One of the main reasons I ran for office is to protect Lake St. Clair. I grew up on this lake, and I love it. But the lake is in trouble because Oakland County keeps dumping its sewage into waterways that flow through Macomb County into Lake St. Clair, and the pollution is causing all […]

House GOP says funding for Selfridge was never really in danger House Republicans today criticized Democrats who control the Michigan House of Representatives for playing games with funding for Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Gov. Whitmer originally proposed $10 million for Selfridge in next year’s budget. House Democrats then lowered that amount to $7.5 million […]

State Rep. Alicia St. Germaine on Friday announced her opposition to legislation that would tack on an additional monthly fee to water utility bills in order to fund a new statewide payment assistance program. “We already have a successful regional program here in Macomb County to help low-income households who cannot afford to pay their […]

State Rep. Alicia St. Germaine has sent a letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asking her to work at the state level and advocate federal officials to protect Michigan families amidst the current U.S. border crisis. St. Germaine’s letter specifically underscores issues related to drug and human trafficking. Fentanyl in particular has continued to impact people […]

Tom Kuhn is the State Representative for Michigan’s 57th District. He represents portions of Sterling Heights, Troy and Madison Heights. Alicia St. Germaine is the State Representative for Michigan’s 62nd District. She represents portions of Chesterfield Township, Clinton Township, Roseville, St. Clair Shores, and all of Fraser, and Harrison Township.

Rep. Alicia St. Germaine issued a statement this week urging House Democratic leadership to adopt the Legislative ethics plan introduced by her colleagues (HBs 4264-4269), including her plan (HB 4264) that requires abstaining from a vote when there is a conflict of interest.  The Detroit News revealed earlier this month that Rep. Witwer, a Democrat […]

Rep. Alicia St. Germaine spoke out today following Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s recently announced energy mandate for the entire state of Michigan. During her “What’s Next?” address last week the governor called to mandate 100% carbon-free electricity production for all of Michigan on a tight timeline. This type of premature shift without aggressive planning is likely […]

Rep. Alicia St. Germaine is again speaking out against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s decision to add a new layer of bureaucracy within Michigan’s education system. In July, Whitmer created the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) to oversee preschool and postsecondary education – a move St. Germaine called an unnecessary expansion of a […]

Rep. Alicia St. Germaine today expressed deep concern about the safety of Michigan schools after dedicated funding for school resource officers was eliminated in the new K-12 budget recently signed into law by the governor. St. Germaine, R-Harrison, said the new Democrat budget strips away $25 million that the current budget invested directly into school […]

Rep. Alicia St. Germaine objected again this week to the Michigan state budget, which became law today upon receiving its signature from Governor Gretchen Whitmer.   “This massive budget means one thing: tax hikes,” St. Germaine said. “All this money has to come from somewhere. Democrats have decided it should come from you. And yet […]

Rep. Alicia St. Germaine is backing a plan to ensure tax money appropriated by the legislature in Lansing reaches its intended targets. The plan, House Bill 4877, would limit the amount of money the State Administrative Board could unilaterally redirect into or away from any single line item to $200,000. The bill comes as Democrats […]