Progress Michigan Joins Call for Increased Education Funding, Respect for Educators

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 18, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Joins Call for Increased Education Funding, Respect for Educators #RedforEd rally highlights push to properly fund Michigan classrooms LANSING — Today, Progress Michigan joined teachers, students and advocates for quality public education to rally for increased funding for…

Bungled Flint Investigation by Schuette Gets Reset

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 13, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-9016-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Nayyirah Shariff, 810-493-5946, nayyirah@flintrising.com Bungled Flint Investigation by Schuette Gets Reset Nessel’s Flint team announced today they were dropping criminal charges, starting from scratch MICHIGAN — Flint Rising and Progress Michigan released the following statements regarding the news that criminal…

#RedForEd Calls for Proper School Funding

  Thanks to nearly a decade of total Republican control and years of cuts to public education, Michigan schools are struggling to afford resources for their students and educators. Between the Education Achievement Authority, cuts to teachers’ pensions, and stifling budget cuts to K-12 education here in the state, it’s no surprise that students are…

Reports Show Desperate Need for Lobbying Reform

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 6, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Reports Show Desperate Need for Lobbying Reform News stories detailing lobbyist and ex-lawmaker’s meddling in governmental affairs put Michigan’s weak lobbying, disclosure laws on display MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan is calling attention to Michigan’s abysmal lobbying and financial disclosure…

Elected Officials Announce Amendment of Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 4, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Elected Officials Announce Amendment of Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act New Amendment will include protections for LGBTQ+ community LANSING – Today Senator Jeremy Moss and Representative Jon Hoadley have announced they are introducing new legislation that will amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil…

You’re Killing Me, Shirkey

  “Transparency hawk” is a pretty cool title—like a superhero name, but for an elected official who goes above and beyond the call of duty in the fight to ensure our government is truly accountable to the people. Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, despite using that term to describe himself…does not do that. In fact,…