Plan takes aim at financial exploitation, increases consumer protections
- — June 29, 2009
PolyCem to move operations from Mississippi to Michigan
- — April 15, 2009
Lawmaker says plans to help at-risk residents now heading to Senate
- — April 01, 2009
Plan will require utilities to work with low-income, elderly and struggling consumers
- — February 19, 2009
Plan protects homeowners, property values by providing time to find solutions
- — February 18, 2009
Home Foreclosure Prevention Act ensures homeowners are aware of their options
- — November 13, 2008
Community event focused on local job creation, economic development
- — October 13, 2008
Legislator supports comprehensive approach to cutting dependence on foreign oil
- — September 25, 2008
Plan is part of overall initiative to create 29,000 jobs statewide
- — September 25, 2008
Plan allowing more working residents to vote now heads to Senate
- — September 25, 2008
Lawmaker says residents must file their taxes to take advantage of payment
- — September 22, 2008
Bipartisan pact will attract renewable energy industry, help businesses grow
- — September 18, 2008
House passes plan to ensure patient care is put ahead of profits
- — September 17, 2008
Measure increases transparency of funds for elected officials' legal defense
- — September 16, 2008
Plan will restore integrity to Legislature and faith in government
- — August 22, 2008
Kilpatrick’s resignation can help get region, state economy back on track
- — August 15, 2008
House passed plan to reward businesses that hire state workers in May
- — August 13, 2008
- — August 13, 2008
$15 million boost will train more workers, give community colleges more resources
- — July 30, 2008
Representative demands action after garbage washes up on local shoreline
- — July 18, 2008
Dozens of projects around the state will create jobs, boost local economies
- — June 27, 2008
House passes final components of historic "Great Waters, Great Michigan" plan
- — June 26, 2008
Today's action will effectively ban diversion of water outside the Great Lakes Basin
- — June 24, 2008
Evening event focused on benefits of renewable energy production for West Michigan
- — June 24, 2008
Valentine co-sponsored Michigan Home Loan Protection Act to safeguard homeowners
- — June 18, 2008
Plan provides up to 33 weeks of federal payments for struggling workers
- — June 10, 2008
Valentine votes to pass all parts of "Great Waters, Great Michigan" plan
- — June 04, 2008
Hundreds of projects will create 29,000 jobs, boost local economies
- — May 28, 2008
Plan will distribute grants to improve early childhood development, parenting
- — May 22, 2008
Parts of "Great Waters, Great Michigan" plan now head to the Senate
- — May 21, 2008
'Hire Michigan First' will boost economy, crack down on hiring illegal workers
- — May 20, 2008
Evening event focused on giving our residents first crack at state-created jobs
- — May 16, 2008
May 15 event focuses on giving our residents first crack at state-created jobs
- — May 13, 2008
Representative to give away saplings throughout the community
- — May 02, 2008
Hundreds of projects would get Michigan back to work, boost local economies
- — April 30, 2008
Community college to receive $5M, county airport to receive $2.6M
- — April 23, 2008
Comprehensive blueprint maps out secure future for Michigan workers, consumers
- — April 18, 2008
Event focused on recent legislation, new types of farming and reaping economic benefits
- — April 11, 2008
'Hire Michigan First' will help boost economy, capitalize on skills of our state's residents
- — April 09, 2008
Valentine calls on Congress to quickly pass legislation to help working families
- — March 19, 2008
Federally funded road projects would create badly needed jobs for Michigan
- — March 12, 2008
Online petition launched to urge Senate action
- — February 25, 2008
Troops could terminate auto leases if called to active duty
- — February 13, 2008
Plan to protect residents from secondhand smoke now heads to Senate for approval
- — December 05, 2007
New program attacks problem of skyrocketing adjustable-rate mortgages
- — December 04, 2007
Package requires businesses to quickly pull dangerous items off shelves
- — December 03, 2007
Lawmaker takes the lead in fighting for federal investment in our economic future
- — November 07, 2007
Lawmaker details initiatives for the Gillette Nature Association
- — October 25, 2007
Plan ends free ride for judges, auditor general, state agency directors
- — October 24, 2007
Lawmaker honors Reeths-Puffer High School Senior Amanda Hutchins
- — October 24, 2007
Plan aimed at boosting consumer protections also bans lavish gifts to doctors
- — October 22, 2007
Budget solution protects schools, seniors, healthcare; invests in state's future
- — October 15, 2007
Lawmakers calls for override of President Bush's veto of the SCHIP program
- — October 11, 2007
Program would provided funding to hire additional teachers, reduce class sizes
- — October 08, 2007
Budget solution protects schools, seniors, public safety; invests in state's future
- — October 02, 2007
'Charlie's Bill' requires employers to provide paid bereavement leave
- — August 22, 2007
Lawmaker calls for an end to dumping of industrial waste into Lake Michigan
- — August 21, 2007
Valentine denounces Senate for stonewalling tough anti-trash plan
- — July 24, 2007
Package cracks down on diversion, selling Michigan water for profit
- — July 02, 2007
Lawmaker will present winners with state seal at Great Lakes protection town hall meeting
- — June 21, 2007
- — June 13, 2007
Plan boosts renewable energy production and aids in fight against global warming
- — June 11, 2007
Lawmaker calls on Senate for fast action to jumpstart economy
- — May 23, 2007
House Dems pass other reforms, cap superintendent salaries
- — May 23, 2007
Lawmaker increases winners to three, will feature photos on Web site
- — May 11, 2007
Legislation bans new landfills, caps expansion for existing landfills
- — May 03, 2007
Bill requires state to replace any hunting land it sells off
- — May 03, 2007
Plan curbs special-interest influence in elections, holds elected officials to higher standards
- — May 02, 2007
Plan offers $700M in tax credits, slashes Personal Property Tax
- — May 02, 2007
Plan offers $700M in tax credits, slashes Personal Property Tax
- — April 25, 2007
Dems raise dumping charge to attack economics of trash trade
- — April 17, 2007
Lawmaker says MI taxpayers can't afford to offer a free ride
- — April 16, 2007
- — April 05, 2007
Representative will meet with residents at local cafes
- — April 05, 2007
Turnaround plan focuses on cuts, reforms, investments in education, health care
- — April 05, 2007
Lawmaker's plan gives state entrepreneurs tools to succeed
- — March 26, 2007
Legislation will restore integrity to House, residents' faith in government
- — March 22, 2007
Lawmaker discusses MI's law that gives legal immunity to drug industry
- — March 19, 2007
Millions of Michigan workers to receive access to a secure retirement
- — March 19, 2007
Legislation to spur home sales, jumpstart Michigan's economy
- — March 14, 2007
'Robocallers' would need to identify themselves or face punishment
- — March 13, 2007
Plan suspends 'pop-up tax' on home sales, protects homeowners in tough times
- — March 12, 2007
Plan ends health care for life for lawmakers, cuts budget by over 5 percent
- — March 05, 2007
Proposals include tax cut for businesses, tax break for auto buyers
- — February 28, 2007
Bills holding drug companies accountable head to Senate
- — February 22, 2007
Lawmaker hails plan to invest in alternative energies, create highly skilled workforce
- — February 06, 2007
Plan attacks economics of Canadian, out-of-state trash trade
- — January 31, 2007
Representative also to serve on Great Lakes and Environment Committee
- — January 24, 2007
Leading list of priorities: Affordable health care, education, alternative energy
- — January 22, 2007
Dems celebrate Michigan Promise Grant, replacement for Merit Scholarship
- — December 15, 2006