FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 23, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Ballot Initiative Takes Aim at Lobby Reform in State Government Proposal would bring more transparency and accountability to state government LANSING — For years, Michigan has carried the stain of having some of the worst ethics and transparency laws in the…
If I had a dollar for every time a man in power said something sexist to a woman because he believed he’d get away with it, I’d probably have enough money to pay off my crippling student loan debt. If I had another dollar every time they tried to gaslight their way out of it,…
We’ve got some bad news about the environment in Michigan and across the country, actually, a lot of bad news. In fact, it seems like almost every news story that comes out about our air, our water, and the large and growing threat of climate change, is bad. Enbridge, the oil company responsible for Line…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 15, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress MI to Lucido: Stop Normalizing Sexist Behavior LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding creepy and sexist comments made by Sen. Pete Lucido to a female reporter at the Michigan Advance. “State Senator Lucido is the personification of toxic…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 8, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Presents Transparency Case at Michigan Supreme Court Case stems from former AG Schuette’s use of private emails for public business LANSING — On Wednesday, Progress Michigan went to the Michigan Supreme Court seeking transparency and accountability in a long…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan December 11, 2019 Legislature Pushing Through More Corporate Tax Breaks Switch Data Center bill continues trend of robbing public services to pay corporations MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the passage of a SB455, which will give massive tax breaks to one company, Switch Data…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan December 5, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, (616) 916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Data Showing Opposition to Corporate Tax Handouts Given to House Representatives While many public services remain underfunded, people say ‘enough’ to corporate handouts. LANSING — On Thursday, volunteers from Clean Water Action and other progressive groups went to the House…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 21, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, (616) 916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Senate Majority Leader Continues To Make Sexist Comments Statement of Progress Michigan Executive Director Lonnie Scott MICHIGAN – Michigan Senate Majority Leader, Mike Shirkey, spoke to a small group of Hillsdale College Republicans about Michigan politics and made sexist…
This week, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that a new policy will allow people who are transgender and non-binary to update their drivers licenses with their correct gender. This is one step the state of Michigan has taken in the right direction in a long time for people in the LGBTQ+ community. Time and…