Lansing – The Michigan Senate Democrats today slammed the budgets being passed by their Republican colleagues over the past week for continuing their ongoing trend of favoring corporations at the expense of investing in Michigan's schools, communities and working families.

Senator Steve Bieda (D-Warren) hailed passage of his legislation by the State Senate today that would require a bittering agent be added to antifreeze. The measure is aimed at preventing children and animals from ingesting lethal doses of the liquid which often has a sweet taste that is appealing to pets and children.

Senator Bieda will be available to discuss the issues he is currently working on in Lansing with constituents on the morning of Monday, May 6, at Tracey's Corner Café in Warren and that evening at the Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society Museum in Eastpointe.

Democratic state Sen. Steve Bieda of Warren seeks to preserve the status quo, which awards Michigan's 16 Electoral College votes on a winner-take-all basis to the candidate who wins the state's popular vote.

State Senator Steve Bieda (D- Warren) is promoting the return of the successful #MI2020 Scholarship Competition that will award up to $10,000 to one Michigan high school senior graduating this spring. To enter, students are asked to submit a short web video at www.michigan2020.com/competition that explains why Michigan needs to enact the Michigan 2020 Plan to offer free college tuition to all students.

LANSING - Senate Democratic Leader Gretchen Whitmer and members of the Senate Democratic Caucus announced the return of their successful #mi2020 Scholarship Competition today that will award up to $10,000 to one Michigan high school senior graduating this spring. To enter, students are asked to submit a short web video at www.michigan2020.com/competition that explains why Michigan needs to enact the Senate Democrats' Michigan 2020 Plan to offer free college tuition to all students.

State Senator Steve Bieda praised a judge's ruling yesterday that granted a father communication rights so he can begin rebuilding his relationship with his biological daughter, a situation that was made possible due to legislation that Senator Bieda sponsored. The new law allows a possible biological father to file a petition to determine paternity under certain circumstances. Prior to these laws being enacted, state law did not give a possible biological father legal standing to file a paternity action to show he may be the biological father of a child born to a married woman.

Senator Steven Bieda will be hosting a coffee hour in his district to speak with local residents and hear their questions and concerns. Senator Bieda will be available to discuss the issues he is currently working on in Lansing with constituents on Monday, February 18 at Tracey's Corner Café in Warren.

Senator Vincent Gregory (D- Southfield) and Senator Steve Bieda (D-Warren) strongly rebuked the Senate Judiciary Committee’s passage of legislation today that would claim to exempt Michigan-made guns from all federal laws in the state of Michigan. The legislation was essentially the first order of business for the Michigan Senate at the start of the new legislative session.

Senator Steve Bieda (D-Warren) issued the following statement following Governor Snyder’s third annual State of the State address. The address was giving before a joint session of both chambers of the state legislature at the state capitol this evening.