Nearly $3 Million Awarded to Small Businesses in Washtenaw County
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced recently that nearly $100 million has been allocated to more than 14,000 small [...]
Expungement Bills Signed into Law
I am so pleased to have been a sponsor on the package of bills making Michigan the [...]
Update on Gov. Whitmer’s Recent Executive Actions
As we all are experiencing difficult times because of the coronavirus pandemic, we must keep hope at [...]
State Budget Update Review of the Executive Budget Recommendation House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military, Veterans Affairs and State Police
The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs provides operation-ready military forces to protect our state and supports [...]
Governor Whitmer Road Finance Update
Recently, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) presented the Governor’s fiscal year 2020-21 Transportation Budget Recommendation to [...]
New tax relief bill signed into law will help reduce tax foreclosures
I am very pleased and proud that a bill I co-sponsored with my colleague, Rep. Wendell Byrd, [...]
Peterson Co-sponsors Resolution Calling on Congress to Extend the Ratification Deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment
Earlier this week, I proudly joined my colleague Rep. Padma Kuppa in calling on Congress to extend [...]
Executive Budget Recommendation Summary
On Feb. 5, Chris Kolb, the State Budget Director, gave a presentation on the budget priorities the [...]
Janurary 2020 Budget Analysis
Hello friends, On Jan. 22, the House Fiscal Agency reported to the Appropriations Committee a Consensus Revenue [...]
House Appropriations ‘Green Ooze’ and Environmental Cleanup Hearing
The House Appropriations Committee held a very important hearing yesterday to address the toxic ‘green ooze’ found [...]