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Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) is celebrating the 2026 Farm Bill’s advancement through the House Agriculture Committee, while noting she wishes it also reversed cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding.

A Saginaw-based group formed to curb youth violence will receive $700,000 in federal funding.

U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Bay City, joined 114 sitting House Democrats in unveiling what they're calling "a roadmap to affordability" for American families Thursday.

Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet is celebrating the support she said she secured for Flint residents affected by the water crisis.

A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says she fears farmland will be lost and young farmers pushed out of production if additional assistance isn’t approved by Congress.

Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet announced the investment of about $220,000 on Thursday, Jan. 29. The money will go toward things like patrol vehicles, radios, bulletproof vests, and other safety equipment.

U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet on Tuesday, Jan. 27, visited the department at 6204 Dixie Highway to announce she had obtained an $866,000 Community Development Grant to improve the station. McDonald Rivet secured the resources through her fiscal year 2026 Community Project Funding Initiative.

Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, a Bay City Democrat, said health care costs are "breaking the backs" of her constituents who are already struggling with the higher cost of living.