Rep. Jim Townsend’s House Floor Speech on the 2014 School Omnibus Budget
“Mr. Speaker, I voted no on the conference report for HB 5314, legislation to provide appropriations for [...]
Rep. Townsend Testifies Before House Energy and Technology Committee
LANSING –- State Rep. Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) provided testimony to the House Energy and Technology Committee today regarding [...]
Rep. Jim Townsend to Host Town Hall on Talent and Place
ROYAL OAK — State Representative Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) will hold a town hall meeting to discuss strategies for [...]
Rep. Townsend on GOP Tax Plan: It’s Insulting to Michigan’s Families
LANSING — Democratic members of the House Tax Policy Committee offered a series of amendments to a [...]
Rep. Townsend on Republican Tax Cuts for Corporations: It’s Not Working
LANSING — Rep. Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) said that Michigan’s rising unemployment rate demonstrates that the massive corporate tax [...]
Rep. Townsend Hosts Firefighter at State Capitol for Sept. 11 Ceremony
LANSING — Rep. Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) hosted Cary Thompson, a firefighter with the Royal Oak Fire Department, at [...]
Statement from Rep. Jim Townsend on the signing into law of legislation that protects voter-approved millages from misappropriation
“I am pleased that Lt. Gov. Brian Calley has signed into law House Bill 4459, a bill [...]
Statement from state Representative Jim Townsend on his opposition to the School Aid Fund budget:
“I voted against House Bill 4228, the omnibus K-12 and higher education budget bill today because this [...]
Rep. Jim Townsend to Host Education Town Hall
ROYAL OAK - State Representative Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) will hold a town hall meeting to discuss education in [...]
Statement from State Rep. Jim Townsend on his opposition to HB 4228, the School Omnibus Appropriations Bill, and HB 4328, the General Government Omnibus Appropriations Bill:
“I rise in opposition to both the omnibus school funding bill and the omnibus general budget appropriation [...]