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Slavens, Smiley Call for Elimination of Occupational Licensing Fees for Vets
Representatives urge action to help reduce unemployment among veterans
LANSING - Michigan House Democrats advanced a measure to eliminate professional licensing fees for military veterans, a move that makes it easier for cash-strapped vets to move from unemployment into...
Slavens Announces September Coffee Hours
Lawmaker invites residents to share concerns, ideas at informal events
CANTON - State Representative Dian Slavens (D-Canton) invites residents to join her for a cup of coffee and conversation at one of her upcoming coffee hours. Slavens will host her...
House Dems Urge Sweeping Reform of Michigan Election Law
Tougher laws necessary following Congressional, State election-rigging
Dems Launch Counterattack to GOP's War on Women
Lesser version of "anti-choice omnibus" rushed through House without Dem amendments
LANSING - House Democrats today offered a multitude of amendments to an “anti-choice omnibus” package of legislation aimed at making the legal procedure of abortion more difficult for women and...
Democrats: House Republicans Wage War on the Poor
State aid recipient drug testing plan saves taxpayers little money
LANSING - State Representatives Dian Slavens (Canton), Maureen Stapleton (Detriot) and Rashida Tlaib (Detroit) took a strong stance against a proposal to make some state aid recipients pay for their...
Rep. Slavens Gives School Funding Budget a Failing Grade
Budget keeps drastic K-12 cuts, picks winners and losers among colleges
LANSING - State Representative Dian Slavens (D-Canton) today decried the 2012-13 school funding omnibus budget that was concurred by the Senate today and now awaits the governor’s signature because it...
Wayne County Reps Call For Repeal of Tax Hikes on Middle Class and Seniors
Dems call for action as families struggle with new taxes
DETROIT - State Representatives Thomas Stallworth (Detroit), Dian Slavens (Canton) and George T. Darany (Dearborn) at a press conference in Detroit today called on state Republicans to rescind their new...
Rep. Slavens Encouraged by Autism Insurance Legislation
Help for treating autism step in right direction for mental health care
LANSING - On Thursday, with the support of State Representative Dian Slavens (D-Canton), the House passed Senate Bills 414, 415 and 981, which require insurance companies to cover evidence-based treatments...
Lawmaker Hears from Seniors on Michigan's New Tax Laws
Community members given the chance to ask questions, obtain information
LANSING - Representative Dian Slavens (D-Canton) hosted an informative town hall last night on Michigan’s new tax laws, focusing on the new three-tiered pension tax, and credits that will no...
Statement from State Representative Dian Slavens (D-Canton) on the governor's proposed budget for K-12 education:
“I am disappointed that the proposed budget only includes a tiny restoration of last year’s devastating education funding cuts. The damage that last year’s budget had on our public schools...
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