Senator Kevin Daley's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — The state Senate on Thursday took action to approve the Unlock Michigan citizen initiative that would repeal the law used by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to issue emergency orders early on in the pandemic. “I believe it took far too long to get to this point, but what matters is that we’ve finally reached it and we’re taking action on behalf of hundreds of

LANSING, Mich. — A pair of bills sponsored by Sen. Kevin Daley that would allow pharmacists to dispense insulin under certain emergency circumstances was signed into law on Thursday. “I am happy to see this legislation reach the finish line and being formally signed into law,” said Daley, R-Lum. “Countless Michiganders need insulin to survive, and they should never be forced into a place where they

 LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Kevin Daley, R-Lum, welcomed Vietnam War veteran Keith D. Markstrom to the Capitol for the Michigan Senate’s 26th Annual Memorial Day Service on Tuesday. Markstrom is a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he served in the 702nd MID-USARV Counter Intelligence Division. Markstrom currently serves as president of the Bay County Veterans Foundation. ### Editor’s note: A print-quality version of the

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House of Representatives on Thursday approved a pair of bills sponsored by Sen. Kevin Daley that would allow pharmacists to dispense insulin under certain emergency circumstances. “This is great news. I am happy to see such broad support for this legislation,” said Daley, R-Lum. “This is good public policy that has garnered bipartisan support in both chambers of the Legislature and

LANSING, Mich. — The state Senate on Thursday approved legislation sponsored by state Sens. Kevin Daley, Curt VanderWall and Ruth Johnson that would help Michiganders who have struggled to get into secretary of state branches. The three-bill package would extend the expiration of Michigan driver’s licenses and personal identification cards and require Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to reopen branch offices to walk-in, in-person services. “We

LANSING, Mich. — The state Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to legislation sponsored by state Sen. Kevin Daley that would provide financial relief to businesses affected by the pandemic and associated shutdowns. “We lost a lot of mom and pop businesses during the shutdowns,” said Daley, R-Lum. “I truly feel for the people who were forced to make that choice and the families who were