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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 21, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, sam@progressmichigan.org Maskless Chatfield Living It Up in D.C. in Violation of Mask Order As COVID cases soar, Chatfield photographed at Trump Hotel maskless with others MICHIGAN – After pretending his and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey’s White House meeting was focused on…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 20, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Activists Confront Shirkey at Detroit, DC Airports Shirkey Must Respect the Will of the People MICHIGAN – On his way to see Donald Trump in DC today, Shirkey was greeted at the Detroit Metro Airport and Reagan National Airport in…
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…
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…
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:…