Senator Joseph Bellino's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Joseph Bellino on Wednesday introduced legislation to support students of military families when they move to a new school in Michigan. “Children in military families can face significant learning challenges when they enter a new school as a result of their service mom or dad having to relocate due to a new duty station assignment,” said Bellino, R-Monroe. “When we support our

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Joseph Bellino on Monday announced the winning classrooms of his office’s districtwide reading contest — with the top three classes getting pizza parties from the senator. “I want to thank every class that participated in our reading contest. I was impressed by the effort each school and student put into the competition,” said Bellino, R-Monroe. “My hope from this reading contest was

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Joseph Bellino is applauding Monroe County Community College for removing “gender-inclusive” bathroom signs following a survey that outlined safety concerns among the campus student community. “The signs should never have been put up in the first place, and it is far past time that they were removed,” said Bellino, R-Monroe. “In recent months, parents and students across Michigan have raised serious concerns

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Joseph Bellino on Wednesday introduced legislation to help tackle the ongoing shortage of teachers in schools across Michigan. “Education is critical to a child’s success in life, yet many of our schools continue to struggle to find enough teachers to provide that education,” said Bellino, R-Monroe. “My bill would give our state and our schools more tools to bring experienced teachers into

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Joseph Bellino on Thursday introduced legislation to allow local road agencies to respond to minor road issues more quickly by allowing them to do more small projects themselves. “Our local roads are in most need of repair, yet too many local projects are being delayed due to unnecessary red tape,” said Bellino, R-Monroe. “My bill would reduce overly burdensome and outdated restrictions

LANSING, Mich. — Sens. Jim Runestad and Joseph Bellino on Thursday called on the Michigan Senate to withhold state dollars from colleges, universities, and local communities that work to defy federal immigration laws as part of legislation closing out the fiscal year budget. “Our public universities and community colleges receive hundreds of millions of dollars from taxpayers every year — that’s the people’s money being given