Senator Michael Webber​'s Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate on Tuesday adopted Sen. Michael Webber’s resolution to recognize the historic, cultural and religious significance of the annual festival of Diwali. “Diwali is a special time celebrated by many of our neighbors throughout Metro Detroit and across Michigan. It brings me joy to take time to recognize this wonderful festival in the Michigan Senate,” said Webber, R-Rochester Hills. “Diwali reminds

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Committee on Health Policy Minority Vice Chair Michael Webber on Monday sent a letter to Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel demanding that recently deleted public data regarding recipient rights complaints be restored to the department’s website. “Director Hertel cannot continue to operate MDHHS under a cloak of secrecy by simply hiding data that confirms her department’s ongoing

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Michael Webber, R-Rochester Hills, invites residents of the 9th Senate District to join him for a local office hour on Oct. 24 in Sterling Heights. Webber will meet with constituents from 9 to 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, at the Sterling Heights Community Center, 40250 Dodge Park Road in Sterling Heights. The meeting will take place in the library conference

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Michael Webber on Wednesday requested legislative hearings to investigate the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services after an independent audit revealed it is failing to sufficiently protect the rights of mental health care patients. Webber sent letters to Senate Oversight Committee Chair Sam Singh, D-East Lansing, and House Oversight Committee Chair Jay DeBoyer, R-Clay Township, requesting formal hearings following the state

Michigan’s state-run inpatient psychiatric care system is broken. And sadly, the more we learn, the worse it gets. The state auditor has now confirmed what patients and parents have been telling me for almost two years —the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is failing to protect our most vulnerable residents seeking mental health care. On Sept. 30, the nonpartisan state Office of the

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Michael Webber on Friday voted to support the Senate’s passage of the state’s 2026 fiscal year budget. “Like families all over Michigan, state government must live within its means to be successful. I’m happy to support a budget that rolls back spending for the first time in years, helps workers by eliminating taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security, and makes needed