| 12/1/2011 |
Jansen bills would prevent 50 percent federal unemployment tax hike
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| 11/3/2011 |
Sen. Jansen says Bloomberg study shows reforms are working
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| 8/31/2011 |
Sen. Jansen urges eligible residents to apply for home heating assistance
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| 8/25/2011 |
The state Senate and House passed legislation Wednesday that will save half a billion dollars in taxpayer money for the costs of public employee benefits, said bill sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 7/28/2011 |
Lawmakers seek greater protections for children
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| 5/18/2011 |
The state Senate passed legislation Wednesday that will save more than half a billion dollars in taxpayer money for the costs of public employee benefits, said bill sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 4/28/2011 |
A legislative package designed to help speed up adoptions and guardianships was approved Thursday by the Michigan Senate, said one of the bill sponsors, Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 3/9/2011 |
The Michigan Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution sponsored by Sen. Mark C. Jansen that would save the state millions of dollars by rejecting an expansion of state employee health care benefits.
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| 3/2/2011 |
Legislation designed to help speed up adoptions and guardianships was introduced Wednesday in the Michigan Senate, said package sponsors Sens. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, and Judy Emmons, R-Sheridan.
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| 2/16/2011 |
State Sen. Mark C. Jansen unveiled the Senate Reforms, Restructuring, and Reinventing Committee website today during the panels weekly meeting.
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| 1/20/2011 |
I was very excited by the governors speech. He has provided some details to flesh out his vision, and the details make a lot of sense: First, jobs and economic development must be our top priority. We have to take the necessary steps to enable job providers to succeed.
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| 1/13/2011 |
State Sen. Mark C. Jansen participated in a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday at the state Capitol with Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert P. Young, Jr. administering the oath of office.
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| 1/12/2011 |
We are hard at work to get the state back on track.
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| 12/20/2010 |
Also tapped to continue as vice chair of Finance Committee and chair of two Appropriations subcommittees
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| 9/29/2010 |
The Michigan Senate today passed state employee retirement legislation that will save the state $81 million in 2011, said bill sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen.
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| 9/22/2010 |
Proposal 10-2 would prohibit certain convicted felons from holding elected office or being appointed to some public positions.
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| 9/21/2010 |
The Michigan Senate today approved legislation that will help protect state taxpayer dollars by preventing cash-assistance recipients from withdrawing funds from ATMs located in casinos, said Sen. Mark Jansen.
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| 7/1/2010 |
Senate Republicans finalized the K-12 budget on Thursday, the day of the budget deadline, providing Michigan schools financial stability in the upcoming year.
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| 5/27/2010 |
The bipartisan legislation creates reporting guidelines for day care providers so that parents and guardians will have more information when making selections.
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| 5/21/2010 |
The Senate Fiscal Agency, House Fiscal Agency, and state budget office held their annual May Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference on Friday, at which they announced revised estimates of how much money the state is expected to collect for Fiscal Year 2010-11.
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| 5/19/2010 |
Led by Republicans, the Michigan Senate finalized a balanced budget plan Wednesday weeks ahead of schedule and without raising taxes, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, RGaines Township.
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| 4/30/2010 |
After lengthy negotiations that fell short of producing an agreement on school retirement legislation Thursday, state Sen. Mark C. Jansen, a sponsor of the Senate plan, expressed frustration at the Houses inability to embrace the savings in the bill.
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| 4/27/2010 |
Legislation to prevent taxpayer funding for abortion under Michigan health insurance plans was introduced in the state Senate Tuesday, said sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 4/21/2010 |
Bipartisan bills that would make law the provisions of Proposal 2, dealing with embryonic stem cell research, were approved Wednesday by the state Senate, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, a sponsor of the package.
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| 4/14/2010 |
Legislation designed to ensure the retirement system is stable for state and public school employees was approved Wednesday by the Michigan Senate, said sponsors Sens. Mark C. Jansen and Jud Gilbert.
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| 3/24/2010 |
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Retirement approved legislation Tuesday designed to save the state money by encouraging eligible state employees and public school employees to retire, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, subcommittee chair.
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| 3/22/2010 |
The first Michigan New Jobs Training Program college-employer partnership has been established between Grand Rapids Community College and Energetx Composites of Holland, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, a sponsor of the plan.
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| 3/12/2010 |
State Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, was recognized Thursday by the Michigan FFA Association for his strong support of the agricultural industry and the states future leaders.
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| 3/11/2010 |
Legislation designed to save the state money by encouraging eligible state employees to retire was introduced in the Michigan Senate Thursday, said sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 3/10/2010 |
Members of the Senate Families and Human Services Committee heard testimony Tuesday on legislation that would stop the state from recognizing unions of nonpublic employees like home-based day care providers, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 3/8/2010 |
State Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, recently appointed Deborah Drick of Howell as his chief of staff.
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| 3/2/2010 |
Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, testified Tuesday before a Senate panel on his legislation designed to help control costs and ensure taxpayer dollars are spent more efficiently.
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| 2/11/2010 |
Reforms could save state $70 million $118 million
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| 2/10/2010 |
State Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, recently recognized the Boy Scouts of America at the state Capitol in celebration of the organizations 100th anniversary.
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| 2/3/2010 |
Im glad to hear the governor finally talking about reforming government. We have a lot to do this year and I want to work with her on getting major reforms done. Earlier this year my Senate Republican colleagues and I introduced 10 key reforms to restructure and downsize state government.
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| 1/21/2010 |
Measures designed to remove barriers to local government consolidation and help save taxpayer dollars without state mandates were introduced Thursday in the Michigan Senate, said bill sponsors Sens. Mark C. Jansen and Bill Hardiman.
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| 1/12/2010 |
State Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, met with students in Jim Vanden Bergs U.S. history and government classes at Comstock Park High School on Jan. 7. The students had recently written letters to Jansen to share their opinions about the state budget and other important legislative issues.
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| 1/1/2010 |
bill designed to update procedures and improve efficiencies of the Friend of the Court was recently signed into law, said sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 12/22/2009 |
Three cost-controlling measures designed to help ensure taxpayer dollars are spent more efficiently were recently introduced in the Michigan Senate, said sponsors Sen. Mark C. Jansen and Sen. Alan Sanborn.
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| 12/10/2009 |
Legislation designed to help speed up adoptions and guardianships was approved Wednesday by the Michigan Senate, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, a package sponsor.
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| 12/3/2009 |
The Michigan Senate approved key education reforms Wednesday to help turn around failing schools, increase choice for parents and improve student performance.
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| 11/12/2009 |
Legislation that would allow neighbors and friends to occasionally baby-sit children at their homes without facing state consequences was overwhelmingly approved Thursday by the Michigan Senate, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen and Sen. Bill Hardiman.
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| 10/9/2009 |
Senate Republicans have balanced the state budget, returned $100 million to our schools and provided desperately needed tax relief to Michigans job providers impacted by the MBT surcharge."
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| 10/3/2009 |
The budgets approved this week show the Legislatures awareness that times are tough. Just as people across Michigan are managing on less, so must the state. Approving a fiscally responsible budget without increasing taxes on Michigan businesses and our hard working residents was the right thing to do.
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| 9/25/2009 |
I wont risk another state government shutdown. Senate Republicans have approved four individual state department budgets agreed upon with the House. Some budget negotiations are at an impasse on a few items and letting the entire government shut down should not be an option. We need to operate with a plan."
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| 9/17/2009 |
The agreement reached today will allow the Legislature to make the necessary spending cuts and deliver a balanced budget to the governor, said Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 8/27/2009 |
To help streamline state government, the Senate voted Thursday to eliminate the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries and keep its programs together by returning them to the Michigan Department of State, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, sponsor of three of the measures.
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| 8/7/2009 |
Third MMAP project completed, providing greater independence for local man
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| 8/5/2009 |
The bipartisan bills will create reporting guidelines for day care providers so that parents and guardians would have more information when selecting day care for their children.
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| 7/6/2009 |
First MMAP project completed, providing greater independence for local woman
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| 6/26/2009 |
Measures to give Michigan job providers relief from the looming federal unemployment tax increase and to require collection of unemployment benefit overpayments was approved Thursday by the state Senate, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen.
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| 6/23/2009 |
State lawmakers, Comcast Cable officials and disability advocates from around the state have joined forces to create the Michigan Mobility & Accessibility Partnership (MMAP) to help improve wheelchair accessibility for Michigan families.
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| 6/16/2009 |
State Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, joined Farmers Insurance Group earlier today to announce expansion plans for its Caledonia facility and the creation of 1,600 jobs in west Michigan.
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| 6/4/2009 |
Legislation designed to help Michigan-licensed electricians work in other states was approved Thursday by the Michigan Senate, said sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 5/27/2009 |
"We must be proactive to ensure the North American International Auto Show stays in Michigan. While our primary goal, if at all possible, is to keep the show in Detroit, keeping the show in our state is vital. That is why I have sponsored and co-sponsored legislation to achieve this key goal."
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| 5/26/2009 |
State Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, welcomed Pastor Dan Gritter of the First Cutlerville Christian Reformed Church in Byron Center to the state Capitol Tuesday.
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| 5/20/2009 |
Legislation establishing a fundraising license plate recognizing Habitat for Humanity was approved Wednesday by the Michigan Senate, said sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 5/15/2009 |
Senate Republicans today unveiled a comprehensive plan that will help make health insurance in the state affordable and accessible for uninsured Michigan residents, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, a sponsor of the legislation.
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| 5/15/2009 |
"Michigan is in dire times and our serious financial problems will not suddenly disappear. Michigan residents lost one in five jobs since 2001. We must work together to cut spending and streamline government."
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| 5/7/2009 |
The Michigan Senate approved a comprehensive Buy Michigan/Hire Michigan plan Thursday that balances the goals of recruiting desperately needed job providers to our state while also ensuring that the benefits of taxpayer dollars go to Michigan residents.
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| 4/23/2009 |
Lawmakers from across the state have formed a caucus to assist Michigans nonprofit organizations, said co-chair Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 3/19/2009 |
Legislation designed to strengthen the laws pertaining to the review of child death cases was approved Thursday by the Michigan Senate, said state Sen. Mark C. Jansen, one of the sponsors of the legislative package.
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| 2/23/2009 |
State senators from across Michigan convened a workgroup today in Grand Rapids to discuss ways to make health care affordable and accessible.
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| 2/20/2009 |
A resolution urging members of Congress to oppose the deceptively named federal Employee Free Choice Act, currently before the U.S. House of Representatives, was approved Thursday by the Michigan Senate, said sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen.
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| 2/18/2009 |
Photo Advisory: Sen. Jansen welcomes Rev. Greenway to Capitol
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| 2/18/2009 |
State Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, announced Wednesday that copies of the latest Michigan Taxpayers Guide are available through his office Web site.
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| 2/12/2009 |
Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, today joined the governor at the Capitol as she signed his legislation to help Michigan businesses train new workers.
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| 1/30/2009 |
The Senate Families and Human Services Committee unanimously approved legislation designed to update procedures and improve efficiencies of the Friend of the Court Thursday, said sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 1/29/2009 |
Senate Republican lawmakers Thursday approved legislation eliminating the onerous Michigan Business Tax surcharge, said sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen.
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| 1/28/2009 |
"I encourage residents of the 28th Senate District to contact my office if they are having problems getting through to the unemployment office. We will do everything we can to help them with the process."
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| 1/7/2009 |
Years of Republican persistence pays off
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| 12/19/2008 |
A bill that will fix a structural problem in the Michigan Business Tax by amending the definition of gross receipts, essentially eliminating the current tax on a tax, was sent to the governor Friday, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen.
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| 12/19/2008 |
Legislation sent to the governor Friday would add improvements for increased energy efficiency to the list of approved purposes for Michigan Individual or Family Development Accounts, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 12/19/2008 |
Legislation to lessen gang involvement and violence across Michigan is on its way to the governors desk, said bill sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 12/2/2008 |
Home improvements for increased energy efficiency would be added to the list of approved purposes for Michigan Individual Development Accounts under legislation passed by the Senate Tuesday, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 11/14/2008 |
Legislation designed to streamline the procedures and improve efficiency of the Friend of the Court was approved Thursday by the Senate, said sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 10/9/2008 |
Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, joined fellow Republican lawmakers today at a state Capitol news conference to urge the Michigan House to quickly approve his legislation repealing the Michigan Business Tax surcharge.
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| 10/2/2008 |
Two bills designed to support Michigan’s business owners by getting people back to work, providing needed tax relief, restraining spending and retaining jobs have passed the Senate, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 9/25/2008 |
Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, chair of the Senate MBT Impact Assessment Subcommittee, participated in a media roundtable with Senate Majority Leader Michael D. Bishop Thursday to discuss two bills that amend the Michigan Business Tax Act.
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| 9/25/2008 |
Senate Bill 1242 phases out the 21.99 percent MBT surcharge over three years beginning Jan. 1, 2009. SB 1535 places a $50 million yearly cap on film credits available under the MBT, beginning in calendar year 2008.
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| 9/25/2008 |
Legislation designed to help bring the recording procedures of local registers of deeds into the electronic age was approved by the Senate Local, Urban and State Affairs Committee Thursday, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen.
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| 9/18/2008 |
Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, expressed disappointment today on passage of legislation that will lead to massive electric rate increases and return Michigan to an era of utility monopolies.
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| 9/16/2008 |
Legislation to help improve agency communication and accountability in child-protection cases was passed by the Michigan Senate Tuesday, said sponsor Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 8/19/2008 |
LANSING - Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, worked to help build homes for deserving families in Kent County Tuesday in partnership with Habitat for Humanity’s Legislative Build 2008 Celebration Day.
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| 8/14/2008 |
Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, today joined the governor at the Capitol as she signed his legislation to help provide residents across the state with adequate access to grocery stores selling fresh meat, fruits and vegetables.
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| 8/14/2008 |
Members of the Senate Family and Human Services Committee listened to testimony Wednesday from numerous supporters of Senate legislation to help improve agency communication and accountability in child-protection cases, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 7/17/2008 |
Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township, welcomed Rev. Randy Ledeboer of the Providence Christian Reform Church in Cutlerville to the state Capitol Thursday. Ledeboer led members of the Michigan Senate during the invocation and afterward joined Jansen on the Senate floor.
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| 7/17/2008 |
State Sen. Mark C. Jansen’s legislation, signed into law today, will help ensure that residents across the state have adequate access to grocery stores selling fresh fruits and vegetables.
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| 7/14/2008 |
Legislation improving the child welfare system by increasing the permanency options for children removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect has been signed into law, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, chair of the Senate Families and Human Services Committee.
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| 6/26/2008 |
Legislation to ensure accountability in the handling of child protection cases was introduced in the Senate Thursday, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 5/29/2008 |
The MBT replaced the widely despised Single Business Tax last year. Since the inception of the new tax, the Senate Finance Committee has heard copious testimony that the tax is unduly harming small businesses.
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| 5/29/2008 |
After listening to testimony from dozens of business owners and taxpayers across the state, the Senate MBT Impact Assessment Subcommittee announced its key findings Thursday on ways to improve the state’s new Michigan Business Tax.
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| 5/19/2008 |
Business owners from across northern Michigan testified before the Senate MBT Impact Assessment Subcommittee Monday on ways to improve the state’s new Michigan Business Tax.
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| 5/16/2008 |
Business owners from across mid-Michigan testified before the Senate MBT Impact Assessment Subcommittee Friday on ways to improve the state’s new Michigan Business Tax.
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| 5/16/2008 |
The MBT replaced the widely despised Single Business Tax last year. Since the inception of the new tax, the Senate Finance Committee has heard copious testimony that the tax is unduly harming small businesses.
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| 5/16/2008 |
Business owners from across Oakland County testified before the Senate MBT Impact Assessment Subcommittee Thursday on ways to improve the state’s new Michigan Business Tax.
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| 5/15/2008 |
To increase reading among youth across the state, Sen. Mark Jansen celebrated “Children’s Book Week,” observed in Michigan from May 12-18 this year, at the state Capitol Thursday.
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| 5/12/2008 |
The MBT replaced the widely despised Single Business Tax last year. Since the inception of the new tax, the Senate Finance Committee has heard copious testimony that the tax is unduly harming small businesses.
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| 5/12/2008 |
The MBT replaced the widely despised Single Business Tax last year. Since the inception of the new tax, the Senate Finance Committee has heard copious testimony that the tax is unduly harming small businesses.
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| 5/12/2008 |
The MBT replaced the widely despised Single Business Tax last year. Since the inception of the new tax, the Senate Finance Committee has heard copious testimony that the tax is unduly harming small businesses.
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| 5/9/2008 |
Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township, chair of the Senate MBT Impact Assessment Subcommittee, heard testimony from Grand Rapids business owners Thursday on ways to improve the state’s new Michigan Business Tax.
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| 5/9/2008 |
Grand Rapids business owners testified before the Senate MBT Impact Assessment Subcommittee Thursday on ways to improve the state’s new Michigan Business Tax.
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| 5/7/2008 |
The MBT Impact Assessment Subcommittee, chaired by Sen. Mark Jansen, announced that it will hold hearings across the state starting Thursday in Grand Rapids with stops in Oakland County, Saginaw and Gaylord later this month.
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| 5/6/2008 |
The MBT Impact Assessment Subcommittee will convene hearings in four cities across the state to gather input from taxpayers on the impact of the Michigan Business Tax and suggestions for its improvement.
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| 5/2/2008 |
State Sen. Mark Jansen, chair of the MBT Impact Assessment Subcommittee, today announced a road show to gather input from taxpayers on the impact of the Michigan Business Tax and suggestions for its improvement.
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| 4/30/2008 |
The Michigan Senate approved legislation Wednesday establishing a fundraising license plate recognizing Habitat for Humanity, said sponsor Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 4/30/2008 |
Members of the Senate Family and Human Services Committee questioned officials from the Michigan Department of Human Services at a hearing Tuesday on the state’s handling of the Nicholas Braman case, said Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 4/25/2008 |
State Sen. Mark Jansen has been appointed to lead a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Finance, charged with soliciting and analyzing input from taxpayers on the impact of the Michigan Business Tax and suggestions for its improvement.
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| 4/25/2008 |
Sen. Mark Jansen today promoted legislation that will help preserve more land in Michigan at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail during the second annual "Michigan Conservation Week."
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| 4/23/2008 |
To help promote the importance of conservation, the state Senate has designated April 20-26 as Michigan Conservation Week. This year, the Senate will focus on the importance of land preservation efforts in Michigan.
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| 4/17/2008 |
A bill giving counties across the state a say in whether or not a geographic Renaissance Zone sunset is extended has been approved by both chambers of the Legislature, said Sen. Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 3/12/2008 |
Legislation providing substantial business tax credits for the creators of motion pictures, television, and other interactive media, was approved Wednesday by the Senate, said sponsor Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 2/21/2008 |
Members of the Michigan Senate unanimously approved legislation Thursday to reduce gang involvement and violence across Michigan, said bill sponsor Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 2/14/2008 |
State Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township, and Ken Bensen, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Michigan, are inviting members of the Michigan Legislature to be hands-on participants in a statewide community build project.
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| 2/12/2008 |
Legislation to reduce gang involvement and violence across Michigan was unanimously approved Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, said sponsor Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 1/29/2008 |
"While I was interested in what the governor had to say this evening, it's easy to talk, and I look forward to seeing the fine points and price tags for her proposed programs.
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| 1/17/2008 |
The nation's most comprehensive legislative package requiring state funds be divested from companies engaging in business with terrorist countries was approved by the Michigan Senate Thursday, said sponsor Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 12/5/2007 |
Legislation to help ensure that residents across Michigan have adequate access to grocery stores selling fresh fruits and vegetables was approved by the Senate Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Committee Wednesday, said Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 11/28/2007 |
Senate Republicans have scheduled a special session for Friday in hopes of further negotiations to repeal the recently expanded jobs-killing tax on certain services, despite political maneuvering by House Democrats, who adjourned until next Tuesday, said Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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| 10/4/2007 |
The state Senate today unanimously (38-0) passed legislation improving the child welfare system by increasing the permanency options for children removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect, said Sen. Mark Jansen, chair of the Senate Families and Human Services Committee.
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| 10/2/2007 |
State Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township, will have office hours in Rockford on Monday, Oct. 8. The office hours are open to residents needing assistance or wishing to express their opinions.
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| 9/11/2007 |
A legislative package requiring state funds be divested from companies engaging in business with terrorist countries was unveiled at the Capitol Tuesday by a bipartisan group of state senators.
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| 9/5/2007 |
State Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township, will have office hours in Wyoming on Monday, Sept. 10. The office hours are open to residents needing assistance or wishing to express their opinions.
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| 9/4/2007 |
The Senate Republican majority passed legislation Tuesday aimed at saving local governments and school districts money on the cost of public employee health benefits by developing optional health care pools and opening the process to competition.
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| 8/22/2007 |
The Senate approved the Department of Labor and Economic Growth budget proposal for the 2008 fiscal year Wednesday, said Sen. Mark Jansen, chair of the DLEG Senate Appropriations Subcommittee and sponsor of the legislation.
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| 7/30/2007 |
State Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township, will have office hours in Caledonia on Monday, Aug. 13. The office hours are open to residents needing assistance or wishing to express their opinions.
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| 7/18/2007 |
State Sen. Mark Jansen's legislation protecting Michigan residents from the possible theft of their Social Security number was approved unanimously Wednesday by the House Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs Committee.
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| 7/13/2007 |
Sen. Mark Jansen has been appointed to a regional committee of state legislators that will examine key health care issues while pursuing opportunities for interstate cooperation, policy making and information-sharing.
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| 6/28/2007 |
Sen. Mark C. Jansen joined legislative colleagues from both sides of the aisle tonight in supporting passage of the new Michigan Business Tax as a replacement for the Single Business Tax.
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| 6/13/2007 |
In response to an agreement reached on a replacement for the state's Single Business Tax, Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township, a member of the work group, issued the following statement:
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| 6/7/2007 |
State Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township, will have office hours in Rockford on Monday, June 11. The office hours are open to residents needing assistance or wishing to express their opinions.
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| 6/7/2007 |
Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township, welcomed Rev. Bill Sytsma of Cutlerville East Christian Reformed Church of Grand Rapids to the state Capitol Wednesday. Sytsma led members of the Michigan Senate during the invocation and afterward joined Jansen on the Senate floor for session.
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| 5/22/2007 |
The Senate Local, Urban and State Affairs Committee passed legislation Tuesday to help public employers reduce the increasing cost of employee health care by developing optional medical benefits pools and requiring health care providers to share claims data to increase competition.
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| 5/17/2007 |
Legislation protecting Michigan residents from the possible theft of their Social Security number was approved by the state Senate Thursday, said Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 5/16/2007 |
A day after the administration and legislative Democrats walked away from an agreed-upon deal that solved the 2007 budget deficit, Senate Republicans passed their third solution to the budget shortfall.
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| 5/3/2007 |
Business and Economic Stimulus Tax enjoys broad business support
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| 4/25/2007 |
AT&T grants can improve education, health outreach, community services
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| 4/19/2007 |
Plan will address the rising cost of health care for public employees
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| 4/18/2007 |
Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township, was presented with the "National Service" champion award at a ceremony Wednesday at the state Capitol.
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| 3/29/2007 |
Funding for before- and after-school programs across the state has been reinstated in the Michigan Department of Human Services budget, said Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 3/23/2007 |
State Sen. Mark Jansen and members of the Republican caucus Thursday took the first step in working to solve the state's $942 million budget deficit and also voted down the governor's tax increase.
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| 3/16/2007 |
Small-business owners, executives and job providers testified before the Senate Finance Committee today and said they think the governor's proposed 2-percent tax on services - a $1.5 billion tax increase - could further damage the state's economy and have potentially a devastating effect on their ability to hire employees.
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| 3/1/2007 |
Legislation to protect Michigan residents from the possible theft of their Social Security number was introduced in the state Senate, said Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township.
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| 2/15/2007 |
“I wish the governor would have consulted with us before presenting her executive order,” said Jansen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. “We have to work together to find a fair way to balance the state’s budget without increasing the burden for Michigan’s hardworking families.”
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| 2/8/2007 |
The governor unveiled her 2008 executive budget today, announcing $1.5 billion in new taxes that will intensify the financial drain on Michigan residents already struggling to get by in one of the nation’s worst economies.
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| 2/7/2007 |
Tonight the governor made some interesting proposals, but I need to see the details first. In the coming months I hope to work together with the administration to help make Michigan a better place to live and work.
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| 2/1/2007 |
Michigan must do more to restrict out-of-state waste shipments. We rank
last among all Great Lakes states for recycling. There is ongoing support
from the public to implement new programs that will restrict waste and
increase statewide recycling.
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| 1/31/2007 |
They knowingly broke the law – plain and simple. During this difficult economic time it is extremely important that the government lives within its means and not overspend to the tune of $69.1 million. My constituents have to spend within their budget and the state needs to learn to do the same thing.
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| 1/25/2007 |
Business and Economic Stimulus Tax (BEST) to stimulate economic growth and cut the taxes of job providers by nearly $300 million
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| 1/10/2007 |
Sen. Mark Jansen, R-Gaines Township, was part of today’s swearing-in
ceremony at the state Capitol with Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Clifford Taylor
administering the oath of office.
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