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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan December 3, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org POLL: Michiganders Support Dems Ending Year with Policy Push Lake Effect poll shows Michiganders believe lawmakers’ jobs are far from over this year MICHIGAN – Progress Michigan released the November issue of Lake Effect, a monthly poll tracking public opinion about a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan November 26, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org Michigan Workers, Families Counting on House Dems to Finish Strong Democrats owe it to voters to make full use of the time left in their terms MICHIGAN – On Monday, Progress Michigan announced that they, as part of a coalition of advocacy…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 20, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org Michigan Organizations Pen Open Letter to MI Congressional Delegation To the Michigan Congressional Delegation: As a coalition of progressive nonprofit groups, we are extremely concerned about the upcoming vote on HR 9495, which would give the executive branch the power to unilaterally…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan August 21, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, (313) 400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org DTE Delivers Another Slap in the Face to Customers Instead of shoring up infrastructure, utility giant spends big on corporate flights MICHIGAN – On Wednesday, the Detroit Free Press reported that Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office has uncovered records showing…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan August 20, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, (313) 400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org After Supreme Court Decision, Michiganders Show Strong Support for Increasing Minimum Wage; Paid Sick Leave Initiative Poll also finds significant opposition to Project 2025, support for SCOTUS reform MICHIGAN – On Tuesday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 31, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Michigan Supreme Court’s Ruling on GOP’s ‘Adopt and Amend’ Scheme MICHIGAN – Today, the Michigan Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, declared the Michigan GOP 2018 “adopt and amend” scheme regarding paid sick leave and increasing the state’s minimum…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan July 22, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, (313) 400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org New Poll: Michiganders Unhappy with Recent SCOTUS Decisions Poll also finds opposition to Project 2025, continued support for FOIA reform MICHIGAN – On Monday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly research newsletter that tracks public…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan Wednesday, July 17, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org, 313-400-0298 Mackinac Center Contributed to Dangerous Project 2025 Policy Platform Michigan conservative think tank aided in writing the fascist playbook MICHIGAN – The Michigan-based right-wing think tank, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, is listed as having contributed to The Heritage Foundation’s…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 27, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org Fifth Term’s the Charm: Progress Michigan Statement on Senate Passage of FOIA ReformDemocratic Senate Majority Delivers on Reforming State’s FOIA Laws LANSING, Mich. –– On Thursday, the Michigan State Senate voted nearly unanimously to reform Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Program Michigan June 24, 2024 Contact: Sam Inglot, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Recent Gun Violence Prevention Developments Governor Whitmer establishesGun Violence Prevention Taskforce amid mixed SCOTUS rulings on gun safety MICHIGAN — On Friday, the United States Supreme Court issued an 8-1 decision to uphold a ban on domestic…