Senator Aric Nesbitt's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Tuesday issued the following statement after legislators and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were unable to reach an agreement on a state budget before the July 1 statutory deadline: “I’m disappointed we were unable to reach an agreement on a budget before the July 1 deadline, especially for our schools. “We are facing an education crisis in

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