Senator Ruth Johnson​'s Press Releases

Sen. Johnson sponsors American Heart Month, ‘Go Red for Women’ resolution

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate on Wednesday approved Sen. Ruth Johnson’s resolution to increase awareness of heart disease and stroke risks and recognize February as American Heart Month in Michigan. “Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S., causing one of three deaths each year,” said Johnson, R-Holly. “Unfortunately, heart disease or a stroke can affect women at any age.

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Ruth Johnson criticizes secretary of state for failure to help local clerks

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ruth Johnson on Wednesday criticized the secretary of state for breaking her promise to help support local clerks struggling to keep up with new requirements under Proposal 2 and related laws passed last year. “When you have 74 city and township clerks from across the political spectrum who sign a letter to the secretary of state that they are losing sleep, that’s

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**PHOTO ADVISORY** Sen. Ruth Johnson escorts Supreme Court justices, welcomes Shelby Township supervisor as guest for 2024 State of the State address

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ruth Johnson, R-Holly, escorted justices of the Michigan Supreme Court into the House chamber on Wednesday night for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2024 State of the State address and welcomed Shelby Township Supervisor Rick Stathakis to the Capitol as her guest for the event. Stathakis is a certified workers compensation advisor, has lived in Shelby Township for 25 years and has served as

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Sen. Ruth Johnson comments on 2024 State of the State address

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ruth Johnson, R-Holly, issued the following statement on Wednesday night after listening to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2024 State of the State address: “The governor’s worried about free community college for ‘every’ student, while according to her own commission’s report, two-thirds of our fourth and eighth graders aren’t proficient in reading or math. Under this governor, Michigan’s fourth-grade reading scores have dropped 11

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Sen. Ruth Johnson comments on education goals in population council report

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ruth Johnson, R-Holly, issued the following statement on Thursday after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Growing Michigan Together Council voted on its report suggesting how to address the state’s stagnant population: “We passed the best-funded and most equitable school budget in our state’s history and yet our fourth-graders are 43rd in reading scores nationally. We’ve dropped 11 places nationally since 2019 under this governor.

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Sen. Johnson tells lawmakers not to be ‘patting themselves on the back’ on transparency bills

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ruth Johnson on Wednesday voted for a bipartisan package designed to implement the financial disclosure measures of Proposal 1 of 2022 but told her fellow senators that they must do better. “I urge that not a single member of this body walk out of this chamber patting themselves on the back. I have been around long enough to know that the financial

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