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Jun
1
2026
PRESS RELEASE

STATEMENT: Jocelyn Benson on Republican’s Decision to Stall 9 Bills

Gubernatorial candidate and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson released the below statement on the nine Republican-stalled bills in the state legislature:

“It’s been over 500 days since nine bills passed by both chambers of the Legislature. Speaker Hall is still sitting on them.

“Now the Michigan Supreme Court is hearing arguments because one politician refuses to follow through on a basic constitutional duty. Among the bills being held hostage are reforms that would help recruit and retain corrections officers during a staffing crisis that affects officers, their families, and the entire state.

“Send the bills to the governor.”

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