Welcome to my Web site!
I'm State Representative Fred Durhal Jr., and I serve Michigan's 6th House District.
I hope you find my Web site useful and informative. You can use it to keep up-to-date on the work I'm doing in Lansing to make our community a better place to live, work and raise a family. You can also use it to sign up to receive my e-newsletter. I encourage you to please contact me if I can ever be of service. I am here to serve you and be your voice in our State Capitol.
Sincerely,
State Representative Fred Durhal Jr.
6th House District
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Plan restores cuts to schools, increases their funding in coming year— Aug 26, 2010LANSING – State Representatives Fred Durhal Jr. (D-Detroit), Gabe Leland (D-Detroit) and Bettie C. Scott (D-Detroit) on Wednesday voted to protect Michigan residents and communities from additional layoffs of police and firefighters by resolving the shortfall in the current state budget. ...
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Legislation requires schools to adopt policies to prevent future tragedies— May 13, 2010LANSING – In an effort to keep Michigan students safe at school, State Representative Fred Durhal, Jr. (D-Detroit) today voted to require schools to adopt a policy banning harassment or bullying. ...
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Plan encourages investors to provide funds to entrepreneurs to ease credit crunch— Apr 22, 2010LANSING – State Representative Fred Durhal, Jr. (D-Detroit) today voted to create incentives to encourage private investment in small businesses so they can expand and create more jobs. ...
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Reforms will streamline Legislature, increase efficiency to save more each year— Apr 21, 2010LANSING – The Michigan House of Representatives today passed a plan sponsored by State Representative Fred Durhal, Jr. (D-Detroit) to save $4.8 million in taxpayer dollars by consolidating administrative services in the Michigan House and Senate and modifying employee benefit plans. ...
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Corporate Responsibility Act protects taxpayers' money meant to create jobs— Mar 19, 2010LANSING – State Representative Fred Durhal, Jr. (D-Detroit) on Thursday announced that House Democrats will hold hearings next week on a package of bills to prevent abuses of state dollars like the awarding this week of a $9.1 million economic development incentive to a convicted embezzler and scam artist. ...