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Groups Hail Consumers Energy’s Decision To Pull Plug on Coal Plant

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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…

State Rep. Tlaib Introduces Resolution Opposing Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law

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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…

REFORM IMMIGRATION FOR AMERICA

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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…

Emails Reveal Top Mike Cox Aides Linked to Partisan Plot to Kill Reform

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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 –…

Citizens Urge Lansing to Fix Budget by Auditing Private Contracts, Cutting Waste

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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…

Citizens will Call on Lansing to Fix Budget by Auditing Private Contracts, Cutting Waste

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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…