Senator Ed McBroom's Press Releases
Sens. Moss, McBroom push to expand open records law upon receipt of Peter Pettalia Memorial Sunshine Award
LANSING, Mich. — Sens. Jeremy Moss and Ed McBroom — the 2022 recipients of the Peter Pettalia Memorial Sunshine Award from the Michigan Press Association — marked Sunshine Week by renewing their call for swift passage of their legislation to shine more light on state government. “I still have the same sense of urgency to create the Legislative Open Records Act and expand the Freedom of
McBroom welcomes state semifinalist Baraga girls basketball team to Senate
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom welcomed the Baraga High School girls basketball team to the Senate chamber on Thursday in advance of the team’s state semifinal matchup against Fowler at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. “My congratulations to the lady Vikings basketball team for making it to the final four in what has been a remarkably successful season thus far,” said McBroom, R-Waucedah
McBroom responds to judicial ruling restoring federal wolf protection
LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, on Thursday responded to a judicial decision restoring federal protections for gray wolves. “It is very frustrating that some judge over a thousand miles away has the authority to dictate how Michigan manages its wildlife population. How could this person possibly know whether Michigan’s gray wolf population is sustainable, much less claim it isn’t, when Michigan has
McBroom, Hollier call for inclusion in supplemental funding bill for Detroit, U.P. veterans homes
LANSING, Mich. — Sens. Ed McBroom and Adam Hollier are proposing a generational investment in veterans with the construction of a new veterans home in Detroit and the replacement of the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. The senators think veterans should not have to wait for the budget process to be completed and plan to push to include this funding in a supplemental appropriations
Senate Oversight hearing on Dept. of Corrections set for Feb. 1
LANSING, Mich. — Senate Oversight Committee Chairman Ed McBroom on Thursday announced the committee will meet Tuesday, Feb. 1 to hear from Department of Corrections Director Heidi Washington about workplace safety and other concerns at state correctional facilities. McBroom and committee Minority Vice Chair Sen. Jeff Irwin sent letters to Washington earlier this month requesting information and answers about the alleged concerns, which include forced overtime,
Senators issue statement on DHHS-OAG report controversy
LANSING, Mich. — Sens. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township; Lana Theis, R-Brighton; and Doug Wozniak, R-Shelby Township; issued the following statement on Wednesday, in response to backlash from the Department of Health and Human Services concerning an Office of the Auditor General (OAG) report indicating the department underreported the number of long-term care facility residents who died from COVID-19: “We already knew that more than one-third of