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Townsend Earns Praise for Protecting Michigan Residents and Natural Resources
Clean Water Action applauds lawmaker's voting record on vital environmental issues
LANSING - State Representative Jim Townsend (Royal Oak) has earned a 100 percent voting record on Clean Water Action’s 2011-2012 House of Representatives Midterm Scorecard. Rep. Townsend was one of...
Townsend Plan Would Create Southeast Michigan Regional Transit Authority
Plan would coordinate transit services over four counties
LANSING - State Representative Jim Townsend (Royal Oak) today introduced a plan that would create the Southeast Michigan Regional Transit Authority, a 10-member board to coordinate transportation services in Wayne...
Rep. Townsend, Panelists Discuss Affordable Care Act With Residents
Town hall meeting provided residents with health care information
MADISON HEIGHTS - State Representative Jim Townsend (Royal Oak) and Michigan citizens groups including Know Your Care Michigan held a town hall meeting on Monday, Jan. 23 to educate Michigan...
Statement from State Rep. Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) on his no vote on Senate Bill 618 which lifts the cap on the number of charter schools allowed in Michigan:
“The evidence of numerous peer reviewed studies is unambiguous - charter schools in Michigan do not perform better than community-governed public schools and, in fact, are heavily represented among the...
Statement from State Rep. Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) on committee action on bills making it more difficult to collect Unemployment Insurance:
“Today the House Commerce Committee reported out bills that will make it harder for unemployed workers to collect unemployment benefits. This comes after Michigan has already cut the number of...
House Dems Slam Republicans For Redistricting Bill that Ignores Court of Appeals Decision
County redistricting map already approved by court decision as fair and legal
LANSING - Oakland County Representatives Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) and Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) today said that House Bill 5187 is an unnecessary bill that would undo Oakland County’s county...
Statement from State Rep. Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) on the Republican "No" Vote on Allowing a Second Medical Opinion for Injured Workers
“House Bill 5002 will make it harder for injured workers to get the best possible treatment so that they can quickly return to their jobs. The amendment that I offered...
Townsend Hears from Residents about School Cuts
Crowd expresses concern over impact of Governor's budget cuts
ROYAL OAK - State Representative Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) heard from residents last night about the impact of Governor Snyder’s education cuts on their neighborhood schools at his Fight School...
Letter to Gov. Snyder on Infrastructure from the Southeast Michigan Caucus
October 20, 2011 The Honorable Rick Snyder, Governor State of Michigan State Capitol Lansing, Michigan Dear Governor Snyder: As you prepare your message on infrastructure, the members of the bipartisan...
Townsend to Host Coffee Hours in October
Rep. invites residents to attend informal events in Madison Heights, Royal Oak
LANSING - State Representative Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) is inviting residents to join him at his October coffee hours to enjoy a cup of coffee and share their ideas and...
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26th House District
