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Maddock Tweet & MIGOP Leadership Spread Lies About Immigration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan Thursday, March 28, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org Maddock Tweet & MIGOP Leadership Spread Lies About Immigration Rep. Maddock’s recent tweet shows truth is no barrier to Republican fear-mongering MICHIGAN – On Wednesday, Representative Matt Maddock posted a tweet asserting that several buses at the Detroit airport were transporting…

Report: Nearly Half of MI Republican Lawmakers are Election Deniers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan March 27, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org,  313-400-0298 Report: Nearly Half of MI Republican Lawmakers are Election Deniers States United Democracy Center report identifies 32 state legislators as election deniers MICHIGAN –  A new report released by States United Democracy Center has classified 32 Republican lawmakers, 44 percent of the Republican…

Job Posting: MI Poder – Field Director

MI Poder is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, non-partisan social welfare and civic engagement organization serving the Latinx population in Michigan. Our purpose is to strengthen the Michigan Latinx voice and leadership capacity to mobilize our constituents and increase participation in the democratic process. We develop and advocate for legislation, regulations, and government programs to improve the Michigan Latinx community’s opportunities, growth, and investment.

Hall’s Lukewarm Statement on Schriver’s Racist Tweet Falls Far Short

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan Thursday, March 21, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org, 313-400-0298 Hall’s Lukewarm Statement on Schriver’s Racist Tweet Falls Far Short Hall must make clear that white supremacy has no place in state government MICHIGAN – On Wednesday, Michigan House Minority Leader Matt Hall finally broke his silence on Michigan State…

Progress Michigan Launches Site to Track Biden Administration Investments in Michigan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 19, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, (313) 400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Launches Site to Track Biden Administration Investments in Michigan Biden Builds Michigan site hosts database of infrastructure projects with more than $45 billion in funding MICHIGAN – On Tuesday, Progress Michigan announced the launch of BidenBuildsMI.com, a database…

Poll Highlight: Many Michiganders Think Michigan Republicans Have a White Supremacy Problem

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 18, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org, 313-400-0298 Poll Highlight: Many Michiganders Think Michigan Republicans Have a White Supremacy Problem Lake Effect newsletter highlights Michigan opinion on white supremacy, Rep. Schriver, and the Michigan Republican Party   MICHIGAN –  Earlier this month, Progress Michigan released the March issue of…

Progress Michigan Statement on Senate Oversight Committee Advancing FOIA Reform Legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  News from Progress Michigan March 13, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell,  denzel@progressmichigan.org    Progress Michigan Statement on Senate Oversight Committee Advancing FOIA Reform LegislationOne step closer to finally reforming state’s FOIA laws  LANSING, Mich. –– On Wednesday, the Michigan State Senate’s Oversight Committee voted to send to the Senate floor legislation that will reform Michigan’s…

Ottawa County Transparency Lawsuit Headed to MI Supreme Court

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  News from Progress Michigan March 11, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, (313) 400-0298 , denzel@progressmichigan.org  Ottawa County Transparency Lawsuit Headed to MI Supreme Court Residents’ lawsuit unsuccessful in Court of Appeals, will be escalated to MI Supreme Court OTTAWA COUNTY – On Monday, at the kickoff of Sunshine Week, Progress Michigan announced that…

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NEW POLL: Whitmer’s Proposed Budget Proves Popular 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  News from Progress Michigan March 8, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, (313) 400-0298 , denzel@progressmichigan.org NEW POLL: Whitmer’s Proposed Budget Proves Popular  Michiganders show strong support for progressive spending priorities MICHIGAN – On Friday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly poll that tracks public opinion about a variety of issues…