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
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It was wonderful celebrating the recipients of this year's Okemos Education Foundation Awards, especially when my own kids can attest to their teaching abilities!
Congratulations to Commitment to Excellence Recipients:
Susie Black
Susan Long
Niki Mann
Jody Noble
Karen Sanders
Amanda Whittico
Special Recognition Award Recipient Tina Harmon
Dean Bolton Volunteer Award Recipient Erica Boyan
& Distinguished Alumni Award Tyler Oakley
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I held a media roundtable yesterday discussing my bipartisan legislation that would close the dark stores tax loophole.
This is an unfair property tax evasion strategy used by big box stores to lower the amount they pay in property taxes. The big box stores argue that the property value of their fully operational stores should be based on sale prices of vacant, shuttered stores.
Using this theory, a big box store like Costco or Menards could be a $20 million dollar brand new investment in a community that is taxed the same as a shuttered Kmart and pays less per square foot in taxes than small mom and pop shops.
But brand new big box stores do not have the same value as vacant stores because retailers place deed restrictions on their stores when they sell them that prevents them being used by any competitors. This creates blight in our communites because these buildings that are only fit to be a big box store sit empty.
Retailers across our state are using this loophole to avoid paying billions of dollars in property taxes that directly support our schools and local communities and the services we rely on everyday.
This is a bipartisan issue impacting every community in our state - and it's only getting worse as new types of businesses begin taking advantage of the loophole. I'm hopeful this legislation will pass before the end of the year.
Legislators hope to end ‘dark stores’ tax loophole in lame duck session • Michigan Advance
michiganadvance.com
It’s an issue that has been discussed for years, with previous attempts at a solution falling short, but lawmakers and local officials are hoping to gain passage in the next few weeks of bipartisan ...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
I am so proud to have received the MSU Extension Key Partner Award this year!
I have been a proud supporter of MSU Extension throughout my entire career, but especially these last two while serving as Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Agriculture and Rural Development.
We were able to champion a new program that partners scientists with farmers to develop sustainable solutions that ensure they can continue growing their specialty products while our climate changes. This is a win-win for us all that keeps our farmers afloat and keeps local food on our tables.
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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
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Julie Brixie IN THE NEWS
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 [...]
Brixie on Final Budget Passage
State Rep. Julie Brixie (D-Meridian Township) testifies in the House Appropriations committee on April 24, 2024. LANSING, Mich., [...]
Education Committee Passes Safe Storage Awareness Legislation
Bills require schools to provide parents informational material about gun violence prevention laws LANSING, Mich., May 15, 2024 — Michigan [...]
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It was wonderful celebrating the recipients of this year's Okemos Education Foundation Awards, especially when my own kids can attest to their teaching abilities!
Congratulations to Commitment to Excellence Recipients:
Susie Black
Susan Long
Niki Mann
Jody Noble
Karen Sanders
Amanda Whittico
Special Recognition Award Recipient Tina Harmon
Dean Bolton Volunteer Award Recipient Erica Boyan
& Distinguished Alumni Award Tyler Oakley ... See MoreSee Less
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I held a media roundtable yesterday discussing my bipartisan legislation that would close the dark stores tax loophole.
This is an unfair property tax evasion strategy used by big box stores to lower the amount they pay in property taxes. The big box stores argue that the property value of their fully operational stores should be based on sale prices of vacant, shuttered stores.
Using this theory, a big box store like Costco or Menards could be a $20 million dollar brand new investment in a community that is taxed the same as a shuttered Kmart and pays less per square foot in taxes than small mom and pop shops.
But brand new big box stores do not have the same value as vacant stores because retailers place deed restrictions on their stores when they sell them that prevents them being used by any competitors. This creates blight in our communites because these buildings that are only fit to be a big box store sit empty.
Retailers across our state are using this loophole to avoid paying billions of dollars in property taxes that directly support our schools and local communities and the services we rely on everyday.
This is a bipartisan issue impacting every community in our state - and it's only getting worse as new types of businesses begin taking advantage of the loophole. I'm hopeful this legislation will pass before the end of the year.
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Legislators hope to end ‘dark stores’ tax loophole in lame duck session • Michigan Advance
michiganadvance.com
It’s an issue that has been discussed for years, with previous attempts at a solution falling short, but lawmakers and local officials are hoping to gain passage in the next few weeks of bipartisan ...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
I am so proud to have received the MSU Extension Key Partner Award this year!
I have been a proud supporter of MSU Extension throughout my entire career, but especially these last two while serving as Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Agriculture and Rural Development.
We were able to champion a new program that partners scientists with farmers to develop sustainable solutions that ensure they can continue growing their specialty products while our climate changes. This is a win-win for us all that keeps our farmers afloat and keeps local food on our tables.
... See MoreSee Less
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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