FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Tuesday, August 27, 2013 Contact: Lonnie Scott, (734) 323-6028, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Executive Director on Medicaid Expansion “With every ticking second the Senate wastes, Michigan tax-dollars are being sent to other states,” said Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan. “Today Senator Patrick Colbeck refused to cast his…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News From Progress Michigan Contact: Lonnie Scott, 734-323-6028, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Media Advisory Enough dawdling, pass Medicaid expansion NOW! Progress Michigan calls on Senate to pass Medicaid expansion immediately LANSING – Today, citizens’ watchdog group Progress Michigan called on the Michigan Senate to pass Medicaid expansion, which would give health coverage to hundreds of thousands of uninsured…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Friday, August 23, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, 517.974.6302, jessica@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls on Snyder to Support Equal Pay for Equal Work LANSING – Today citizens’ watchdog group Progress Michigan called on Gov. Rick Snyder to support equal pay for equal work in Michigan. At a Grand Rapids CEO…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from: Progress Michigan Contact: Jessica Tramontana 517-974-6302, jessica@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan names new Communications Specialist Sam Inglot joins citizens’ watchdog organization LANSING – On Wednesday, Sam Inglot joined Progress Michigan as the organization’s new Communications Specialist, taking over for Joshua Pugh, who recently became the communications director at the Michigan Democratic Party. Sam joins Progress…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Tuesday, August 21, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, 517.974.6302, jessica@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls on Rep. Lisa Lyons to Stop Her Outright Hypocrisy LANSING – Today citizens’ watchdog group Progress Michigan called on Rep. Lisa Lyons to practice what she preaches and put an end to her shameless hypocrisy. Lyons…
Today Governor Snyder took a dive – literally. He spent his day underwater, much like Michigan’s middle-class, touring shipwrecks as part of his efforts to promote tourism in our state. But unlike Gov. Snyder’s one-day excursion, working Michiganders have been underwater and struggling to make ends meet since he and his buddies decided that your…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Monday, August 19, 2013 Contact: Lonnie Scott, (734) 323-6028, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Issues FOIA Request for Dillon Phone Records “Governor Snyder claimed that he would bring transparency to Michigan Government, yet his administration has been one of the most secretive in history,” said Lonnie Scott, Executive Director of Progress Michigan. “Today…
Let me get this straight. Michigan’s unemployment rate is up (again), taxes for Michigan seniors are higher, there is a serious discussion about raising the sales tax to pay for roads and education funding, and we are now a so-called right-to-work state. Gov. Snyder and far-right lawmakers in Lansing repeatedly claimed that these measures were…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Parody from Progress Michigan Friday, August 2, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, jessica@progressmichigan.org, 517-974-6302 Attacks on wages, workplace protections the only true way for workers to chart their own extraordinary course in life LANSING – The Michigan Freedom Front today announced continued efforts to build their team headed into the next election, boosting…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Wednesday, July 31, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, jessica@progressmichigan.org, 517-974-6302 LANSING – Progress Michigan issued the following statement on testimony before a Michigan House subcommittee from Hillsdale President Larry Arnn. In his testimony on the Common Core State Standards, President Arnn falsely claimed that they dictate specific curriculum that,…