Senator Aric Nesbitt's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt on Thursday sent a letter to University of Michigan President Santa J. Ono urging the school’s leader and Board of Regents to defend student safety after the state-funded research institution became another site of hateful anti-Semitic demonstrations sweeping the nation. “The free and open exchange of ideas is the cornerstone of our free nation and its university system,

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt and state Rep. Pauline Wendzel on Tuesday criticized the Whitmer administration’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) for its overburdensome bureaucracy and unacceptable failure to process timely permits for Michigan’s blueberry growers. “Unelected bureaucrats at EGLE have stalled for more than a year, refusing to issue required permits or answer for their ongoing negligence,” said Nesbitt,

LANSING, Mich. — House Republican Leader Matt Hall and Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt last week visited the United States’ southern border with Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, where they observed National Guard units from Texas and other states combat the border crisis that has surged on Joe Biden’s watch. Joined by officials from other states, the legislative leaders met with Texas officials and witnessed illegal

LANSING, Mich. — Following Wednesday’s announcement confirming that federal dollars will ensure Holtec International’s Palisades Nuclear Generating Station will generate power once again in southwest Michigan, Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, issued this statement: “Palisades coming back online is a big win for southwest Michigan as it means more jobs and more reliable, affordable power for the people of this state. With the dark

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Wednesday issued the following statement after learning the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services office in Benton Harbor has been shuttered for weeks with minimal notice to the local community or information from the agency: “I find it very troubling to learn from local media that the MDHHS office in Benton Harbor has been

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Tuesday issued the following statement after Democrats passed a package of partisan bills to further harm small businesses in Michigan: “Families and small business owners continue to struggle across our state, and Democrats in the Legislature continue to kick them while they’re down. Instead of working toward real solutions to grow Michigan’s economy and encourage