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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News From Progress Michigan Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 Contact: Mitchell Rivard, (517) 227-5233, mitchell@progressmichigan.org Pledge asks candidates for office to refrain from using harmful racial and ethic stereotypes in their campaigns MADISON HEIGHTS – In light of the now-controversial Super Bowl ad by former Congressman Pete Hoekstra, over twenty civil rights organizations and leaders today announced…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News From AFT Michigan Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 Contact: David Hecker, (313) 204-6115, dhecker@aftmichigan.org Gov. Snyder today unveiled his budget, in which he proposed tying education funding to specific benchmarks. We need to fully restore the drastic cuts to our PreK-12 schools, community colleges, and universities, not create new hoops for them to jump…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews From Progress Michigan Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 Contact: Mitchell Rivard, (517) 227-5233, mitchell@progressmichigan.org Listed as an honorary member, Congressman now says he doesn’t know a thing about being honored at controversial PAC fundraiser LANSING – Despite being listed on the official event invitation as an honorary member on a $1,000 per host…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews From Michigan Nurses Association Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012Contact: Mitchell Rivard, (517) 227-5233, mitchell@progressmichigan.org Michigan Nurses Challenge Congressman to Donate the Price of Admission for Fundraiser to Local Clinic Helping Families in Need OKEMOS – Congressman Dan Benishek (R-Crystal Falls) is set to headline a $1,000 per person “Scotch and Cigars” PAC fundraiser Thursday…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 2, 2011 MORE INFORMATION: David Holtz 313-300-4454 State House Democrats Target Corporate Cash, Lobbying LANSING, MI–Ethics and campaign finance reforms proposed by state House Democrats were supported today by citizens groups who say Michigan must challenge unfair corporate power and revolving door politics and make state government more responsive to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews From Clean Water Action Tuesday, January 24, 2012Contact: Nic Clark, 231-313-2605,nclark@cleanwater.org Majority in State House receive failing grade LANSING – Clean Water Action held a press conference at the State Capitol today to urge the majority in the legislature to start protecting Michigan’s water and other natural resources in the New Year. “A majority of…
ADVISORY News from Progress Michigan Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 Contact: Jessica Kelton, 517-618-1855 LANSING – A Lansing economics instructor has analyzed Gov. Snyder’s claim last week in his State of the State address that Michigan added nearly 80,000 jobs to the private sector over the past year and concludes: “He is at best mistaken and…
For Immediate Release More information: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 David Holtz 313-300-4454 Should Follow Example Set by Father, the former Michigan Governor LANSING, MI–Responding to the limited release of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s tax returns for 2010 and 2011, Progress Michigan demanded that Romney immediately disclose additional tax returns and financial history–going back to…
For IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 News from Progress Michigan and We Are the People Contact: Dawn Kettinger, 517-614-6810, dawn@progressmichigan.org Zack Pohl, 517-980-6190, zack@wearethepeoplemichigan.com Hope to hear focus on jobs, education, repaired safety net and stronger MI in “State of the State” LANSING – Ahead of the Governor’s State of the State address…
JPMorgan Chase’s debit card contract to be extended despite state employees’ call to end an estimated $1M a year in user fees LANSING – Michigan is set to extend a lucrative contract with JPMorgan Chase Bank that has taken an estimated $1 million a year out of unemployed workers’ pockets by charging them exorbitant debit-card…
