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Shirkey, Chatfield Summoned to White House

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 19, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Shirkey, Chatfield Summoned to White House Republican leadership should be condemning Trump’s lies, not feeding a coup   MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding news that Mike Shirkey and Lee Chatfield have been summoned to the White House by Donald…

Michigan Deserves Answers from the Wayne County Board of Canvassers

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan  November 18, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progresmsichigan.org Michigan Deserves Answers from the Wayne County Board of Canvassers Racist attempt to block election certification inspires FOIA request DETROIT – After a contentious meeting during which the Wayne County Board of Canvassers’ two Republican members initially refused to certify…

Statement on Racist, Partisan Power Grab by GOP Wayne County BOC Members

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan November 17, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Statement on Racist, Partisan Power Grab by GOP Wayne County BOC Members  MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan Executive Director Lonnie Scott released the following statement regarding the Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers refusing to certify the November election results:…

Progress Michigan to Wayne Board of Canvassers: ‘Do Your Job’

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 17, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, sam@progressmichigan.org, 616-916-0574 Progress Michigan to Wayne Board of Canvassers: ‘Do Your Job’ Republican Board of Canvassers are reportedly refusing to certify election results MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding information that the Republicans on the Wayne County Board of Canvassers will…

Michigan Republicans Just Can’t Stop Lying

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 6, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Michigan Republicans Just Can’t Stop Lying Party of sore losers continues to push baseless rumors of election fraud MICHIGAN – Since it became clear that both former VP Joe Biden and Democratic Sen. Gary Peters would beat their Republican opponents in Michigan,…

Statement on Trump Lawsuit Trying to Block Will of Voters

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from the We Make MI Coalition November 4, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Statement on Trump Lawsuit Trying to Block Will of Voters   MICHIGAN — The We Make Michigan Coalition released the following statement regarding the Trump campaign’s effort to stop every vote from being counted in Michigan: “This is a blatant attempt to disrupt…

We Make MI Coalition Call to Action: Count Every Vote and Rally for the Will of the People

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from the We Make MI: Count Every Vote November 2, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org We Make MI Coalition Call to Action: Count Every Vote and Rally for the Will of the People A coalition of organizations, communities and congregations across Michigan are mobilizing to ensure every vote is counted and…