Senator Aric Nesbitt's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Monday issued the following statement in response to the governor’s announced road funding plan: “Tax and spend, tax and spend, tax and spend — the governor’s broken record keeps on spinning and spinning. For six years, Gov. Whitmer has failed to introduce a real plan to fix Michigan’s roads other than a 45-cent gas tax

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt last week was named Legislator of the Year by the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police for his continued strong support of law enforcement. “While I am grateful to the police chiefs for this recognition, it is really our men and women in uniform and first responders who deserve all the thanks,” said Nesbitt, R-Porter Township. “These brave

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Wednesday released the following statement in response to the governor’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal to the Legislature: “Over the past two years, Gov. Whitmer and her Democrat trifecta lived fat off of bloated budgets built on the backs of Michigan taxpayers. They blew through a historic $9 billion surplus, imposed a $700 million income

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Monday released the following statement in response to Senate Democrats suing Michigan House leadership: “Instead of focusing on the future prosperity of struggling Michiganders, Senate Democrats are focused on the past failures of their own party’s fumbled leadership. The people of Michigan don’t need petty political gamesmanship; they want real leadership and real results. “The

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Thursday issued the following statement criticizing Democrat leadership in charge of the chamber’s agenda for stalling on bipartisan legislation that would preserve Michigan’s tip credit system and save thousands of jobs: “Leaders in the Senate majority have been ‘reviewing’ this issue for six months while Michigan speeds toward one of the biggest economic disasters our

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Thursday issued the following statement after a state House passed bipartisan legislation to preserve Michigan’s tip credit system and save thousands of jobs: “In less than a month, one in every five Michigan Restaurants will needlessly be put at risk of closure and the jobs of 50,000 hardworking Michiganders will be put on the line.