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Progress Michigan Calls for Federal Investigation of Attorney General, Detroit Police

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leigh Fifelski Thursday, November 12, 2009 517-999-3646 Request Justice Dept. Investigate Claims Cox Impeded Police Probe Into Kilpatrick, Manoogian Party LANSING, MI – Citizen’s watchdog group Progress Michigan, in a letter to the U.S. Attorney for eastern Michigan, called upon the federal Department of Justice to conduct an independent investigation of…

Senate Republicans Sharply Criticized In Wake of Budget Debacle

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Holtz Friday, October 30, 2009 313-300-4454 LANSING, MI—Citizens watchdog group Progress Michigan blasted Senate Republicans today in the aftermath of budget signings by the Governor that signaled a failure of state leaders to agree on compromise solutions to Michigan’s revenue crisis. “What comes next will be a slow motion catastrophe…

Opponents of Kalamazoo Ordinance 1856 Same As Those Who Make False Claims in Backing the Repeal of Affirmative Action

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Don’t Let Them Get Away With It Again! KALAMAZOO, MI—Leaders of the group opposed to the expansion of the current City of Kalamazoo non-discrimination ordinance have a history of using misinformation to confuse voters When she pushed for the 2006 ban on affirmative action then-Kalamazoo City Commissioner Mary Balkema clamed Proposal 2…

Citizens Group Calls on Legislators to Cut Their Pay before Slashing School Funds

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DAVID HOLTZ TUESDAY, Oct. 21, 2009 (517) 999-3646 Whitmer plan will force Legislature to share in Michigan families’ sacrifice LANSING – Citizens watchdog group Progress Michigan today called on the Michigan Legislature to pass a proposal that will cut legislators’ pay and benefits before they can further slash funding for Michigan…

Consumers Energy refuses to refund millions it owes customers while seeking coal plant that will hike rates

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: LEIGH FIFELSKI TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2009 (517) 999-3646 Utility fails to honor agreement on $14 million in refunds owed electric consumers LANSING — Consumers Energy is failing to return more than $14 million it owes to Michigan ratepayers while pursuing an unneeded costly new coal plant that would result in higher…