Welcome to my Web site!
I'm State Representative Robert Jones, and I serve Michigan's 60th 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 Robert Jones
60th House District
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Action would end immunity for deceitful, dishonest corporate practices— Dec 14, 2009LANSING – House Democrats today announced they will pass legislation to restore the Michigan Consumer Protection Act after an unprecedented Michigan Supreme Court ruling effectively eliminated the ability of consumers and authorities to hold companies that deceive or commit fraud against consumers accountable. ...
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Plan to protect health of Michigan families heads to Governor— Dec 10, 2009LANSING – State Representative Robert Jones (D-Kalamazoo) today voted to pass a plan to ban smoking in most indoor places, including bars and restaurants. The plan, which comes amid ever-increasing evidence of the harmful public health impact of secondhand smoke, is now set to become law. ...
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Bill will help save lives by creating penalties for drivers who text— Dec 08, 2009LANSING – In an effort to better protect motorists across Michigan, State Representative Robert Jones (D-Kalamazoo) today voted to outlaw text messaging while driving in Michigan. ...
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Lawmaker: Proactive plan requires hospitals offer flu shots to seniors— Dec 03, 2009LANSING – The Michigan House of Representatives today passed a plan introduced by State Representative Robert Jones (D-Kalamazoo) to help protect Michigan's seniors and most vulnerable residents from the potentially life-threatening influenza virus by requiring hospitals to inform them that they can get a flu shot when they are in the hospital. ...
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Senate gutting of education, health care, public safety takes state in wrong direction— Nov 02, 2009LANSING – State Representative Robert Jones (D-Kalamazoo) said today that although Governor Jennifer M. Granholm signed the final state budgets to avoid a government shutdown, the overall budget takes Michigan in the wrong direction and is the result of the Senate's refusal to fund priorities such as education that will turn our state around. ...