On Wednesday, the Michigan House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by State Rep. Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) abolishing one-man grand juries in Michigan. Meerman’s House Bill 4434 would amend the Code of Criminal Procedures by eliminating all statutory sections that create and permit one-man grand juries. “One-man grand juries comprise an outdated and infrequently used legal […]

State Rep. Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) issued the following statement after hearing testimony in the House Oversight Subcommittee on Child Welfare System on Tuesday last week about the closure of the Shawano Center and limited number of residential placement opportunities in the state. The Shawano Center was the only state-run facility for male juveniles and since […]

State Rep. Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) invites residents to attend his June office hours in Fruitport and Ravenna. Local office hours are a chance for residents to meet one-on-one with their state representative to discuss issues affecting the state, ask questions about state government, and request assistance with issues they are experiencing. No appointment is necessary, […]

After State Rep. Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) requested assistance from the Trump administration last month in addressing concerns with Michigan’s energy security, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency order to secure the state’s grid reliability. Secretary Wright’s emergency order, issued last Friday, directly addresses concerns mentioned by Meerman in a letter sent to […]

On Tuesday, the House Oversight Subcommittee on Child Welfare heard testimony from multiple mothers of children who suffered harm directly due to failures by Children’s Protective Services (CPS). Among the testifiers was Brandi Morey-Pols, the mother of 6-year-old Rowan Morey who was murdered by his father after her concerns were ignored by CPS. State Rep. […]

State Representative Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) expressed his concern over the integrity and reliability of Michigan’s energy grid in a letter sent to U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Department of Energy Secretary Christopher Wright. In the letter, Meerman cites several alarming facts about how untenable clean energy mandates and poor infrastructure have made […]

State Rep. Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) invites residents to attend his May office hours in Allendale, Kent City. Local office hours are a chance for residents to meet one-on-one with their state representative to discuss issues affecting the state, ask questions about state government, and request assistance with issues they are experiencing. No appointment is necessary, […]

State Representative Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) introduced legislation on Tuesday that would ban the sale of vehicles designed, developed, and manufactured by foreign entities of concern. Meerman’s House Bill 4400 would address growing concerns of adversarial foreign countries, most notably including the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), attempting to weaken America’s national and economic security by monopolizing […]

The House Oversight Subcommittee on Child Welfare, chaired by State Representative Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville), will hear testimony on Tuesday regarding the lawsuit filed against the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Child Protective Services program (CPS) by the father of Chayce Allen, a 3-year-old boy who was murdered by his mother in 2022 after […]

State Reps. Angela Rigas (R-Caledonia) and Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) this week pressed representatives from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) this during testimony focused on last year’s report by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG). The report focuses on Children’s Protective Services (CPS) and MDHHS’s ability to perform investigations regarding child […]

State Representatives Jason Woolford (R-Howell) and Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville) expressed their indignation on Thursday over a new audit report that found that a state agency failed to investigate 150 children’s deaths. The Office of Auditor General issued a report on Thursday documenting severe failures by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ (MDHHS) Office […]