evidence-based treatment and recovery services for those impacted by substance use and mental health disorders.

I am proud to support the efforts to help restore the lives of countless individuals and families in our community. The tagline for National Treatment Court Month is “when one person rises, we all rise.” Truly, when one person, one family and one community rises, Michigan rises 

Fiscal Year 2026-27 Appropriations Requests for Eaton County
I submitted appropriations requests to allocate continued funding for infrastructure, public safety and agriculture in the Fiscal Year 2026-27 state budget.

I submitted the following appropriations requests:

  • Bank Intercounty Drain Project, $10 million
  • Horner Mill Site in Eaton Rapids, $4 million
  • Eaton County Animal Control Building, $2.5 million
  • M-43 Carrier Creek Crossing, $2.5 million
  • Eaton Rapids Fire Department Aerial Fire Truck, $2.4 million
  • Hamlin Township Fire Department Fire Pumper, $750,000
  • Future Farmers of America through Eaton RESA, $4 million
  • Altarum Institute Behavioral Health Peer Support Services, $1.7 million
  • Altarum Institute for Continued Operation of E-Consent Tool, $750,000

Committees:

  • Health Policy Committee met last week to vote out bills to enter Michigan into the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, this bill is now in the Rules Committee.We also heard a presentation from the Michigan Council on Maternal and Child Health.
    This week, the Health Policy Committee will likely vote out a bill for theNurse Licensure Compact. We will also likely vote out a bill to provide full practice authority to nurse practitioners.
  • Regulatory Reform Committee met last week to vote on a bill to remove the minimum inventory requirements that gas stations must maintain in order to obtain their designated distributor license. We also voted on bills to allow for dogs at licensed micro brewers, small winemakers and tasting rooms. Lastly, we heard testimony on bills to modernize certain aspects of the Liquor Control Code.
  • Rules Committee met last week to vote on a bill that would define RICE generators built in the UP as a “clean energy system.” We also heard testimony on bills to enter Michigan into the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact and the Physician’s Assistants Licensure Compact.

Session:
Last week in session, the House took up:

House Bill 4029: A bill to require the Natural Resources Commission to issue orders modifying hunting, fishing and trapping rules and regulations prior to June 1.