Senator Thomas A. Albert's Press Releases

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

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

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

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Thomas Albert this week introduced legislation to protect kids from harmful online influences in regard to social media and pornography. Albert’s legislation would put guardrails around social media use by requiring children under age 16 to obtain parental consent before creating accounts. His plan also would strengthen age verification processes to prevent minors under age 18 from accessing pornographic sites. “I

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Thomas Albert has scheduled in-district office hours to meet with residents in two locations on Friday, March 21. The times and locations for the office hours are: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Biggby Coffee, 11826 Fulton St. E in Lowell. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Lake Odessa Community Library, 1007 Fourth Ave. in Lake Odessa. Local office hours in other parts of

LANSING, Mich. — As the annual switch to daylight saving time approaches, state Sen. Thomas Albert is again seeking to let Michigan voters decide its future. Albert, R-Lowell, this week introduced Senate Bill 126. If approved by the Michigan Legislature, SB 126 would put the question of whether to continue observing daylight saving time on the ballot for Michigan voters in the November 2026 election. “Is