FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leigh Fifelski TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2010 (517) 999-3646 Week of Actions Across State in Opposition to Arizona-Style Law Business Leaders Call for Workable Immigration Reform Arizona State Rep. Joins Rep. Tlaib for Introduction of House Resolution Opposing Anti-Immigrant Legislation Contact: Leigh Fifelski, 248.321.4579, leigh@progressmichigan.org (MI) Martine Apodaca, 202.731.4601, mapodaca@immigrationforum.org (DC) Nikhol…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leigh Fifelski TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2010 (517) 999-3646 Plan to build publicly owned crossing will create MI jobs, boost local businesses LANSNG, MI — A broad coalition of citizens and faith and community leaders from Southwest Detroit at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 25 will call on the Legislature to approve a…
You can download the emails as a PDF here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: LEIGH FIFELSKI WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2010 (517) 999-3646 527 GOP Campaign Committee Tied to Attorney General’s Taxpayer-Funded Lawsuit LANSING – Attorney General Mike Cox is tarnishing his office after four top aides – including Cox’s press secretary for his gubernatorial campaign –…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Cynthia Paul Thursday, May 6, 2010 (517) 281-4731 Outsourcing state jobs to private sector often results in higher costs, waste LANSING – With a $2-billion state budget deficit and a deadline for resolving it fast approaching, citizens groups today called on the Michigan Legislature to pass a plan requiring the government…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Cynthia Paul TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010 (517) 281-4731 Outsourcing state jobs to private sector often results in higher costs, waste LANSING – With a $2-billion state budget deficit and a deadline for resolving it fast approaching, citizens groups, legislators and public employees on Thursday (May, 6, 2010) will call on the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leigh Fifelski Monday, May 3, 2010 517-999-3646 Ads Urge Shareholders to Vote for Coal Ash Risk Disclosure and Climate Goals LANSING – A new ad in CMS Energy’s hometown newspaper urges shareholders to demand that the power company disclose risks associated from its creation of coal ash pollution and to adopt…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: LEIGH FIFELSKI (517) 999-3646 WEDNESDAY, April 28,2010 Group Demands Access to Cox Notes on Opposition to Health Care Reforms FOIA request comes after Wisconsin AG tied to partisan political machine LANSING – Citizens group Progress Michigan today announced it has filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act to get…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leigh Fifelski MONDAY, April 26, 2010 517-999-3646 Michigan Citizens Push Washington to Protect Families, Crack Down on Wall Street Banks LANSING, MI – A new broad-based citizens coalition today called on the Senate to crack down on Wall Street banks, stop outrageous CEO bonuses and end bailouts by passing Wall Street…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leigh Fifelski Thursday, April 15 2010 517-999-3646 Billboard Highlights Member-Submitted Messages, Counters Right-Wing Protestors LANSING – Citizen’s watchdog group Progress Michigan unveiled a massive mobile billboard Thursday, April 15th, emblazoned with messages received from across the state telling the right-wing Tea Party why America works. From Traverse City to Detroit and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leigh Fifelski April 8th, 2010 (517) 333-1606 Consumers Energy plant to burden ratepayers LANSING – Ratepayers will be forced to pay significantly more money on their energy bills if Consumers Energy builds a new coal plant in Bay City that regulators say is not needed and which thousands of citizens have…