Overview
- Attorney General Dana Nessel joined Jewish elected officials to condemn the West Bloomfield attack and call for a stronger statewide response.
- Lawmakers said roughly $19 million has previously been appropriated for security and signaled they are pursuing additional funding in this year's budget.
- Officials credited Temple Israel’s recent staff training and security protocols with limiting harm, and Rep. Samantha Steckloff pledged to expand such support to more sites.
- Rep. Noah Arbit said he is drafting a bill to create an executive-branch office focused on preventing hate crimes and extremist violence, seeking backing from House Speaker Matt Hall.
- Nessel urged congregations to work with police on current safety plans and promoted Senate Bill 502 to toughen penalties for making terrorism threats.