FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, July 21, 2009 CONTACT: David Holtz (517) 999-3646 Dillon Proposal: A Distraction Michigan Residents Can’t Afford National Health Care Reform Should Be Priority LANSING – A citizens watchdog group today criticized a health care proposal for state workers unveiled last week by state Rep. Andy Dillon, saying the Democratic Speaker’s plan…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, July 9, 2009 CONTACT: LEIGH FIFELSKI (517) 999-3646 Online Campaign Targets ‘Say No’ Senate on Government Reforms Web Push Urges Senate to End Delays on Fixing Michigan’s Broken Government LANSING – Progress Michigan today launched an online campaign targeting the Michigan Senate, urging it to end its months-long stonewalling on critical…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009 CONTACT: LEIGH FIFELSKI (517) 999-3646 Cox Wants Someone Else To Fight Fraud – A Job He’s Supposed To Do Is Today’s Announcement By Cox An Admission of Failure? LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox announced today a plan to create a separate new government office to fight…
HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA NOW For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 23 Contact: Leigh Fifelski (517) 999.3646 Report: Health Costs Crippling in Michigan Study Shows Urgency of Real Reform As Michiganders Head to Washington To Make Their Voices Heard at Major Event READ THE FULL REPORT” The skyrocketing cost of insurance is increasingly putting health care…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leigh Fifelski Monday, June 22, 2009 (cell) 248-321-4579 Groups call for action on legislation that will bring relief to working families LANSING – Citizens groups today called on the Michigan Senate majority leaders to provide relief to hundreds of thousands of unemployed Michigan workers by approving legislation that would use $138…
MEDIA RELEASE *** Thursday, June 18, 2009 Contact: Leigh Fifelski 517.999.3646 Cell: 248.321.4579 Coalition to Fight Diesel Pollution, Call for Tough Action Diesel pollution harms Detroit-area kids the most, puts jobs at risk DETROIT – A new coalition of concerned citizens and organizations, Alliance for Healthy Air, today called on the Legislature to crack down…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009 CONTACT: DAVID HOLTZ (517) 999-3646 GM bankruptcy, plant closings, pending new layoffs create new urgency for thousands of suffering Michigan families LANSING – Citizens groups today called on the Michigan Senate to move on legislation that would bring $138 million into Michigan’s economy and provide real relief to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CATHY BACILE TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009 (517) 333-1606 Scientists’ letter: Cut CO2 pollution, protect Michigan’s future LANSING – More than 150 scientists, researchers and academics from across Michigan have signed a letter of support calling on Michigan’s U.S. representatives and senators to take action against climate change and support measures to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leigh Fifelski Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Office: (517) 999-3646 Cell: (248) 321-4579 Major Bank Refusing to Help Chrysler auto employees, support American Workers LANSING – Progress Michigan and FireDogLake.com are calling for a sweeping, nationwide boycott of JP Morgan Chase today in protest over the bank’s refusal to help out struggling…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2009 Contact: Leigh Fifelski 517.999.3646 Progress Michigan, a strong voice for the state’s progressive community, has named former reporter and non-profit national communications director David Holtz as its new Executive Director. “We are incredibly fortunate to have David leading the great Progress Michigan team,” said Ray Plowden, chair of the…