Senator John Damoose's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. John Damoose issued the following statement after the Senate passed the fiscal year 2025 spending plan: “The fiscal year 2025 budget plan was massive and relied on a $670 million raid to the public school teacher’s retirement fund to balance the books. There is no question the Democrat’s budget spends way too much money, but even worse, it shifts funds that

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. John Damoose joined his colleagues on the Senate Committee on Appropriations in approving the 2024 recommendations for the Natural Resources Trust Fund development and acquisition projects. “The Natural Resources Trust Fund helps secure and protect Michigan’s one-of-a-kind natural resources,” said Damoose, R-Harbor Springs. “Whether it’s fishing, hiking, boating, or anything else, many Michigan families enjoy spending time outside in nature and these

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. John Damoose supported a Senate Republican effort introduced on Wednesday that seeks to uphold federal immigration laws and help keep communities in Michigan safe from the ongoing fentanyl crisis. “The crisis at the southern border is endangering communities across the nation and allowing individuals who are a known threat to the United States to freely enter our country,” said Damoose, R-Harbor Springs.

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. John Damoose joined members of the Senate Republican caucus in introducing legislation to strengthen academic standards and encourage and provide additional resources to help boost student success. “Michigan’s educational standing is not ideal, and we need to take that seriously,” said Damoose, R-Harbor Springs. “We rank in the bottom 10th percentile in a number of meaningful standards, like reading and math proficiency,

LANSING, Mich. — The delegation of U.P. legislators are speaking out against the U.S. Postal Service’s plans to modify mail service in the U.P. and discontinue the processing of outgoing mail at the facility in Kingsford. “We are speaking with one voice to oppose this terrible plan to reduce postal services to the people of the U.P.,” said Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township. “There is no

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. John Damoose, R-Harbor Springs, issued the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer outlined her priorities for the coming year in her 2024 State of the State address Wednesday evening: “After this evening’s speech, I am cautiously optimistic that perhaps the highly partisan agenda we saw last year will give way to a more collaborative, commonsense form of government in 2024. “The