Senator Ed McBroom's Press Releases

Senator, Rep. Hill also invited to township meeting to discuss solar permitting LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom will host a town hall meeting on Thursday to discuss a recently passed energy plan that would force Michigan to have a 100% clean energy standard by 2040. “I am hosting this town hall meeting because there has been a lot of public interest and discussion about

Legislation allows public to request records from Michigan lawmakers’ and governor’s office, helping restore trust in state government officials LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom and Sen. Jeremy Moss on Thursday introduced measures to help bring greater transparency to state government. The legislation would require the Michigan Legislature and executive office of the governor to comply with the state’s existing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom, Rep. Dave Prestin and Rep. Greg Markkanen expressed their frustration on Monday that after weeks of passionate advocacy and two midnight sessions, the Michigan House of Representatives last week passed legislation to mandate the Michigan Public Service Commission preempt local zoning to site large, industrial solar, wind, and battery projects. The House also adopted Senate-passed bills to approve a

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom on Thursday voted against a series of bills, commonly referred to as the Michigan Green Energy Bills, that would mandate a 100% clean energy standard by 2040. The measures would set a requirement of 60% renewable energy by 2035 and try to replace fossil fuel generation with various renewables, particularly solar. “In order to replace the electricity with solar,

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom and all 18 members of the Senate Republican caucus on Wednesday sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urging them to expedite the state and federal permitting processes regarding construction of the Great Lakes Tunnel Project for Line 5 under the Straits of Mackinac ensuring energy affordability and stability in the state.

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom on Tuesday joined several residents and groups from the Upper Peninsula in opposing a Senate resolution urging Congress to designate four more national wilderness areas in the Ottawa National Forest. “We strongly oppose designating over 51,000 acres of Upper Peninsula forestland as federally protected wilderness areas. This is yet another attempt by down-state interests to tell U.P. families how