Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! If you’re one of those people who think Valentine’s Day is just another corporate marketing holiday, the Fake Rick Snyder might tend to agree with you. But Governor Rick Snyder LOVES corporations — and his public displays of affection with business at the expense of the middle class could make you…
Michiganders want a leader, not someone who will dodge tough questions and accountability. Unfortunately, Gov. Rick Snyder is the latter. This weekend, Gov. Snyder aired another Super Bowl ad touting his performance as Michigan’s governor and his bid for re-election. The cost? A cool $500,000. And you can bet your bottom dollar Snyder isn’t spending half a…
It’s going to be hard for Rick Snyder to keep up his campaign charade as a moderate. With friends like the ones he’s attracting in Washington, he’s being exposed for the right-wing politician he is every day. United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) were two key players in…
Legislation has been introduced to require license plates on the back and front of all cars in Michigan. Laws like this across the United States are not uncommon. Thirty-one other states already have similar laws on the books. In fact, the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Tupac Hunter, says the bill would be an asset to public…
Gov. Rick Snyder recently spoke at a 40 under 40 event in Grand Rapids. He gave a speech to the up-and-comers in an effort to bestow his gubernatorial wisdom on the crowd. “When I first became governor, people would come up and say, ‘be bold.’ And that’s something we should all focus on,” Snyder said.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 28, 2013 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls on Gov. Rick Snyder to Come Back to Reality Snyder’s policies have made Michigan anything but the “Comeback State” DETROIT — As Gov. Rick Snyder testifies today in the historic and unprecedented Detroit bankruptcy hearings, he is…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 24th, 2013 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls Out Governor on Failing to Address Legal Discrimination of LGBT Community LANSING — Earlier today, Governor Rick Snyder was pressed by Capitol reporters on where he stands when it comes to addressing the legal discrimination faced by…
Yesterday, at the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center in Kalamazoo, Gov. Rick Snyder said, “You can’t be an entrepreneur and innovator and be fully rational.” Apparently, Snyder has applied that principal to his tenure in office. There’s nothing rational about pushing for the unlimited expansion of cyber schools, while the research shows that these for-profit institutions…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 22, 2013 Contact: Sam Inglot, sam@progressmichigan.org, 616-916-0574 Progress Michigan Executive Director’s Statement on Judge Oxholm’s Ruling to Not Release Documents for Detroit Emergency Manager DETROIT — Today, Wayne County Circuit Judge Maria Oxholm ruled that Gov. Rick Snyder’s emails regarding the selection of the Detroit’s emergency manager are…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 22, 2013 Contact: Sam Inglot, sam@progressmichigan.org, 616-916-0574 Progress Michigan Executive Director Responds to Attorney General Bill Schuette Playing Both Sides in Detroit Bankruptcy LANSING — On Friday, Attorney General Bill Schuette filed an emergency motion on Gov. Rick Snyder’s behalf seeking to block emails pertaining to Detroit’s…