http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop News and information from the Michigan Senate Republicans en-us Copyright 2007 Michigan Senate Republican Caucus. All Rights Reserved. 11/23/2009 6:01:16 PM 20 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2836&District=32Kahns Corner for the week of November 23, 2009 11/23/2009 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2835&District=20State Sen. Tom George, Senate chair of the Capitol Committee, has been selected to light the state Christmas tree in Lansing on Friday, Nov. 20 as part of the 25th annual Silver Bells in the City celebration. 11/19/2009 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2833&District=32State Sen. Roger Kahn, R-Saginaw Township, announced that office hours with Saginaw County residents will be held on Monday, Nov. 30 in Chesaning. 11/19/2009 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2828&District=19Plans for two projects expected to generate more than $85 million in private investment and 100 new jobs to Battle Creek were approved Tuesday by the Michigan Economic Growth Authority Board, said state Sen. Mike Nofs. 11/18/2009 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2832&District=22State Sen. Valde Garcia today announced he will host the Michigan Homeland Security Consortium Roundtable next Monday. The November 23 event is open to all companies and organizations involved in the security and defense industry in Michigan, and is designed to help grow the business of homeland security in our state. 11/18/2009 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2831&District=16A measure to help put an end to pay to play politics in Michigan was recently introduced in the state Senate, said sponsor Sen. Cameron S. Brown, R-Fawn River Township. 11/18/2009 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2830&District=17Consolidating the secretary of states office in Temperance with the Monroe branch will be a great disservice to thousands of area residents. It will result in longer lines and wait times at the surrounding secretary of state offices. 11/18/2009 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2829&District=32Closing the Frankenmuth office and consolidating it with a branch in Saginaw Township to offer enhanced services makes no sense when the people of Frankenmuth will have to drive more than 40 miles round trip every time they register to vote or renew their license plate tabs. This just doesnt make sense 11/18/2009 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2824&District=19Sen. Mike Nofs co-sponsored legislation this week that would make an individual who donates to a state veterans' home eligible to receive an income tax credit. 11/16/2009 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2825&District=32Kahns Corner For the week of November 16, 2009 11/16/2009 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2827&District=13State Sen. John Pappageorge, R-Troy, announced that November office hours will be held in three locations in the 13th Senate District on Saturday, Nov. 21. 11/16/2009 http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2826&District=7District Representative to visit Fred C. Fischer Library 11/16/2009