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14 Organizations Call for Improved Financial Disclosure Policies

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Multiple Organizations May 18, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Organizations Call for Improved Financial Disclosure Policies HB 4680-4686 are not the financial disclosure we need Lansing – On Tuesday, a group of 14 organizations who support government ethics and transparency released the following joint statement about HB 4680-4686, which…

Leaked Video Exposes Nationwide Voter Suppression Campaign

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan May 14, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Leaked Video Exposes Nationwide Voter Suppression Campaign Voting rights advocates slam right-wing efforts to push anti-voter bills in key states MICHIGAN – Leaked video of a meeting with wealthy right-wing donors shows the executive director of Heritage for America, an organization connected with the…

Gov. Whitmer Correct in Issuing Warning Letter to Shut Down Line 5

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan May 11, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, (616) 916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Gov. Whitmer Correct in Issuing Warning Letter to Shut Down Line 5  Gov. has legal authority to order shutdown, while Enbridge chooses to operate its pipeline unlawfully  MICHIGAN – Progress Michigan is applauding Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s action to shut down Line…

House Republicans Continue to Make a Mockery of the Political Process

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 6, 2020 Contact: Lonnie Scott, lonnie@progressmichigan.org House Republicans Continue to Make a Mockery of the Political Process Hearing with conspiracy theorist Naomi Wolf is an embarrassment to our state MICHIGAN – On Thursday, House Republicans held a hearing featuring testimony from noted conspiracy theorist and anti-vaxxer Naomi Wolf,…

Stop Rubbernecking Racism

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I will always remember when I saw a Confederate flag and swastika decal on a car zipping past me on the freeway. I was working as a field organizer in rural Michigan during the 2018 election, and I stopped right in my tracks. To see a clear message of racism and oppression fly right by…

Add Rank Hypocrisy to List of Ron Weiser Transgressions

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan May 4, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, (616) 916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Add Rank Hypocrisy to List of Ron Weiser Transgressions MIGOP hypocrisy allows privately funded police departments, but not election administration  MICHIGAN – After the Petoskey City Council voted 3-2 to accept a donation from serial inciter of misogyny and political violence Ron…

Let’s Get Michigan ‘Vacc to Normal’

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan April 29, 2021  Contact: Sam Inglot, (616) 916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org  Let’s Get Michigan ‘Vacc to Normal’ Gov. Whitmer’s plan will help our state start to safely recover from COVID pandemic MICHIGAN – On Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced her “MI Vacc to Normal,” a plan that sets clear benchmarks for relaxing…

‘Transparency’ Bills Don’t Pass the Smell Test; Progress MI Demands Real Reform

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan April 29, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, (616) 916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org ‘Transparency’ Bills Don’t Pass the Smell Test; Progress MI Demands Real Reform Close Lansing Loopholes FOIA and lobbying reform initiatives will offer real ethics and transparency changes MICHIGAN –– In the wake of a Bridge Magazine article outlining the extreme deficiencies in an ethics…