Video from Senator Thomas A. Albert
Sen. Albert: Happy Presidents' Day!
Sen. Albert: Happy Presidents' Day!
Happy Presidents’ Day! I prepared by tackling some presidential trivia.
Sen. Albert votes to save tipped wage jobs
Senate Bill 8 is not a perfect solution, but the good outweighs the bad as saving the tipped credit system will save thousands of Michigan restaurant jobs. (February 13, 2025)
Sen. Albert: Fix tipped wage, sick leave issues now
Sen. Thomas Albert today called on Senate Democrats to quickly approve House Bills 4001 and 4002, which would help save jobs in the restaurant industry and other workplaces. Albert said the Senate has done nothing while a Feb. 21 deadline fast approaches. (January 29, 2025)
Sen. Albert: So-called ‘Innovation Fund’ is a step backward
Once again, the Legislature advanced a plan that costs taxpayers without an adequate return on investment. It’s a return to a policy that already has been proven a failure. (December 20, 2024)
Sen. Albert: Democrats sabotage public safety plan
Sen. Thomas Albert details how Democrats used political gamesmanship to kill a public safety funding plan that should have had bipartisan support. (December 20, 2024)
Sen. Albert: Democrats stick taxpayers with higher health care bills
Democrats approved a plan that will increase the cost of taxpayer-funded public employee health care — after rejecting Sen. Thomas Albert’s commonsense amendments to try and hold costs down. (December 20, 2024)
Sen. Albert: Why change youth work permit process?
Sen. Thomas Albert explains his vote against House Bill 5594. Efforts to help kids are commendable, but the current youth work permit system in Michigan already works well. (December 20, 2024)
Sen. Albert: ‘Call center’ legislation is misguided
Sen. Thomas Albert explains his opposition to HB 5164, which requires extra registration for call centers and advance notice when they plan to move. The legislation needlessly duplicates federal law and is so poorly conceived even the state agency that would run the program opposes it. (December 20, 2024)
Sen. Albert: Medicaid work rules make sense
Sen. Albert explains his opposition to HB 4224, which ends workforce engagement requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients. Instead of abandoning these commonsense provisions, Michigan should work with the federal government to implement them. (December 20, 2024)
Sen. Albert opposes museum tax plan for Southeast Michigan
It’s extremely important that we preserve history, but House Bill 4177 goes about funding museums the wrong way. This proposal does not create winners and losers among communities – it’s a losing proposition for everyone through higher taxes. (December 20, 2024)
Sen. Albert opposes new Michigan Sentencing Commission
Sen. Thomas Albert explains his opposition to HB 4173, which would re-establish a Michigan Sentencing Commission. Guidelines are already in place, and judges may follow or not follow them at their discretion. Also, the new commission would prioritize the input of former criminals over victims. (December 20, 2024)
Sen. Albert opposes shifting more costs to taxpayers
Senate Democrats approved a measure that would saddle taxpayers with more of the cost to fund public employee health care. Senator Thomas Albert spoke against this proposal last week. (December 13, 2024)