FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 25, 2019 Contact: Cayley Winters, 269-601-5834, cayley@progressmichigan.org Michiganders Rally to Shut Down Line 5 During Kalamazoo Oil Spill’s 9th Anniversary Nine years after the Enbridge oil spill in the Kalamazoo River, Michiganders speak out against Line 5 tunnel proposal and share lessons learned from America’s largest inland oil…
In an era where our access to reproductive health care is under constant attack from the GOP, the last thing we need is Democrats carrying water for the anti-abortion cause. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what Michiganders will be getting when the national Dems for Life conference arrives in East Lansing this weekend. The group’s agenda…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 9, 2019 Contact: Cayley Winters, 269-601-5834, cayley@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan: Kalamazoo Metro Workers Deserve Better Union members say workers forced to wear adult diapers because of no bathroom breaks KALAMAZOO – On Monday, Kalamazoo Metro workers picketed outside the Metro Headquarters demanding better wages and adequate bathroom…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 3, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Snyder Not Going to Harvard Reports indicate Snyder is turning down the fellowship because of Flint backlash MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding Rick Snyder turning down a fellowship with Harvard University…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 3, 2019 Contact: Cayley Winters, 269-601-5834, cayley@progressmichigan.org Kalamazoo Commissioners Should Adopt Immigrant Driver ID Resolution Kalamazoo community members call for Kalamazoo City Commission to support undocumented residents’ driver’s licenses KALAMAZOO – On Monday, members of the Kalamazoo community attended the Kalamazoo City Commission meeting at City Hall demanding the commissioners…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 1, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan’s Sam Inglot Promoted to Deputy Director Inglot has been with the progressive advocacy organization for nearly 6 years LANSING — Progress Michigan is pleased to announce today that Sam Inglot has been promoted to be the organization’s…
Last year, a 30-year-old man in Lansing stole a semiautomatic handgun from a shooting range and killed his estranged girlfriend in a JoAnn Fabrics before turning the gun on himself. One year prior, a two-year-old boy from Flint was left in critical condition when he accidentally shot himself when a loaded gun was left…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 27, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Line 5 News Whitmer, Nessel are working to protect the Great Lakes MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel’s recent statements and developments around the…
We’ve got bad news: The party that brought you Right to Work and prevailing wage repeal is back in action with a sneaky attempt at union-busting. Last week, the Detroit News reported on a measure included in House Republicans’ proposed budget that would prohibit the state from entering into road-building contracts with firms whose…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 19, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Joins Brief Opposing ‘Adopt and Amend’ Scheme Brief argues the legislature acted unconstitutionally when it gutted minimum wage and earned paid sick time laws in December 2018 LANSING — Progress Michigan joined A Better Balance and 12 other organizations…