Senator Jon Bumstead's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Appropriations Minority Vice Chair Jon Bumstead, R-Norton Shores, issued the following statement after the Michigan Legislature finalized a fiscal year 2027 budget plan: “We were able to come together in a bipartisan manner on a responsible spending plan that lives within our means while funding key priorities to make positive impacts in the lives of all Michigan residents, like improving our roads

LANSING, Mich. — State regulators would need to consider the ability and intent of a hydroelectric dam buyer to protect the public under Sen. Jon Bumstead’s legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Energy and Environment Committee. “Michigan is home to about 100 hydroelectric dams, many of which are aging and are routinely in need of repairs and updates. Taxpayers deserve assurance that any new owner

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Appropriations Minority Vice Chair Jon Bumstead, R-Norton Shores, released the following statement after state fiscal and economic leaders made their economic and state tax revenue projections during Friday’s May Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference: “As we continue working on the budget, we need to be conscious of the weak revenue projections expected over the next few years due to less sales tax revenue

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Appropriations Minority Vice Chair Jon Bumstead this week voted in support of a Natural Resources Trust Fund (NRTF) bill to invest $45 million in public land acquisitions and recreational development projects across Michigan. “For 50 years, the Natural Resources Trust Fund has invested in forward-thinking projects that help protect our shared natural resources and enhance the quality of life for all Michigan

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Appropriations Minority Vice Chair Jon Bumstead, R-Norton Shores, issued the following statement Thursday after the Michigan Senate approved a fiscal year 2027 budget plan along with a supplemental budget for the current fiscal year: “We need a budget that focuses on the real-life challenges many families and small businesses are facing, but this budget misses the mark. “We already have the resources

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Jon Bumstead on Tuesday applauded the announcement from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) regarding state support for a wastewater project and business investment in Muskegon County. The MSF board approved a $28 million Strategic Site Readiness Program grant for the city of Norton Shores and Muskegon County to repair and modernize a wastewater system that has been serving residents and businesses