FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 10, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org New Coalition Launched to ‘Close Lansing Loopholes’ It’s time for systematic changes to Michigan’s democracy and economy MICHIGAN — Today, Progress Michigan announced the launch of the Coalition to Close Lansing Loopholes, a growing group of organizations pushing for…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 28, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Barrett Tries and Fails to Defend His Anti-Abortion ‘Bait-and-switch’ Bill Barrett Says Progress Michigan Doesn’t Want Women to Have Children LANSING — State Senator Tom Barrett dialed in to a radio show Wednesday morning to defend an anti-abortion policy disguised…
Earlier this year, the Trump Administration announced a gag rule that will ban any clinic receiving federal money through Title X, more commonly known as family planning money, from referring patients for abortion services. Tens of thousands of Michiganders will be affected by this decision. Doctors cannot say the word abortion, refer a patient…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 27, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Don’t be Mistaken: Senate Bill 393 is a backdoor abortion ban Bill undermines people’s reproductive healthcare and denies them control of their bodies MICHIGAN – This week, Sen. Tom Barrett introduced a bill making it legal to claim a 12-week-old…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 12, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls for Civil Rights Director’s Resignation Petition launched calling for Arbulu to resign or be removed MICHIGAN — In the wake of reports showing sexist and inappropriate behavior, Progress Michigan is calling on Michigan Department of Civil Rights…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 12, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Oakland County Commissioner Must Resign Over Email Coverup Resignation and new email standards will help rebuild public trust MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan is calling for Oakland County Commissioner Shelly Taub to resign following a report from WXYZ where she admitted to sending a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 2, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org ‘Redact’: Email Shows Now-U.S. Attorney Using Private Email During Schuette Tenure Matthew Schneider used private email account to communicate with GOP during 2016 recount MICHIGAN — Scrawled at the top of a 2016 email header with the email addresses…
Last week, Rep. Lynn Afendoulis of Grand Rapids introduced a bill that, frankly, is insulting to the LGTBQ+ community and its allies. The bill would make flying any flag above government buildings besides the state flag, governor’s flag, and the American flag against the law. Bills like Afendoulis’s are not just wrong – they’re…
Our country has an immigration problem—and it’s not immigrants who are causing it. Over the past few years, the Trump administration has taken our nation’s approach to undocumented immigrants from bad to worse in an effort to pander to racists in his base and further the agenda of white nationalism. Families have been separated,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 26, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org As ‘Dems for Life’ Conference Begins, Progress Michigan Pushes Back Against Hypocrisy You can’t claim to stand for “freedom” while trying to deny access to safe abortions MICHIGAN — On Friday, Progress Michigan hosted a press call to expose…