Voting Rights Advocates to Take Aim at Bills that Create Obstacles for MI Citizens

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MEDIA ADVISORYMonday, April 23, 2012Contact: Project Vote: Sarah Massey, (202) 210 6614, smassey@projectvote.orgContact: Progress Michigan: Zack Pohl, (517) 980-6190, zack@progressmichigan.org Advocacy groups call voter suppression bills ‘assault on democracy’ LANSING – Advocacy groups including the Michigan League of Women Voters, Common Cause, Project Vote, A. Philip Randolph Institute and others will hold a press conference…

For Sale: Your Right to Vote

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In the six months since Secretary of State Ruth Johnson introduced her package of legislation aimed squarely at making it harder for people to vote, you would think she’d be able to come up with at least one example of voter fraud being committed in Michigan. Instead, committee hearings on the laws have found nothing…

Oppose Guns on Michigan’s College Campuses

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Did you know that a dangerous bill is moving in the Michigan State Senate to allow guns in Michigan’s public colleges and universities? The gun lobby and certain legislators are pushing legislation to make it easier for people with Concealed Pistol Permits (CPLs) to carry their hidden, loaded handguns into the dormitories and classrooms of Michigan’s colleges…