Senator Thomas A. Albert's Press Releases

Sen. Albert introduces plan to shift schools’ focus back to student success

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Thomas Albert and two Republican colleagues this week introduced legislation to help revive Michigan’s failing public schools and return the focus to student achievement. The plan would restore accountability to Michigan’s “Read by Grade Three” law, tightly connect student achievement to teacher evaluations, provide more pathways to student success, and make other significant changes to improve outcomes for kids. Several of

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Sen. Albert schedules local office hours in Allegan, Barry counties

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Thomas Albert has scheduled in-district office hours to meet with residents at two locations on Friday, May 30. The times and locations for the office hours are: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Hastings City Hall, Council Chambers, 201 E. State St. in Hastings. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Otsego District Public Library, 401 Dix St. in Otsego. Office hours are

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Senate Republicans unveil bills to restore local energy control, lower costs

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republicans on Wednesday introduced a six-bill package to end Democrats’ unaffordable and unreliable energy policy mandates, restore local controls on zoning rules and lower costs for consumers. “Democrats’ Michigan Green New Deal 100% mandates have been a 100% failure,” said Sen. Michele Hoitenga, R-Manton, “They’ve stripped away local control, established a system to make energy costs skyrocket and are on track to

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Sen. Albert: Democrats’ budget plan costs more, delivers less for Michigan

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Thomas Albert this week voted against a state budget proposal advanced by Michigan Senate Democrats. “This budget proposal promotes the same failed strategies we’ve seen over and over again in the past few years,” said Albert, R-Lowell. “It costs taxpayers more money without giving them their money’s worth. It doesn’t critically examine government spending and eliminate waste so we can focus on

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Sen. Albert acts to protect kids from harmful gender transition surgeries and chemicals

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Thomas Albert this week introduced legislation aimed at protecting Michigan kids from harmful and potentially irreversible procedures related to “gender transition.” Senate Bills 289-291 would ban certain procedures for patients under age 18 and only when the intent is to alter the appearance or align with a perception of sex that is inconsistent with a minor’s birth sex. That includes puberty

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Sen. Albert schedules local office hours in Calhoun, Kalamazoo counties

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Thomas Albert has scheduled in-district office hours to meet with residents at two locations on Friday, April 25. The times and locations for the office hours are: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Lawrence Memorial District Library, 107 N. Main St. in Climax. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Pierce Room at Willard Public Library, 7 W. Van Buren St. in

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