FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 1, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Whitmer Continues to Improve Transparency in Michigan Executive order will limit state agencies’ ability to drag feet when responding to FOIA MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan is praising Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today for an executive order improving transparency in state government by limiting…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 31, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Michelle Wolf to Bring Hilarious Comedy Show to Michigan Wolf will headline Stand Up for Progress event LANSING — Comedian Michelle Wolf will be the headliner for Progress Michigan’s annual Stand Up for Progress fundraiser on April 13 in Lansing. Tickets for the…
In 2019, it’s hard to believe we’re still having this conversation—but in response to House Speaker Lee Chatfield’s ignorant comments about why he doesn’t believe in protecting LGBTQ+ Michiganders’ civil rights, let’s make one thing really clear: Despite Chatfield’s bizarre world view, civilized society must not protect bigotry. Of course, this isn’t new. It’s the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 18, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls for Investigation of Scabies Outbreak at Women’s Prison Another privatized public service at the center of problems in Michigan’s prison MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan is calling for an investigation into an out-of-state medical service provider contracted by the…
This week, teachers in LA are on strike for the first time in 30 years, demanding better pay and smaller class sizes. Their strike reflects a broader debate between two approaches to education policy: those who want to lift up public schools, and those who favor privatization in the form of for-profit charter schools. Here…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 16, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on the Resignation of John Engler LANSING – Progress Michigan has released the following statement regarding the official resignation of former governor John Engler as interim president at Michigan State University. “Good riddance. It’s too bad Michigan had…
In response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive directive working to end the gender wage gap, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey recently made the elementary argument that he doesn’t see a gap, therefore none exists. Shirkey recently told the Michigan Advance, “I don’t. I have no evidence of such. I have both a staff…
You wouldn’t expect someone who doesn’t speak a foreign language to be your translator. You wouldn’t want a pediatrician designing bridge construction. And you wouldn’t want someone who doesn’t understand the basics of firearms safety to be dictating gun laws in Michigan, would you? Probably not, but unfortunately, Republican Lee Chatfield is the Speaker of…
With a new year comes an old conversation: how to fix Michigan’s sky-high auto insurance rates. Addressing this problem seems to be at the top of the list for Republicans House Speaker Lee Chatfield and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey. As is often the case in public policy, discrimination based on race and gender are…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 9, 2019 Progress Michigan Names Legislators of the Month for Last Months of 2018 Pagan, Camilleri and Hoadley showed leadership to end last session, set example for new session LANSING — Today, Progress Michigan named the Legislators of the Month for October, November and December of 2018.…