Welcome to my Web site!
I'm State Representative Ellen Cogen Lipton, and I serve Michigan's 27th 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 Ellen Cogen Lipton
27th House District
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Oakland County lawmaker calls for equality for Michigan residents— Nov 06, 2009LANSING – State Representative Ellen Cogen Lipton (D-Huntington Woods) sponsored a plan that was introduced Wednesday to amend the state Constitution to allow same-sex marriage in Michigan. "Everyone, no matter their sexual orientation, should be able to experience sharing in a lifetime commitment to someone they love," Lipton said. ...
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School Aid Budget deadline moved to June 1 to prevent future chaos— Nov 05, 2009LANSING – Oakland County lawmakers today passed a plan that will restore $184 million in funding to schools and help ease deep cuts to education that could seriously impact Michigan's ability to prepare children for future jobs. ...
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Residents encouraged to share their ideas and concerns in informal setting— Oct 26, 2009LANSING – State Representative Ellen Cogen Lipton (D-Huntington Woods) is inviting residents to share a cup of coffee and conversation with her at an upcoming coffee hours to discuss their ideas and concerns. The coffee hours will take place: Monday, Nov. ...
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Lawmakers oppose cutting scholarships that serve 100,000 students— Sep 22, 2009LANSING – State Representatives Lisa Brown (D-West Bloomfield), Vicki Barnett (D-Farmington Hills) and Ellen Cogen Lipton (D-Huntington Woods) today threw their support behind Michigan college students at a rally at the State Capitol to save the Michigan Promise Scholarship. ...
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100,000 workers to lose unemployment lifeline unless Senate acts— Aug 24, 2009PONTIAC – As unemployment hovers at 15 percent with 731,000 residents out of work, Oakland County lawmakers today called on the State Senate to act immediately to extend unemployment benefits to Michigan's struggling workers. ...