MACKINAW CITY, Mich. – In an effort to welcome the corporate lobbyists, lawmakers, and their rich friends to the annual Mackinac Policy Conference, Progress Michigan reserved a mobile billboard around departing ferry docks – with an homage to decadent Mackinac Island fudge – to shine a light on the wealth inequality plaguing our state and the leaders attending the conference who choose to ignore it.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 23, 2025 Contact: Sam Inglot, sam@progressmichigan.org Representative Ken Borton: Stop Trying to DOGE Michigan MICHIGAN – Today, Progress Michigan released the following statement after Representative Ken Borton threatened to defund the Michigan Department of Natural Resources “into oblivion”. The statement can be attributed to Sam Inglot, executive director for Progress Michigan: “Once…
LANSING, Mich. – In response to the news that the Michigan House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution today which supports President Trump’s energy policies including permitting for the Enbridge Line 5 project, organizations are blasting the push from Michigan Republicans to place support for Trump’s misguided energy policies over the Great Lakes.
Cutting Medicaid isn’t just slashing the safety net, it’s punching a hole in the life raft of our entire healthcare system.
Today, a number of organizations representing a wide variety of causes and communities came together to spotlight the real-world harm Michiganders have endured during President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. Speakers detailed how federal policies have undercut rural infrastructure, stoked fear in immigrant families, eroded constitutional rights, weakened environmental safeguards, and dismantled workplace safety.
No matter what spin Donald Trump puts on the damage he is doing to everyday Michiganders, we know the truth.
Every person and community deserves to feel safe and have their rights protected. we encourage everyone to know and understand their rights.
Matt Maddock’s latest conspiracy is pushing an agenda that’s literally just Betsy DeVos’ education plans on steroids.
A majority of Michigan voters overall support expanding Rx Kids, a financial assistance program for pregnant Michiganders and families with infants.
Instead of working to lower costs, protect the rights of their constituents, and ensure our communities can breathe clean air and drink clean water, Michigan’s congressional Republicans voted to strip tens of thousands of Michigan voters their right to vote by adding even more red tape to a constitutionally protected freedom.