Amendment to anti-bullying reporting requirements

Amendment to expand cyber bullying protections

LANSING - Michigan Democrats today vowed to force a vote to repeal the job-killing pension tax on workers and seniors that was approved by the Republican-led Supreme Court last Friday. The Republican-controlled legislature is entering the final week of a two week vacation period, but Democrats signaled that when lawmakers return a vote on repealing the new tax will be their top priority.

LANSING—- Senator Glenn S. Anderson and Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood are pleased to co-host a free movie tomorrow for America’s currently enlisted and military veterans who live in the communities they represent. The event marks the 4th annual hosted by Sen. Anderson. Past events have seen more than 300 veterans and their guests in attendance and this year’s looks to build on that success with more than 400 Veterans RSVP’d to attend.

LANSING - Senator Glenn S. Anderson offered amendments to restore and protect desperately needed education funding on budget legislation passed by the Senate today. The bills passed made tweaks to the budget enacted earlier this year.

Senator Anderson responded to Republicans gutting an anti-bullying bill by inserting language that specifically allows bullying to occur based on religious or moral reasons. This legislation is a step backwards...

LANSING- Senate Democrats condemned Republicans for gutting a supposed “anti-bullying” bill that passed out of committee with bi-partisan support and turning it into legislation that gives students a license to bully. Under the Republican substitute to SB 137, a bully could continue to harass a student for any perceived bias and simply cite a “moral conviction” as a basis for doing so.

WESTLAND-Senator Glenn S. Anderson and Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood met with concerned parents, students and teachers at a town hall meeting at the Board of Education Complex in Westland tonight to discuss education issues. The conversation included state budget cuts, declining student population and Emergency Financial Managers. Dr. Greg Baracy, Superintendent of Wayne-Westland Schools, also participated.

LANSING—- Senator Glenn S. Anderson and Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood are pleased to co-host a free movie for America’s military veterans who live in the communities they represent.

Sen. Anderson offers an amendment that would require all schools to adopt anti-bullying policies. Michigan is one of three states that do not have anti-bullying policies. The amendment sparked a...