Recent items on the Michigan Senate Republicans website 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. 11/24/2009 4:22:15 AM 20 Senate lawmakers approve casual baby-sitting bill http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2814&District=28Legislation that would allow neighbors and friends to occasionally baby-sit children at their homes without facing state consequences was overwhelmingly approved Thursday by the Michigan Senate, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen and Sen. Bill Hardiman. 11/12/2009 Senate finalizes K-12 budget; enacts MBT surcharge relief http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2744&District=28Senate Republicans have balanced the state budget, returned $100 million to our schools and provided desperately needed tax relief to Michigans job providers impacted by the MBT surcharge." 10/9/2009 Jansen comments on budgets approved by Senate without increasing taxes on families and businesses http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2720&District=28The budgets approved this week show the Legislatures awareness that times are tough. Just as people across Michigan are managing on less, so must the state. Approving a fiscally responsible budget without increasing taxes on Michigan businesses and our hard working residents was the right thing to do. 10/3/2009 Sen. Jansen comments on continuation budget http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2699&District=28I wont risk another state government shutdown. Senate Republicans have approved four individual state department budgets agreed upon with the House. Some budget negotiations are at an impasse on a few items and letting the entire government shut down should not be an option. We need to operate with a plan." 9/25/2009 Lawmakers reach budget target agreement http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2681&District=28The agreement reached today will allow the Legislature to make the necessary spending cuts and deliver a balanced budget to the governor, said Jansen, R-Gaines Township. 9/17/2009 Jansen: HAL programs would be returned to MI Department of State http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2642&District=28To help streamline state government, the Senate voted Thursday to eliminate the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries and keep its programs together by returning them to the Michigan Department of State, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, sponsor of three of the measures. 8/27/2009 Senators, Comcast, volunteers build ramp in Monroe http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2595&District=28Third MMAP project completed, providing greater independence for local man 8/7/2009 Lawmakers work to strengthen day care provider guidelines http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2591&District=28The bipartisan bills will create reporting guidelines for day care providers so that parents and guardians would have more information when selecting day care for their children. 8/5/2009 Sen. Jansen, Comcast, volunteers build ramp in Rockford http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2540&District=28First MMAP project completed, providing greater independence for local woman 7/6/2009 Senate approves measures to strengthen unemployment http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?ID=2531&District=28Measures to give Michigan job providers relief from the looming federal unemployment tax increase and to require collection of unemployment benefit overpayments was approved Thursday by the state Senate, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen. 6/26/2009