FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DAVID HOLTZ TUESDAY, Sept. 15, 2009 (517) 999-3646 Congress is ready to act while state Senate refuses to give relief LANSING – Citizens watchdog Progress Michigan today called on the state Senate to end months of stonewalling and take action to free up $138 million in extended unemployment assistance for people…
CLEAN ENERGY NOW FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 Contact: LEIGH FIFELSKI (517) 999-3646 Citizens Win after State Agency Deals a Death Blow to Coal Plants MPSC staff says no need for new coal plants in Michigan until at least 2022 LANSING – Concerned citizens declared a major victory today after the Michigan Public…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DAVID HOLTZ Monday, Aug. 31, 2009 (517) 999-3646 Group that disrupted health care town halls now wants to block billions of dollars from going to help Michigan families LANSING – ProgressMichigan today blasted the extremist Americans for Prosperity’s attack ads, saying the front group’s campaign is designed to block billions of…
Americans for Prosperity Press Backgrounder PROGRESS MICHIGAN PRESS BACKGROUNDER AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY Americans for Prosperity is part of an array of industry backed, right-wing groups who have promoted turnout at health care town halls from www.recessrally.com. Rachel Maddow did an investigation into the groups behind the mob-style rallies and one of the more prominent groups…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 21, 2009 CONTACT: Leigh Fifelski (248) 321-4579 Health Care Reform will Bring Relief to Tens of Thousands of Detroit Citizens, Businesses Reform is critical to Detroit families, business struggling to survive DETROIT – Members of Congress and advocates of health care reform today joined citizens who have been victims of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Holtz Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009 (517) 999-3646/(313) 300-4454 (cell) New study shows Michigan benefits all around from clean energy, energy efficiency as thousands oppose dirty coal projects Lansing – With 8,000 citizens opposing the development of new dirty coal plants in Michigan, citizens groups are calling on Gov. Jennifer Granholm…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009 CONTACT: DAVID HOLTZ (517) 999-3646 Senate Must Act Now as New Report Shows Michigan Families Under Great Stress As foreclosures, job losses rise, Senate still won’t help unemployed families LANSING – As a new report showed Michigan families are now the 2nd most economically stressed in the nation,…
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…