Senator Lana Theis' Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Lana Theis on Friday applauded Michigan counties and school districts that announced plans this week to end mask mandates. “It’s encouraging to see that throughout the week, various county health departments and school districts have come to their senses, followed the science, and started to announce an end to their mask-wearing mandates for students,” said Theis, R-Brighton. “In a few short

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Lana Theis, R-Brighton, issued the following statement Wednesday, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration presented lawmakers with her fiscal year 2023 state budget recommendation: “Perhaps the only thing worse than a governor drunk on power is one drunk on power with a fat wallet. Sadly, that is what we have today in Michigan. “It seems Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is hoping Michiganders will forget

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Education and Career Readiness Chairwoman Lana Theis, R-Brighton, on Wednesday called on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to stop forcing Michigan K-12 schoolchildren to wear facemasks. “This past week, governors in New Jersey, Connecticut and elsewhere eliminated their universal school masking requirements. It’s time for Gov. Whitmer to finally follow the science; which is why today, I call upon the governor to help put

LANSING, Mich. — The Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee on Tuesday heard from Michigan parents and educational experts about the negative impact virtual learning is having on K-12 students in the state. “Three years into this pandemic and it is a fact that forced virtual learning has seriously damaged our children, both their academic achievement and their mental health and wellbeing,” said Sen. Lana Theis,

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Lana Theis, R-Brighton, released the following statement Wednesday, after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address: “The state of our state is strong, in no small part because of the resilient and hardworking men and women of Michigan who, in the face of unprecedented challenges over the past two years, have endured and driven our state forward. We see it

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Lana Theis, R-Brighton, issued the following statement on Thursday, after a Whitmer administration official deflected blame for underreporting COVID-19 deaths at long-term care facilities during a joint Senate-House oversight committee hearing: “The real tragedy is that, against logic, reason and scientific opinion, Gov. Whitmer and health department bureaucrats made the decision to put people with known cases of the coronavirus into long-term