Articles tagged: Rebekah Warren
Washtenaw County legislators back women's health bills aimed at improving access to care
Posted: May 13, 2013Five Washtenaw County state legislators announced their support Monday for a package of four bills and three resolutions introduced by Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives regarding women's health care. Read more »
Right-to-work lawsuit moving forward: Rebekah Warren commends judge for refusing to dismiss case
Posted: Apr 04, 2013A lawsuit against Michigan's new right-to-work law is moving forward after Ingham County Judge William Collette refused to dismiss the case on Wednesday. Read more »
opinion: International Women's Day highlights important role women hold in moving country forward
Posted: Mar 09, 2013During the past century women have overcome legal, societal, and cultural challenges on the march to equality while maintaining a vigilant watch to affect more progress and change. Read more »
Rebekah Warren leads call for nurse staffing quotas in Michigan
Posted: Mar 04, 2013The Michigan Nurses Association joined Democratic lawmakers Monday in their push to make Michigan the second state to mandate hospital staffing levels, but hospital officials expressed concern the requirement could backfire due to higher costs. Read more »
with poll: Ann Arbor lawmakers call for action on climate change
Posted: Feb 16, 2013Three state lawmakers from Ann Arbor went on record this week raising concerns about global warming and together issued a call for action on climate change. Read more »
Rebekah Warren calls on Congress to reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
Posted: Feb 14, 2013State Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, on Thursday introduced a resolution urging Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act and to do so in a swift and bipartisan fashion. "The failure to act on ... Read more »
Sen. Rebekah Warren joins ACLU in lawsuit against Michigan's new right-to-work law
Posted: Jan 31, 2013State Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, joined the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and others on Thursday in a lawsuit that aims to halt Michigan's new right-to-work law. Read more »
Washtenaw County Democrats earn high marks for lame duck votes in new Michigan Environmental Scorecard
Posted: Jan 09, 2013The Ann Arbor-based Michigan League of Conservation Voters on Wednesday released a new environmental scorecard for the state Legislature's recent lame duck session. The scorecard offers a look at the voting records of Michigan state ... Read more »
Ann Arbor's Rebekah Warren named 2012's most liberal member of the Michigan Senate
Posted: Dec 20, 2012State Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, has been named 2012's "Most Liberal Senator" by the MIRS News agency in Lansing for the second year in a row. Warren said she considers it an honor to ... Read more »
Rebekah Warren proposes changes to anti-abortion bill to ensure men aren't coerced into vasectomies
Posted: Dec 12, 2012State Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, made waves in the Michigan Senate on Wednesday when she offered up multiple amendments to so-called anti-abortion legislation. "If women have to be screened to see if they are ... Read more »
with poll: 4th graders from Ann Arbor want Michigan Legislature to designate cherry as official state fruit
Posted: Oct 02, 2012With the help of a group of fourth graders from Ann Arbor's Bach Elementary School, state Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, is pushing for the passage of legislation that aims to officially designate the cherry as Michigan's state fruit. Read more »
3 of 6 Washtenaw County lawmakers get passing grades in new Michigan Environmental Scorecard
Posted: Jul 15, 2012The Michigan League of Conservation Voters has released its latest Environmental Scorecard, ranking state lawmakers on their environmental voting records. But only three of the six lawmakers representing Washtenaw County in the Legislature received passing ... Read more »
Thousands turn out for 'Vagina Monologues' at Michigan Capitol
Posted: Jun 18, 2012A crowd of at least 2,500 gathered outside the Michigan Capitol Monday evening for a performance of "The Vagina Monologues," MLive.com reported. Eleven female Democratic Michigan lawmakers, including State Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, performed ... Read more »
with video: Rebekah Warren says tonight's 'Vaginas Take Back The Capitol' rally is about freedom of speech
Posted: Jun 18, 2012State Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, says tonight's "Vaginas Take Back the Capitol" rally in Lansing is about freedom of speech. "Nowhere is freedom of speech more essential than in our legislative bodies," Warren said ... Read more »
Sen. Rebekah Warren invites local residents to join her for coffee hours
Posted: Jun 09, 2012State Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, will be hosting two separate coffee hours in Washtenaw County next week to speak with local residents. Read more »
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