April 4, 2024 by Hunter Young
On Thursday, March 21st, the NASW-MI hosted the annual Capital Action Day. Being hosted within the Michigan State Capitol building, Capital Action Day represents a time in which both professional... February 14, 2024 by Melina Brann
Members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies spoke about the additional costs and indignities a person goes through to change their name last week in the Michigan House Judiciary Committee.The... January 29, 2024 by Melina Brann
Jan. 29, 2024NASW-MI: Duane Breijak, dbreijak.naswmi@socialworkers.org, 517-487-1548MNA: Amelia Dornbush, amelia.dornbush@minurses.org, 517-896-7478 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MI nurses, social... January 23, 2024 by Hunter Young
Governor Whitmer will deliver her 6th State of the State address On Jan. 24, 2024. The address is an annual speech delivered to both houses of the Michigan Legislature to provide an update on the... November 13, 2023 by Hunter Young
Being introduced by Rep. Dievendorf of District 77, House Bill 4919 would create the Bill of Rights for the Homeless Act. This act would provide that homeless individuals must be granted the same... November 9, 2023 by Melina Brann
Currently, the Michigan House of Representatives holds a democratic-majority advantage with 56-54 seats. This provides Michigan with a situation in which legislative actions that reflect democratic... October 11, 2023 by Hunter Young
Overview:These changes include a new act to create a right to an abortion in the state of Michigan, solidifying it as a right for individuals living within the state. The act also removes licensing... September 20, 2023 by Melina Brann
The House Health Policy Committee reported HB 4950 , HB 4954 , HB 4955 and HB 4956 out of committee with support, with 11 Democrats voting yes and seven Republicans voting no. Joining the Republicans... July 13, 2023 by Melina Brann
2023 LEGISLATIVE WINS SO FARNASW-Michigan's Director of Policy & Advocacy as well as the Chapter Legislative & Social Policy Committee work hard at creating and pursuing a Legislative Agenda... February 22, 2023 by Melina Brann
SPARTAN STRONGThe social work community was saddened and horrified to hear of the news from Michigan State University last week. After another senseless shooting in one of our communities, we know... January 18, 2023 by Melina Brann
The Michigan midterm election of 2022 had historically large turnouts, with an unprecedented number of close, neck-and-neck races. The Michigan Legislature has turned blue for the first time since... November 29, 2022 by Melina Brann
The mid-term election of 2022 had a historically large turnout as voters across Michigan turned out in droves. An unprecedented number of races were neck and neck throughout the evening and into the... September 22, 2022 by Melina Brann
NASW-Michigan has signed a letter urging the Detroit City Council to vote NO on spending $7 million of ARPA funds on expanding a faulty gun detector system called ShotSpotter. The Detroit City...