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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 8, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Thwarted Plot Against Governor MICHIGAN — Today, Progress Michigan Executive Director Lonnie Scott issued the following statement in response to news of a right-wing domestic terrorist plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer: “Leadership gets set from…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 6, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, sam@progressmichigan.org, 616-916-0574 Progress Michigan Statement on Republicans Using $542K in Public Funds to Sue Gov. Whitmer MICHIGAN — Today, Progress Michigan released its findings that Republicans in the legislature collectively spent over half a million dollars for lawsuits against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s efforts to…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 6, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Republicans Put COVID-19 Unemployment at Risk, Choose Campaigning Over Fix Taking down Whitmer’s executive orders scored political points, but put working Michiganders at risk LANSING — Going after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers was always about winning political points for Republicans,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 2, 2020 Contact: Lonnie Scott, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Responds to MI Supreme Court Emergency Power Decision MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the Michigan Supreme Court ruling 4-3 against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers she has used to keep Michiganders safe during the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 30, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Michigan Deserves Answers About Spending on Partisan Lawsuits Progress Michigan requests financial transparency from legislative offices MICHIGAN – This week, Progress Michigan sent emails to the Secretary of the Senate and the House Business Office requesting financial records that pertain…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 23, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, sam@progressmichigan.org Progressives Express Support for Whitmer Climate Action Gov. Whitmer’s latest executive action shows she takes this crisis seriously MICHIGAN – On Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order aimed at combating the climate crisis and making Michigan a carbon-neutral state…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 22, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, sam@progressmichigan.org Unlock Michigan Caught Teaching Signature Collectors to Break the Law Petition Drive is Nothing More Than A Partisan Power Grab MICHIGAN – A report from the Detroit Free Press details yet another scandal involving the Unlock Michigan ballot campaign — and this one was caught…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 2, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, sam@progressmichigan.org Macomb County Republican Spotted at QAnon Event County Clerk Candidate’s Association with Conspiracy Group Raises Questions MACOMB – Recently, former Republican state representative and current county clerk candidate Anthony Forlini [left] was photographed attending a “Save the Children” event along 16…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 20, 2020 Contact: Sam Inglot, sam@progressmichigan.org Flint Settlement Is A Step Toward Justice Despite this good news, the fight for true justice continues MICHIGAN – On Thursday, state officials agreed to a $600 million settlement with plaintiffs in a lawsuit brought by Flint residents. The settlement focuses…