Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Farmington Hills state representative and two of her colleagues promote a package of bills that supports women's health.
Discussions about women's health care in Michigan often revolve around one topic: abortion. But a package of bills supported by State Rep. Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) and other House Democrats aims to change that. Barnett, Rep. Ellen Cogen Lipton (D-Huntington Woods) and Dian Slavens (D-Canton) spoke at the Farmington Community Library Main Library Monday afternoon about four bills and three resolutions: "Earlier this year, House Democrats went on a listening tour ... and one of the things we heard repeatedly is that Michigan is letting down its women when it comes to access to health care," Lipton said. Democrats know they'll have to negotiate with their Republican colleagues to pass the bills, all of which have been introduced …
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Friday, May 10, 2013
The coffee hour includes time for residents to get their questions answered.
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Friday, May 10
State Representative Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) will host a coffee hour for residents on May 11, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at Max & Erma’s, 31205 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills. "I encourage residents to join me for an informal discussion about any issues they have so they can share their thoughts with me directly, and I can answer any of their questions," Barnett said. Barnett hosts regular coffee hours, town halls and other events to meet with residents throughout Farmington and Farmington Hills. If your business or organization would like to schedule an event with Barnett, please contact her office toll-free at 888-642-4037 or email her at VickiBarnett@house.mi.gov. Source: Press release
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Friday, April 5, 2013
The Farmington Hills Democrat will talk about current issues and answer questions.
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Friday, April 5
State Representative Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) will host a coffee hour for residents on April 13, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Max & Erma’s, 31205 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills. "I encourage residents to join me for an informal discussion about any issues they have so they can share their thoughts with me directly, and I can answer any of their questions," Barnett said. Barnett hosts regular coffee hours, town halls and other events to meet with residents throughout Farmington and Farmington Hills. If your business or organization would like to schedule an event with Barnett, please contact her office toll-free at 888-642-4037 or email her at VickiBarnett@house.mi.gov. Source: Press release
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
State Rep. Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) tells Detroit News columnist Neal Rubin about a plan that she describes as an 'economic development tool'.
Would you vote for a percentage point increase in state sales tax to provide free tuition for every high school student in Michigan? State Rep. Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) described her Michigan College Trust Program (MCTP) to Detroit News columnist and Farmington Hills resident Neal Rubin in a column published Thursday at detnews.com. Funds raised by increasing the tax from 6 percent to 7 percent would provide funds for high school graduates to attend a 2-year or 4-year Michigan school. Barnett called her program an "economic development tool" and said she hopes her colleagues in the legislature will recommend it for a state-wide ballot. If not, Barnett said, she'll launch a petition drive. Read complete details in "State …
Friday, January 11, 2013
Saturday's events include a family-friendly concert at the Farmington Community Library.
Plenty of family-friendly activities are featured on the Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch weekend calendar. Browse through the photos above to find out what's happening, then click on the links below for more information: Check our calendar for more activities, classes and events happening this weekend. If your event isn't listed, feel free to add it.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Barnett, who represents Farmington and Farmington Hills, will discuss new laws passed at the end of 2012.
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Tuesday, January 8
State Representative Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) will host a coffee hour for residents on Jan. 12, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., at Max & Erma’s, 31205 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills. "This will be my first coffee hour of the new year, and many pieces of legislation were passed at the end of the last legislative session that will directly impact citizens across the state," Barnett said. "I encourage residents to join me for an informal discussion on these issues so they can share their thoughts with me directly, and I can answer any questions they may have." Barnett hosts regular coffee hours, town halls and other events to meet with residents throughout Farmington and Farmington Hills. To schedule an event, contact her office at 888-…
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Both Farmington area legislators supported bills that make theft of retail merchandise with the intent or purpose of reselling the products a felony.
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Wednesday, January 2
Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation establishing the Organized Retail Crime Act to protect consumers by cracking down on the increasing prevalence of retail fraud. Both State Rep. Vicki Barnett and Sen. Vincent Gregory, who represent Farmington and Farmington Hills, voted in favor of House Bills 5843 and 5902, sponsored by state Dist. 51 State Rep. Joe Graves (R-Argentine Township), which would make it a felony punishable by up to five years' imprisonment if a person is found guilty of knowingly committing organized retail crime. This includes the theft of retail merchandise with the intent or purpose of reselling, distributing, or transferring the stolen retail merchandise to another retail merchant or to any other person personally, …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Legislation passed last week in the Michigan House and Senate could reach Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature by Tuesday. Leave a comment or upload a photo if you participate in related demonstrations.
Demonstrators took to the Capitol steps Monday in Lansing to sound off on right-to-work legislation that is poised to become law after Gov. Rick Snyder did an abrupt about-face on the issue last week and a series of related bills passed in the House and Senate. Larger protests are expected Tuesday when the legislation could reach Snyder's desk for his signature. Patch will be live-blogging from Lansing as the situation develops, and Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch blogger Dick Jaeger is planning to attend and write about the event. [Are you participating in the demonstrations? Leave a comment, upload a photo or e-mail Huntington Woods-Berkley Patch editor Leslie Ellis!] Read on for a description of each bill and to find out how …
Friday, December 7, 2012
The Farmington-Farmington Hills lawmaker's floor speech before yesterday's vote is broadcast on YouTube.
Interrupted several times by applause, State Rep. Vicki Barnett (D-37th District) gave an impassioned plea yesterday for her colleagues to vote "no" on right-to-work legislation that eventually passed through the House and likely will become state law. In the speech, which was broadcast and shared on YouTube.com, Barnett said unions are not imposed on businesses and, under the National Labor Relations Act, no one is required to be a union member. She said workers go through a process that includes an election to form a union. "It's called democracy," she said. Barnett represents both Farmington and Farmington Hills. In making the announcement Thursday that he would support right-to-work legislation, Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, said…
Friday, October 12, 2012
State Rep. Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) and Republican challenger Bruce Lilley of Farmington both want good schools and share their ideas about how to achieve that goal.
This is the first in a series of articles about the candidates seeking the 37th District State House seat, representing Farmington and Farmington Hills. Incumbent State Rep. Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) and her challenger, Republican Bruce Lilley, agree their community needs good schools that give kids a foundational education, attract families and bolster property values. But they differ in how to achieve that goal. Barnett believes schools still need the $1 billion in funding she said was "siphoned off" of K-12 education when "the current leadership" passed legislation that combined post-secondary and K-12 funding. She and other Democratic lawmakers lobbied hard against that move. Barnett said she was told by one Oakland County …
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