Senator Jon Bumstead's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Appropriations Minority Vice Chair Jon Bumstead, R-North Muskegon, on Thursday issued the following statement following the passage of the state’s 2025 fiscal year budget: “It is unfortunate that Democrats moved forward with their plan to raid teachers’ retirement funds to foolishly subsidize unsustainable programs with no long-term plan or return on investment. Instead of addressing why Michigan students are underperforming by nearly

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Appropriations Minority Vice Chair Jon Bumstead urged fellow lawmakers to hit the brakes on plans to plunge the state deeper into debt after Senate Democrats on Thursday fast-tracked Senate Bill 911 to help set up a multi-million-dollar raid on Michigan’s teacher retirement fund. “It is financially irresponsible to burden future Michiganders with more debt,” said Bumstead. R-North Muskegon. “Data presented by experts

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jon Bumstead, R-North Muskegon, on Thursday welcomed U.S. Marine Corps veteran Chief Warrant Officer 4 Thomas Drent of North Muskegon, to the state Capitol as his special guest for the Senate’s 29th Annual Memorial Day Service to honor Michigan’s fallen service members. Drent served from 1983 to 2007 and was assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron One from 2005 to 2007. Marine Helicopter

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 during Friday’s annual May Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference: “This latest revenue estimate sends a serious message that lawmakers should proceed with caution as we finalize the state’s 2025 fiscal year budget over the next few weeks.

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Appropriations Minority Vice Chair Jon Bumstead, R-North Muskegon, on Wednesday released the following statement after final passage of the fiscal year 2025 state budget bills in the Michigan Senate: “Crafting the state budget is a process, and we still have a lot of work ahead of us. I continue to have serious concerns about Democrats’ efforts to push forward with a $700

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Jon Bumstead welcomed Asparagus Queen Emma Woller to the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday. “It was wonderful to meet Emma while she was in Lansing to help celebrate the rich heritage and importance of Michigan’s asparagus growers and their contributions to our state’s diverse and productive agriculture industry,” said Bumstead, R-North Muskegon. “Our state’s dedicated farmers are second to none, and their enduring