New statement fact sheet for people with limited earnings If you have a personal “my Social Security” account, you can view your Social Security Statement online to learn about your future...
Please don’t throw me away Hearing a parent tell a rowdy son or daughter, “If you don’t stop, I’m going to leave you here,” is painful. I feel pity for both the...
Letters to the Editor Miss Congeniality 2022 thank you Dear Tri-City Record, I am honored to announce that I am Miss Congeniality to Miss Watervliet 2022!...
Water Infrastructure reform On Thursday, last week, the House Natural Resources Committee unanimously approved a package of bills that I have worked on with fellow...
Fentanyl Awareness Day On Monday I introduced a House Resolution designating Tuesday, May 10, as National Fentanyl Awareness Day alongside Rep. David Trone...
Karl's Kolumn THUNDER MOUNTAIN… Out of sight, out of mind. Every decade or so, I’ll hear or see mention of a place called Thunder Mountain. I’ll think...
Social Security supports teachers online The past two years have been difficult for everyone, including educators and students. Our nation’s teachers have adapted and provided...
She had the same smile I took pictures of mom with my first camera. It was a “box” camera that took 120-sized film rolls that held 12 images. As many of the...
Fighting for your priorities Across our state, prices and the cost of daily life are increasing for hardworking Michiganders. The people of Southwest Michigan are...
Lend-Lease 2.0 Last week the House successfully passed the bipartisan Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act by a vote 417 to 10 with my support after...
Letters to the Editor Taxpayers should open and carefully read any mail from the IRS (Press release) The IRS mails letters or notices to taxpayers for a...
Putting Michigan families first Throughout our communities, our state, and our nation, families are feeling the pinch that rising costs and record inflation are having...
Karl's Kolumn LETTERS TO THE EDITOR… are a welcomed part of the Tri-City Record weekly and contain the writer’s expression of opinion. Some weeks we...
Letters to the Editor Mapping out the future of Coloma Community Schools To the Coloma Schools community: For the past several months, Coloma Community Schools...
Social Security online, your first and best place to start More than likely you do not have to visit a Social Security office to do business with us. You might not have to call, either. Our...
Faith honored If “your eyes are the window of your soul”, then “your words are the window of your faith”. When a Roman centurion approached Jesus with...
Rallying support for Ukraine Recently, I led a bipartisan co-delegation across Europe with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) meeting with our NATO allies of...
House approves plan to help keep rural communities safe Last week the House approved a plan that provides long-term funding for a Michigan’s secondary road patrol program. The funds offer...
Michigan to receive nearly $800 million in opioid settlement The opioid epidemic has put a physical and emotional strain on communities across our nation and affected families from every corner of...
Karl Kolumn APRIL SHOWERS BRINGS MAY FLOWERS… we hope! The Tri-City Area has been under cloudy skies with our share of rain showers this last month....
Letters to the Editor Gov. Whitmer calls for federal investment to protect 600 jobs, lower energy costs, shore up Michigan’s energy needs New Civil Nuclear...
Supplemental Security Income benefits for children with disabilities Did you know that Social Security’s Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides cash payments to children with disabilities whose...
Biblical censorship If the response to the title of this short article is, “Aha! Now they justify censorship with the Bible”, then you might be disappointed...
Expanding opportunities for SWMI students Last week, I was proud to introduce commonsense legislation to increase participation in early middle college programs offered by...
