LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ruth Johnson on Wednesday criticized Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for failing to certify the Unlock Michigan petitions in a timely manner. “Allowing the Michigan people to

LANSING, Mich. — After listening to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2021 State of the State address virtually Wednesday night, Sen. Ruth Johnson, R-Holly, issued the following statement: “Restaurants and small businesses

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ruth Johnson on Friday called on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon to fix the state’s poor rate of getting

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ruth Johnson’s legislation to double the number of times Michigan residents can renew their driver’s licenses online or by mail was inserted into bills heading to the

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Legislature on Friday finalized Sen. Ruth Johnson’s legislation to help protect victims of certain heinous crimes by keeping their physical addresses hidden from their offenders.

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate on Thursday unanimously approved Sen. Ruth Johnson’s legislation to double the number of times Michigan residents can renew their driver’s licenses online or by mail.

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate on Thursday approved a resolution by Sen. Ruth Johnson to honor local clerks and election workers who made the state’s November general election possible

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ruth Johnson announced on Wednesday that the state Senate has voted to finalize several COVID-19 protection measures in the wake of a Michigan Supreme Court ruling that

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate on Thursday finalized Sen. Ruth Johnson’s legislation to help local clerks efficiently meet the demand of an expected record number of absentee ballots this

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ruth Johnson on Wednesday voted to support a fiscal year 2021 budget plan that increases investments in important priorities like K-12 education and public safety. “I

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ruth Johnson and Sen. Betty Jean Alexander have introduced legislation that would temporarily allow the secretary of state to provide extra one-year renewals for expiring driver’s licenses

House panel reports AV counting board bill to floor LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate on Tuesday approved Sen. Ruth Johnson’s legislation to help local clerks begin the process to

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Senate Elections Committee Chair Ruth Johnson sent a letter Monday to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson urging her to conduct an audit of mail-in votes following

LANSING, Mich. — The Senate Elections Committee on Wednesday questioned Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson about critical elections issues and concerns they have heard from local clerks across the state.

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ruth Johnson on Thursday supported approval of Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (NRTF) projects for 2020, including a village of Ortonville project. “This will help enhance

LANSING, Mich. — After hearing that the Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes and the Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum criticized local clerks’ input during Wednesday’s Senate Elections Committee hearing about

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Ruth Johnson on Thursday introduced legislation to make Michigan the first state in the country to require all law enforcement agencies to adopt “duty to intervene” policies