FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 6, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Emmet County Prosecutor in Chatfield Airport Gun Case is a Campaign Donor James Linderman has donated $625 to Chatfield MICHIGAN — The prosecutor who refused to press charges against State House Rep. Lee Chatfield for attempting to bring a loaded, unregistered…
Here in the Great Lakes state, water has always been a source of pride. While many political issues prove divisive, one thing Michiganders can all agree on is that protecting our Great Lakes and ensuring everyone has access to clean drinking water should be important priorities for our elected officials. Unfortunately, Republicans have had total…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 2, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Documents Suggest Lt. Governor Calley Inflated His Involvement in Flint Search of emails yields zero conversations between Calley, Mayor of Flint LANSING — Progress Michigan, a government watchdog group, released the results of a Freedom of Information Act request showing Lt.…
At a time when many public officials are working to undermine the voice of voters through gerrymandering and restrictive voting laws, city clerks in Lansing and Detroit are doing the opposite. While Michigan law does not provide opportunities for early voting, these public officials go out of their way every election season to make voting…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 27, 2018 Republicans on Board of State Canvassers Side with Corporate Special Interests Over the People Shinkle and Pero toss out 22 years of precedent to block popular proposal; play partisan politics with minimum wage ballot measure LANSING — Progress Michigan blasted the two Republican members of…
Since Justice Anthony Kennedy’s recent retirement, the battle for control of the U.S. Supreme Court has taken center-stage in many political conversations. President Trump’s nominee to replace him, Brett Kavanaugh, falls to Kennedy’s right and would undoubtedly shift the court in a more conservative direction. Democrats in the Senate have promised to do everything they…
The way our democracy is meant to work is simple. We, the voters, elect candidates whose values align with ours. They, being good and faithful public servants, work hard to fight for our well-being. Unfortunately, the influence of money and corporate donors undermines that process. This problem is especially bad here in Michigan, which ranks…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 20, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette, Once Again, Fights Against LGBT Equality and Freedom AG Bill Schuette says Civil R MICHIGAN — Attorney General Bill Schuette issued an opinion today saying the Michigan Civil Rights Commissions effort to expand protections to the LGBTQ community through the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 19, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Snyder Sends Letter to Protect Thin-Skinned Corporate Donor Citizens have a right to protest and call out business lobbyists trying to protect gerrymandering MICHIGAN — Gov. Rick Snyder has sent a letter to various organizations and candidates for office calling for…