FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 21, 2010 Contact: Patrick Schuh 517-214-4288 State Revenue Estimates on Business Tax Point To Reform Priorities LANSING, MI—A leading citizens group advocating state reforms said today news that taxes paid by Michigan businesses have declined this year points to a need to focus debate on other revenue reforms. “Michigan businesses…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 21, 2010 Contact: Leigh Fifelski 517-999-3646 Shareholders Resolutions Received High Support While Ratepayers Rallied Outside Annual Meeting LANSING – CMS Energy shareholders are sending a clear signal they have deep concerns about a proposed Bay County coal plant and the risk it poses to the company’s financial stability after a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > Thursday, May 27, 2010 Anne Woiwode, Sierra Club 517-484-2372 or 517-974-2112 (cell) Terry Miller,Lone Tree Council 989-686-6386 Shannon Fisk, NRDC 347-393-5557 Susan Harley, Clean Water Action 517-775-4254 (cell) Move to Delay Costly Bay City Project Could Clear Way for Clean Energy Jobs LANSING, MI –Consumers Energy’s stunning decision announced this morning…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: David Holtz WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2010 313.300.4454 House praised for approving plan to build publicly owned crossing LANSING, MI— A broad coalition of citizens and community leaders in Southwest Detroit today praised the House for approving a plan to build a new Detroit River International Crossing, or DRIC, that will create…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Martine Apodaca, 202.731.4601, mapodaca@immigrationforum.org (DC) Ryan Bates, 248.787.6767, rbates@reformimmigrationforamerica.org (Lansing) Tuesday, May 25, 2010 248.787.6767 Joined by Arizona State Rep. Kyrsten Sinema Lansing – At a press conference on outside the Capitol in Lansing today, State Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) announced the introduction of a resolution opposing Arizona’s extreme anti-immigrant law. “Michigan…
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…