Senator Thomas A. Albert's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Thomas Albert on Tuesday reintroduced legislation to eliminate the Strategic Outreach and Attraction  Reserve (SOAR) Fund, while also calling for the responsible dismantling of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. “We must fundamentally change how we approach economic development in Michigan —because corporate welfare and the MEDC are failing miserably,” said Albert, R-Lowell. “It’s been one disaster after another, and Michigan taxpayers deserve

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Thomas Albert and four Senate Republican colleagues introduced legislation Tuesday to restore Michigan’s status as a Right to Work state and repeal harmful prevailing wage laws. The legislation seeks to boost job creation and improve Michigan’s economy, which has one of the worst unemployment rates in the nation. “Lansing Democrats have moved our economy backward by relying on failed strategies that

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

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

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

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