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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 31, 2022 Contact: Lonnie Scott, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Billboard Welcomes Mackinac Island Lobbyfest Attendees MICHIGAN – The Detroit Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference will feature a MI GOP Gubernatorial Debate. In response Progress Michigan is welcoming conference goers with billboards and digital ads, and Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 25, 2022 Contact: Lynna Kaucheck, lynna@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas MICHIGAN – At least 19 children and two adults were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, about 85 miles outside of San Antonio. The following response can…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 23, 2022 Contact: Lonnie Scott, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Candidates Who Commit Forgery Must Be Removed from the Ballot Are the GOP’s ‘concerns’ about election integrity just projection? MICHIGAN – On Monday evening, the State Bureau of Elections released a staff report detailing tens of thousands of forged signatures from several…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 19, 2022 Contact: Lonnie Scott, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Whitsett’s Anti-Choice Vote is a Betrayal to Her Constituents Democratic representative delivers swing vote or anti-abortion funding MICHIGAN – On Wednesday, Donald Trump’s favorite Michigan Democrat, Representative Karen Whitsett voted with Republicans to pass a MDHHS budget that includes funding for…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 6, 2022 Contact: Lonnie Scott, lonnie@progressmichigan.org New Poll: Michiganders Believe in Reproductive Freedom Yet again, polling indicates widespread support for abortion access MICHIGAN – On Friday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly research newsletter that tracks public opinion about a variety of issues and political…
May 5, 2022 The Michigan Republican Party has teamed up with a coalition of national and local Republican and right-wing groups to recruit paid election workers and credentialed volunteer poll challengers. These groups include an alarming combination of Big Lie conspiracy theorists, people who worked to overturn the 2020 election results, groups involved with the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 3, 2022 Contact: Lonnie Scott, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Now Is the Time to Step Up and Protect Abortion Access Leaked opinion indicates Roe will fall, leaving Michiganders with an urgent need to secure access at the state level MICHIGAN – The following response to the leaked Supreme Court opinion indicating…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 27, 2022 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Is Bellino Reluctant to Regulate Top Campaign Donors? As the chair of the House Energy Committee, Bellino is responsible for regulating the very energy companies who have donated tens of thousands to his campaigns MICHIGAN – After months of devastating and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 21, 2022 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org DeVos, DeSantis Use Tele-Town Hall to Attack Public Education, Mislead on Voucher Scheme Taking a break from attacking Mickey Mouse, DeSantis adds his voice to the anti-public education show in Michigan MICHIGAN – On Wednesday night, anti-public education advocate Betsy DeVos…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 14, 2022 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Why Exactly Did Senate Republicans Reject This Nominee? Former State Rep. Jon Hoadley rejected from university board position despite qualifications MICHIGAN – On Thursday, the Michigan Senate voted to reject Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s nomination of Jon Hoadley to serve on the…
