Senator Rick Outman's Press Releases

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Rick Outman on Thursday applauded the recent announcement that the city of Belding was included in a round of road funding grants for communities across the state. “It is important that we make these long-term investments toward maintaining and improving our local infrastructure,” said Outman, R-Six Lakes. “The grant program is a good opportunity for the state and local governments to

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Rick Outman issued the following statement after the Democrat-led Senate approved proposals to overhaul the state’s energy policies and require Michigan adapt to a clean energy standard: “These bills were never about finding an answer, they were always about satisfying an agenda. “They ignore the two main issues people are facing: Reliability and affordability — and they actually bring both of those

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Rick Outman, R-Six Lakes, on Monday announced he will be joining other area lawmakers at an office hour meeting on Friday, Oct. 20 in Baldwin. Outman, R-Six Lakes, will be joined by Sen. Roger Hauck, R-Mt. Pleasant and Reps. Tom Kunse, R-Clare, and Joseph Fox, R-Fremont. The lawmakers will be available to answer questions and provide information and assistance, as well

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Rick Outman, R-Six Lakes, (right) and his son, Rep. Pat Outman, R-Six Lakes, (left) welcomed Bryan Griswold (center) of the Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility to Lansing to honor the occasion of his retirement from the Michigan Department of Corrections. The two lawmakers presented Griswold with a legislative tribute honoring his career with the department and wished him the best as

LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Rick Outman on Wednesday issued the following statement after the Democrat-led Senate Committee on Energy and Environment resumed hearings on radical proposals to overhaul the state’s energy policies and mandate Michigan adapt to a clean energy standard: “This tone-deaf initiative ignores the struggles our grid is already facing and the fact that Michigan already pays some of the highest rates in the

LANSING, Mich. — State Sen. Rick Outman, R-Six Lakes (outside right), joined his son, Rep. Pat Outman, R-Six Lakes (outside left) on Thursday in welcoming two local first responders to the Sept. 11 Memorial Ceremony hosted by the Michigan House of Representatives . The two lawmakers welcomed Lakeview Village Manager and Chief of Police Darin Dood (center right) and Montcalm Township Fire Chief Clif Dickinson (center