House Dems, Republicans Come Together for School Safety Hearing
Education Committee takes holistic approach to critical issue State Reps. [...]
Chair Koleszar Holds Education Committee Hearing on School Safety
Legislators hear about student mental health from experts and educators [...]
Koleszar, Education Committee to Hold Remote Committee Hearing, Mental health on agenda as crucial element in school safety
LANSING, Mich., Feb. 27, 2024 — State Rep. Matt Koleszar [...]
Dems are Supporting Education for a Better Michigan
Lawmakers pose at a bill signing on Monday, Dec. 18, [...]
Koleszar on State of the State Address
Lawmaker focused on improving education for all of Michigan State [...]
Governor Whitmer Signs Legislation Protecting Health Care for Millions of Michiganders
LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Whitmer signed legislation protecting the [...]
Dem-Sponsored Bills Protecting Health Care Access Move Closer to Governor’s Desk
Legislation enshrines federal protections into state law to keep health [...]
Koleszar Applauds Passage of Historic State Budget
LANSING, Mich., June 28, 2023 — The Michigan House of [...]
House Passes Bills to Protect Access to Affordable Health Care
Legislation codifies ACA’s consumer-friendly provisions in state law LANSING, Mich., [...]
Koleszar, Churches Applaud Passage of Bills Restoring Teachers Rights
LANSING, Mich., June 21, 2023 — The Michigan House of [...]
Legislation to Implement Proposal 2 Passes the House
LANSING, Mich., June 14, 2023 — Legislation to implement Proposal [...]
House Democrats Champion Bills Securing Affordable Care Act Protections into Law
LANSING, June 8, 2023 — The House Insurance and Financial [...]
Koleszar’s Distracted Driving Bill Passes House and Senate with Bipartisan Support
LANSING, Mich., May 11, 2023 — State Reps. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth) applauded [...]
Koleszar and Churches Applaud Largest School Aid Fund in History
LANSING, Mich., May 10, 2023 — The Michigan House of [...]
Distracted Driving Bill Package Passes House with Bipartisan Support
LANSING, Mich., May 2, 2023 — State Reps. Matt Koleszar [...]
Koleszar on New State Psychiatric Hospital Being Built in Northville
PLYMOUTH, Mich., April 18, 2023 — The Michigan Departments of [...]
Koleszar on Infrastructure Funding for Plymouth
LANSING, Mich., April 13, 2023 — Earlier this year, the [...]
Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Road Safety Bill Package
LANSING, Mich., March 23, 2023 — State Reps. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth), Mike Mueller (R-Fenton) [...]
Koleszar Strongly Supports Gun Reform Legislation
LANSING, Mich., March 2, 2023 — House Democrats have introduced [...]
Koleszar Commends Gov. Tax Holiday Plan, Assisting Students and Families
LANSING, Mich., Aug. 17, 2022 — Gov. Gretchen Witmer announced [...]
Koleszar Responds to Lansing Majority’s Extended Summer Break
LANSING, Mich., Aug. 17, 2022 — Members of the House [...]
House Democrats Hold Press Conference Calling for Election and Voting Reforms
LANSING, Mich., July 26, 2022 — Today, state Reps. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth), Alex [...]
Koleszar on the Promote the Vote Initiative
LANSING, Mich., July 11, 2022 — The Promote the [...]
Koleszar on Reproductive Freedom For All Petition
LANSING, Mich., July 11, 2022 — Organizers for the Reproductive [...]
Koleszar Applauds Passage of State Budget
LANSING, Mich., July 1, 2022 — The Michigan House of [...]
Koleszar on Bill Banning Elections Support
LANSING, Mich., June 7, 2022 — Today, the Michigan House [...]
Koleszar on GOP Unprecedented Plan to Contest Elections in Michigan
LANSING, Mich., June 3, 2022 — Recording and training materials [...]
Koleszar on Proposed Constitutional Amendment
LANSING, Mich., May 10, 2022 — The House of Representatives [...]
Koleszar on Passage of Supplemental Budget Bill
LANSING, Mich., March 25, 2022 — The Michigan House of [...]
House Democrats Announce Bills to Further Remove Barriers to Voting
Legislation allows for early voting, keeps guns out of polling [...]
Koleszar Celebrates OAG Confirming Effectiveness of 2020 Election Audits
LANSING, Mich., March 4, 2022 — Today, Michigan's Office of [...]
Koleszar Echoes Whitmer’s Calls for Increased Education Spending
LANSING, Mich., Feb. 9, 2022 — Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer [...]
Koleszar on Gov. Whitmer’s State of the State Address
LANSING, Mich., Jan. 26, 2022 — Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer [...]
Koleszar on General Motors’ Announcement, Bringing 4,000 New Jobs to Michigan
LANSING, Mich., Jan. 25, 2022 — Today, General Motors announced [...]
House Democrats, Benson Unveil Legislation to Protect Michiganders’ Right to Vote
LANSING, Mich., Nov. 3, 2021 — Today, state Reps. Kara [...]
House Dems Support Veto of Bills Intended to Erode Voting Rights
Caucus to announce legislation to defend Michiganders' freedom to vote [...]
Democrats Condemn Disenfranchisement Legislation
Bills will infringe on Michiganders’ constitutional freedom to vote LANSING, [...]
Koleszar Ballot Correction Bill Passes Committee
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 28, 2021 — Today, the House Elections [...]
House Democrats Denounce Newest Attempt to Create Barriers to Voting
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 27, 2021 – The Michigan Board of [...]
Koleszar, Puri Welcome U.S. Education Secretary Cardona to Plymouth
PLYMOUTH, Mich., Sept. 24, 2021 — Today, state Rep. Matt [...]
Koleszar on EV Maker Rivian’s Continued Plymouth Expansion
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 23, 2021 — Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer [...]
Koleszar Applauds Passage of House Budget
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 22, 2021 — The Michigan House of [...]
Koleszar on House Elections and Ethics Committee’s Hearing on Republican Voter Suppression Bills
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 21, 2021 — Today, the House Elections [...]
Cherry, Koleszar Introduce Resolution Declaring September as Deaf Awareness Month
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 14, 2021 — Over 1 million Michiganders [...]
Legislative Dems Denounce Republican Elections, Voting Petition Drive
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 2, 2021 — Today, Rep. Matt Koleszar [...]
House Republicans Push Unnecessary, Divisive Election Bills
LANSING, Mich., Aug. 17, 2021 — The Michigan House passed [...]
Shannon, Koleszar Bills Ease Expense of Back-to-School Shopping
LANSING, Mich., June 28, 2021 — State Reps. Matt Koleszar [...]
Kuppa, Aiyash Among House Dems Introduce Holiday Bill Package to Honor Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
LANSING, Mich., May 27, 2021 — Yesterday, state Reps. Padma [...]
House Dems Condemn Bills Supporting the Big Lie
The House Elections and Ethics Committee heard testimony today on [...]
Koleszar, Sabo Bills to Improve Election-Season Filing Procedures Pass the House
Bills would extend various filing periods, deadlines, easing workload of [...]
Koleszar Bill to Expand Benefits for Children of Fallen First Responders Passes House
LANSING, Mich., Feb. 25, 2021 — The Michigan House unanimously [...]
Hertel, Koleszar: Tuition-free pathway is needed for paraprofessionals
LANSING, Mich., Feb. 25, 2021 — State Reps. Kevin Hertel (D-St. Clair [...]
Legislation to Expand Benefits for Children of Fallen First Responders Passes Committee
LANSING, Mich., Feb. 17, 2021 — State Rep. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth) testified [...]
Koleszar: Governor’s budget prioritizes economic recovery, education, clean water
Rep. Koleszar supports investment in Michigan’s economic recovery, schools PLYMOUTH, [...]
Koleszar Expresses Support for Comprehensive Agenda to Advance the Vote, Protect Democracy
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today unveiled her legislative agenda [...]
Koleszar Appointed to House Education and Elections Committees
LANSING, Mich., Jan. 22, 2021 — House Democratic Whip Matt [...]
Koleszar, Anthony Elected House Democratic Whip and Caucus Chair
LANSING, Mich., Jan. 20, 2021 — Michigan House Democrats elected [...]
Koleszar on Whitmer’s plan to return to in-classroom learning by March
“I’m proud to have a governor that understands what educators [...]
Koleszar: Secretary Betsy DeVos’s Farewell Letter to Congress is Nothing More Than a Plea for Failed Policies
As the Betsy DeVos era in the U.S. Department of [...]
AG Nessel, EGLE File Lawsuit Against Arbor Hills Landfill for Violating Environmental Regulations
LANSING – Attorney General Dana Nessel, on behalf of the [...]
House Democrats Unveil Plan to Recognize B-Corps in Michigan
B-corps are for-profit corporations focused on creating a positive social [...]
Koleszar on launch of Futures for Frontliners program
“The COVID-19 pandemic caused us to rethink the way we [...]
Koleszar on DeVos refusing to grant federal testing waivers
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 9, 2020 — U.S. Secretary of Education [...]
House Dems Introduce Legislation to Affirm Marriage Equality in Michigan
Twenty-nine Democratic representatives are introducing 54 bills (HBs 6045-6098) and [...]
Koleszar on Republican Return to Learn Plan
“When developing this plan, I cannot understand why my colleagues [...]
Downtown Business Coalition Begins Preparing Recommendations Following Listening Tour
Michigan is home to more than 16,500 restaurants and 15,000 [...]
Koleszar on announcement that schools will remain closed until next year
“As an educator, I understand that there is no true [...]
Koleszar secures $250,000 in funding to ensure Plymouth Cultural Center is accessible to all residents
LANSING, Mich., March 10, 2020 — State Rep. Matt Koleszar [...]
Legislation to Expand Benefits for First Responder Families Receives Committee Hearing
LANSING — State Rep. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth) was joined by [...]
Hood, Koleszar Fight to Protect Michigan Veterans
LANSING — State Reps. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids) and Matt [...]
House Dems Fight Corporate Pollution, Stand Up for Clean Air
DEARBORN — House Democrats announced legislation at a press conference [...]
Shannon, Koleszar Bills Ease Expense of Back to School Shopping
LANSING — State Reps. Nate Shannon (D-Sterling Heights) and Matt [...]
Koleszar Hosts Senior Citizens Summit Town Hall
PLYMOUTH – State Rep. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth), Attorney General Dana [...]
Koleszar on eliminating WorkKeys test requirement:
LANSING — Today, the state House of Representatives passed House [...]
Koleszar on passage of bipartisan overhaul of Michigan’s auto insurance:
LANSING — Following weeks of bipartisan negotiations, the House passed [...]
Koleszar on legislation to ban conversion therapy:
LANSING — State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) introduced legislation this [...]
Koleszar, Polehanki Talk Landfill, Increased Pollution Fines at Town Hall
NORTHVILLE – State Rep. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth), state Sen. Dayna [...]
Koleszar on creation of Educator Advisory Council:
LANSING — Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2019-9 [...]
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Expand Benefits for First Responder Families
LANSING — State Reps. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth) and Nate Shannon [...]
Dem. Legislators Work to Promote, Improve Literacy
LANSING — State Reps. and former teachers Darrin Camilleri (D-Brownstown [...]
Koleszar on Gov. Whitmer’s budget recommendation
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer presented her budget recommendations today [...]
Koleszar on Gov. Whitmer’s first State of the State address
LANSING — Tonight, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her first State [...]
Koleszar on resolution to put oversight of Michigan’s natural resources in the hands of corporations:
LANSING — Today, the House approved a resolution to reject [...]
Koleszar Adds Teacher’s Perspective to Education, Health Policy Committees
LANSING — Last night, the Speaker of the House announced [...]
Koleszar sworn in as representative for 20th House District
LANSING — State Rep. Matt Koleszar (D-Plymouth) was sworn in [...]