Senator Lana Theis' Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Lana Theis on Thursday encouraged schools to take advantage of newly announced resources meant to help schools strengthen planning procedures for emergency situations. Michigan law requires all K-12 schools to have an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) in place to help ensure staff and students stay safe in the event of an emergency. An EOP outlines steps that students, teachers and school

LANSING, Mich. — The results of the 2024 Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) have revealed a concerning trend: Third grade reading proficiency has plummeted to its lowest level in the nine-year history of the state assessment test. Only 39.6% of Michigan’s third graders were proficient in the English Language Arts (ELA) portion of the test, marking a steady decline from previous years. This means

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Lana Theis, R-Brighton, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Louisiana’s injunction against the Biden-Harris administration’s changes to Title IX: “The Supreme Court’s decision today is a victory for common sense and the integrity of Title IX. This ruling ensures that schools remain safe spaces where biological distinctions are respected, not redefined by political

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Lana Theis, R-Brighton, issued the following statement on Monday after Gotion, an electric vehicle battery producer, revealed in a Foreign Agents Registration Act filing that it does receive funding subsidies from the Chinese government after previously denying this allegation: “I can’t say I am surprised that Gotion was caught in this lie, but I can most certainly say I am once

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Lana Theis, R-Brighton, issued the following statement after voting against the state’s fiscal year 2025 budget: “At a time when Michigan families are struggling under the crushing weight of inflation in this economy, and as students struggle to meet basic academic standards, the Democrat majority chose to balance the budget on the backs of the people we work for. This budget

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Lana Theis, R-Brighton, issued the following statement after the Democrat-led Senate recently passed legislation to allow for the shift of $670 million away from the public school teacher retirement fund in order to fill gaps in the fiscal year 2025 budget: “My colleagues and I have gone to great lengths to tackle the hole in the underfunded Michigan Public School Retirement