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Lucido cites Detroit News editorial in taking Whitmer to task for veto of bipartisan nursing home bill
State Sen. Pete Lucido (R-Dist. 8) cited an editorial criticizing Gov. Whitmer’s decision to veto bipartisan nursing home bill.
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Michigan Senate passes police training bill to reduce excessive force
The Michigan state senate has passed legislation strengthening training requirements for law enforcement officers to reduce the use of excessive force and improve community relations.
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Lucido: 'Nursing homes are not hospitals' to treat COVID-10 patients
Sen. Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Township) voiced his opposition to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent executive order stating hospital patients with COVID-19 can only be discharged to nursing homes where they can be safely isolated.
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Senate bills enforcing harsher child-abuse penalties pass Legislature, waiting to be signed by Whitmer
Two Senate bills that will raise penalties for repeat child abuse offenders have passed the Legislature and are waiting to be signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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Whitmer signs $574 million spending bill to restore vetoed funding
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed spending bills Dec. 20 that will return some funding she previously vetoed.
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Senate votes for supplemental appropriations, Lucido says he's 'hopeful' Whitmer will sign
Sstate Sen. Peter J. Lucido (R-Shelby Township) is hoping that legislation he recently supported that seeks to restore funds in the 2020 state budget that were previously trimmed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is just a starting point.
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Michigan Senate approves plan to try 17-year-olds as juveniles
The Michigan State Senate has approved a plan to eliminate the automatic waiving of 17-year-old offenders into the adult prison system.
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Sen. Lucido spearheads committee approval of three privacy-related bills
Michigan state Sen. Peter J. Lucido (R-Shelby Township) was the driving force behind the recent approval of three bills aimed at safeguarding the privacy rights of individuals across the state.
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Retired district judge speaks in favor of bill that would educate student athletes on opioid dangers
A recently retired district court judge spoke in favor of Senate Bill 307 at the Senate Health Policy and Human Services committee on Sept. 5.