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Michigan Reps. Plan to Reject Will of the People

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan January 4, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, (616) 916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Michigan Reps. Plan to Reject Will of the People Reps. Bergman, Walberg, and McClain put Trump loyalty above democracy MICHIGAN —  This week, at least three of Michigan’s representatives in Congress say they will object to presidential electors, furthering baseless conspiracy theories…

Michigan Voters Are Ready To Move Forward

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan December 14, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, = sam@progressmichigan.org Michigan Voters Are Ready To Move Forward With electoral votes cast, it’s time to leave the conspiracy theories behind MICHIGAN – After more than a month of fearmongering and conspiracy theories from the Trump camp Michigan Republicans, Michigan’s electoral votes have…

GOP’s Treatment of Rep. Cynthia Johnson Reeks of Misogynoir

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan December 9, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-816-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org GOP’s Treatment of Rep. Cynthia Johnson Reeks of Misogynoir Black woman stripped of committee assignments for responding to death threats and racism MICHIGAN – On Wednesday, House Speaker Lee Chatfield announced that Rep. Cynthia Johnson would be stripped of her committee…

Progress Michigan Statement on Senate Oversight Hearing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan  December 8, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Senate Oversight Hearing MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the Senate Oversight Committee hearing discussing Michigan’s elections. The statement should be attributed to be Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan. “The fact of…

Lawmakers Face Death Threats Over GOP Conspiracies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan December 7, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Lawmakers Face Death Threats Over GOP Conspiracies Threats of violence show the danger of allowing disinformation to spread MICHIGAN – A few months after the FBI foiled a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, right-wing extremists are still threatening Michigan…

Michiganders Wait on COVID Solutions While Republicans Focus on Nonexistent Election Fraud

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan December 1, 2020 Contact: Lonnie Scott, 734-323-6038, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Michiganders Wait on COVID Solutions While Republicans Focus on Nonexistent Election Fraud Republican inaction is literally killing people MICHIGAN – With COVID-19 caseloads still on the rise and people across the state experiencing food and housing insecurity, Michigan’s Republican-controlled state legislature…

Senate Oversight Committee Prepares for Another Sham Hearing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan December 1, 2020 Contact: Contact: Lonnie Scott, 734-323-6028, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Senate Oversight Committee Prepares for Another Sham Hearing Michigan Republicans continue efforts to bolster conspiracy theories and doubt MICHIGAN – Michigan’s Senate Oversight Committee still refuses to allow public testimony about the vote-counting process at the TCF Center in Detroit…

Shirkey, Chatfield Summoned to White House

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…