Senator Jon Bumstead's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Appropriations Minority Vice Chair Jon Bumstead on Thursday supported a Natural Resources Trust Fund (NRTF) bill to invest $27.3 million in park and trail developments and public land acquisitions across Michigan, including two projects in Manistee and Benzie counties. “The Natural Resources Trust Fund is a great way to reinvest money into our state’s outdoor recreation opportunities without adding costs to taxpayers,”

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jon Bumstead on Monday presented state tributes to the Muskegon High School football team in celebration of its 2023 MHSAA Division 2 state championship and to Big Reds football Head Coach Shane Fairfield in honor of his selection as the NFC recipient of the NFL’s 2023 Don Shula High School Coach of the Year Award. “This has been a wonderful year for

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt and Senate Appropriations Minority Vice Chair Jon Bumstead on Tuesday requested Gov. Gretchen Whitmer present a second budget recommendation to the Legislature before the Michigan Court of Appeals decides a lawsuit challenging her assumed $700 million income tax increase by March 11. “If the courts were to provide a favorable ruling for the people of our great state

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt and Senate Appropriations Minority Vice Chair Jon Bumstead on Wednesday sent a letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and State Budget Director Jen Flood regarding concerns with the state’s budget and its impact on Michigan residents following the governor’s proposed budget presentation. “What we saw from Gov. Whitmer today was more public relations talking points paid for by the

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jon Bumstead, R-North Muskegon, welcomed Karen Goodman, vice chair for the Manistee County board of commissioners, to the Capitol as his guest for the governor’s 2024 State of the State address on Wednesday. Goodman represents Manistee County’s 6th District and has served on the county commission for 10 years. She also works as chief operating officer for Centra Wellness Network, a community

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Appropriations Minority Vice Chair Jon Bumstead, R-North Muskegon, released the following statement after state fiscal and economic leaders made their economic and state tax revenue projections — including a more than $1.3 billion general fund surplus — during Friday’s annual January Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference: “Revenue forecasts predict more than $1 billion will overflow into surplus. Yet, families and seniors across Michigan