Senator Joseph Bellino's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Joseph Bellino, R-Monroe, issued the following statement after watching Gov. Gretchen Whitmer deliver her “Road Ahead Address” at the Detroit Auto Show on Wednesday: “The governor loves to put on a great show about bipartisan solutions to reduce costs on hardworking families, fix our local roads, improve our children’s education and boost our economy — but talk is cheap. “The people of

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Joseph Bellino introduced six bills on the first session day of the 2025-26 legislative term. “My hope is that as we start a new legislative session with Republicans now in control in the House, we will have a balanced exchange of ideas from both parties,” said Bellino, R-Monroe. The first of Bellino’s bills, Senate Bill 9, would require Michigan public schools to

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Joseph Bellino has been recognized as one of the most conservative members of the Michigan Senate this year, according to the Capitol news outlet MIRS. “It’s an honor to be recognized for standing firmly on the principles of limited government and fiscal responsibility,” said Bellino, R-Monroe. “I’ve worked hard to advocate for policies that keep government accountable, respect taxpayers and protect individual

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Joseph Bellino, R-Monroe, on Monday issued the following statement in response to last week’s record-breaking 29-hour lame duck Senate session: “Instead of focusing on the challenges facing Michigan families, Democrats used lame duck to push their out-of-touch policies that would only make life harder and more expensive. “Senate Republicans stood firm against their reckless lame duck agenda, which included dangerous and costly

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Joseph Bellino on Wednesday applauded the announcement that 12 businesses in Monroe and Hillsdale counties have been awarded Going PRO Talent Fund grants to help train local workers. “This funding is about investing in our people and our future by helping train local workers for high-skill, high-wage jobs in manufacturing and health care,” said Bellino, R-Monroe. “These are the type of positive

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Joseph Bellino on Thursday sent a letter to the chair of the Senate Health Policy Committee urging him to end any legislative effort to disband the Opioid Advisory Commission. “Both as a senator and as someone in recovery from addiction, I strongly urge you to reconsider such an ill-advised move,” Bellino, R-Monroe, wrote in his letter to Sen. Kevin Hertel. “The commission