Jen Rigterink

Yesterday Representatives Samantha Steckloff (D-19) and Mark Tisdel (R-55) introduced the #MIHomeProgram bill package to the house floor. 📜🎉 Want to show your support for HB 5660 and HB 5661? Urge your legislators to pass this legislation: mml.org/advocacy/suppo…

Michigan is on the rise! 📈 👀 New home permitting trends show the effectiveness of partnership and supporting housing development with financing programs. Want to see how this can help us build homes NOW? ⬇️ hubs.la/Q046cBbN0 #Housing #MIHomeProgram

Some say MI should be like FL and TX and preempt local gov't to solve the housing crisis. But the data shows something different👇. Perhaps preemption isn’t the answer for Michigan’s housing needs. 🤔 #MIHomeProgram #PartnershipOverPreemption

I ❤️ the haters calling us NIMBYs & ill-informed bc we proposed real workable solution something that will actually produce more homes. We don’t have to hide behind half truths & scare tactics to push policy, we’re getting recognized by national experts as a model. #MiHomeProgam

NEW: 230 bipartisan mayors have signed a declaration to de-escalate our nation’s political tensions & recommit to unity. The agreement was first shared last month at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, the site of the deadliest domestic terrorism act in living memory.

Show up for locals too! Don’t support a budget that doesn’t hold constitutional & statutory rev sharing harmless. Taking unrestricted $$ and replacing it with restricted $$ is not apples to apples. Ask questions!

@philipskaggs Will you support a budget that doesn’t hold revenue sharing harmless? We can’t return to the days of balancing the state budget on the backs of local govs…

At 2am, we passed a 1-week spending bill to keep the State open until Oct 8, by which time we hope to have a full 2026 budget. I’m working late at night and early in the morning to stop the horrible House Republican budget and defend our schools, healthcare, cities and people!

@posthumus_bryan Will you support a budget that doesn’t hold revenue sharing harmless? We can’t return to the days of balancing the state budget on the backs of local govs…

Representative Bryan Posthumus said the holdup is unfortunate: “It wasn’t the ideal situation. Would it have been better if we’d passed it on July 1? 100%. I wish we had. That’s something that we as a government, we need to be better at.”

Live look in before heading back to Capitol after few hours' break..

@CraigDMauger Will they backfill constitutional revenue sharing or are we returning to balancing the state budget on the backs of local govs?

An example: Supporters of the “deal” are saying the School Aid Fund will be backfilled for the gas tax change. But they’re not saying how much School Aid $ will go to higher education, freeing up additional General Fund $, next year.

@BradPaquetteMI Do you support a budget that does not hold constitutional and statutory revenue sharing harmless?

On the state and federal level, there is a lot of blaming the Democrats or blaming the Republicans, but with very little specifics. I do my best not to do that and will fully refrain from doing so in every future commentary. Please give me a rebuke if you see otherwise. I will refute policies and stances with full intensity, but not a party or a person that fellow Americans support and vote for. It just is not helpful. We can only change ourselves as we can only control ourselves. Policies and stances need to be reformed, without a doubt, and that is only done by going into them with depth. It turns off the minds of many when we just blame the other side and the people that were duly elected. Minds are changed by rational argument.

The question everyone is asking... but how? How will the gov't stay open. Dem Rep Alabas Farhat says: "The Constitution gives the governor the authority to deem certain departments essential. And again, I mean, she has a plan. She has great lawyers. I would take it up with her."

We can’t return to the days of balancing the budget on the backs of local govs #HoldLocalsHarmless

This new program incentivizes local governments to adopt housing-friendly zoning changes, the Michigan Municipal League says. wlns.com/news/new-michi…

The goal is to increase the construction and renovation of housing by updating local zoning rules and speeding up development. wilx.com/2025/08/19/wat…

Appreciate this comprehensive coverage of what’s being proposed w/ the #MIHomeProgram Let’s work together and create more homes! #PartnershipOverPreemption

When it comes to housing in Michigan, we need to make some bold changes. The MI Home Program would: 🏡 Result in over 10,000 homes being built or rehabbed 🏡 Invest $160 million annually for five years 🏡 Promote local zoning changes Learn more: mml.org/advocacy/mi-ho…

Convention is back and better than ever! Registration for this year's event at the historic Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids is now OPEN! 🎊 Ready to learn more?⬇️ hubs.la/Q03tdxzJ0 #MMLConv

Interesting takes on home rule, property rights, & zoning in committee this morning. Every property has property rights so zoning is how you mitigate uses, impacts & nuisances. Owning property doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want w/ it. #mileg

If #bipartisanship is truly what Americans crave, then look no further than @mark_tisdel and @AmosONeal1 as models. Both walk-the-walk. Every day. #mileg @MMLeague #leadershipmatters