Senator Lana Theis' Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Lana Theis was sworn in as the senator for the 22nd District during a ceremony at the state Capitol on Wednesday. The senator’s office is now open, and Wednesday’s ceremony marked the official beginning of the 102nd Legislature. “I am humbled to be chosen by the residents of the 22nd District to be their voice in the Capitol, and my team

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Lana Theis on Wednesday announced her staff for the 102nd Legislature. Meghan Reckling will continue to serve as chief of staff and Theresa Grace as constituent relations director and veterans affairs coordinator. Daniel Waun is joining Theis’ staff as director of communications and legislative affairs. “My team is eager and excited for the opportunity to continue serving the residents of the

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Lana Theis on Wednesday called on the Legislature to approve funding to provide victims of an Unemployment Insurance Agency data leak with at least one year of identity theft protection. “It has gone from bad to worse at the UIA,” said Theis, R-Brighton. “At a time when the agency erroneously gave away billions of taxpayer dollars to fraudsters, we now learn that

LANSING, Mich. — The Senate on Wednesday approved a bipartisan plan to provide critical help for students with dyslexia, through improved educator training and more stringent student screening. “Michigan has never had a statewide, coordinated strategy to help children with dyslexia, until now,” said Sen. Lana Theis, R-Brighton, who chairs the Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee and sponsored Senate Bill 381. “We must remove the

LANSING, Mich. — The Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee earlier this week approved legislation to address student learning losses resulting from the Whitmer administration’s response to COVID-19 by providing up to $1,500 per child for tutoring and other educational needs. “Over the past two years, the Whitmer administration’s response to COVID-19 has repeatedly compromised our children’s educational experience,” said committee chair Sen. Lana Theis, R-Brighton,

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Lana Theis on Thursday applauded a recent announcement that Fowlerville’s Ville Project will receive a $1.45 million Michigan Community Revitalization Program performance-based loan from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF). “The Ville Project is the first major housing development in Fowlerville in many, many years, and it’s one that I am proud to support,” said Theis, R-Brighton. “Not only will the project help