Senator Aric Nesbitt's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Monday issued the following statement, calling on Michigan State Police Director Col. James Grady to step down after the MSP Troopers Association reported more than 98% have no confidence in his failed leadership: “The MSP troopers’ vote is a damning indictment of the current administration. It is undeniable that this is the absolute worst leadership

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Tuesday released the following statement in response to reports that federal agents have arrested two  Chinese nationals  — a University of Michigan student and her boyfriend — for attempting to smuggle a dangerous biological pathogen into the United States: “If not for President Trump’s decisive leadership to restore order to our nation’s borders, Ann Arbor

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. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, issued the following statement after state fiscal and economic leaders predicted lower state revenues, growing unemployment and consumer uncertainty during Friday’s annual May Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference: “We’re seeing the impact of ‘Bidenomics’ and ‘Whitmeromics’ on Michigan’s economy. At a time when Michiganders are facing higher unemployment and economic uncertainty than most states, Lansing Democrats seem

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Wednesday issued the following statement after Senate Democrats finalized passage of their partisan legislation to prescribe the state’s 2026 fiscal year budget: “Senate Democrats continue to show their true priorities lie with criminals and their out-of-touch radical social agenda over hardworking Michiganders who are counting on them for actual leadership. State spending has grown over

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt and Senate Appropriations Minority Vice Chair Jon Bumstead on Monday announced that Senate Republicans will publicly disclose their legislatively directed spending requests in an effort to increase transparency in the state budget process and match new rules adopted by the Michigan House. “Michigan families deserve a better budget process that is transparent, accountable and reflects the true needs