FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan Wednesday, January 9, 2013Contact: Jessica Tramontana, jessica@progressmichigan.org, 517-974-6302 LANSING – Yesterday, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, a public-private partnership whose head is appointed by the Governor and which is funded by the Michigan Legislature, took out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal stating that the passage of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan Wednesday, January 9, 2013Contact: Jessica Tramontana, jessica@progressmichigan.org, 517-974-6302 Corrupt politician Bolger conspired to commit election fraud LANSING – In today’s first vote of the new legislative session, every Republican in the Michigan House voted to elect Jase Bolger (R-Marshall) as Speaker of the Michigan House. Last year Bolger was…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Wednesday, January 9, 2013 CONTACT: Jessica Tramontana, 517-974-6302 “Walk of Shame” showcases legislators who voted to harm Michigan’s middle class in 2012 LANSING – Workers from across Michigan traveled to Lansing to march on the Capitol today, and give legislators broken cookies for their broken promises to middle class families.…
Dan Benishek is just the worst kind of person. He’s a hypocrite. After last month’s fiscal cliff negotiations (and after promising end-of-session Hurricane Sandy relief to Gov. Chris Christie and Gov. Andrew Cuomo), House Republicans promptly tabled the matter, choosing to go home instead. The outrage that followed, to put it simply, forced House Republicans…