Grand Rapids Dems Call for Kent County School Mask Mandate
LANSING, Mich., Aug. 19, 2021 — Democratic state legislators of the Grand Rapids delegation Reps. Rachel Hood [...]
Brinks responds to gutting of public school funding:
LANSING – Tonight, the Michigan House rushed through legislation that will divert more than $140 million dollars [...]
Brinks Urges Gov. Snyder to Veto Bills Threatening MI Water Quality
LANSING — State Rep. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) sent Gov. Rick Snyder a letter today urging him [...]
Brinks responds to Republican bill further weakening environmental protections:
LANSING — House Republicans passed Senate Bill 1244 today, tying the hands of the Michigan Department of [...]
Brinks Slams Gutting of Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave Laws:
LANSING — Today, Governor Snyder signed into law two Republican proposals to gut citizen-initiated laws to improve [...]
Statement from state Rep. Winnie Brinks on Republicans ignoring the dangers posed by the Line 5 pipeline:
LANSING — Despite a long history of negligence in Michigan, a bill to allow Enbridge to continue [...]
Statement from state Rep. Winnie Brinks on Republicans refusing to act on Democratic legislation strengthening PFAS drinking water standards:
LANSING — After 357 days of inaction by legislative Republicans on a Democratic proposal to strengthen drinking water standards [...]
Statement from state Rep. Winnie Brinks on Republican gutting of One Fair Wage and MI Time to Care Laws:
LANSING — Today, Legislative Republicans passed two bills, SB 1171 and SB 1175, gutting the citizen-led ballot [...]
Statement from state Rep. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) on scheduling of committee hearings for Democratic legislation creating drinking water standards for PFAS
LANSING — Yesterday, four days after wrapping up two weeks of session, legislative Republicans told a reporter [...]
Statement from state Rep. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) on the need for the U.S. Senate to believe and support survivors of sexual assault:
LANSING — Last week, the U.S. Senate heard from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, a professor who accused [...]