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Progress MI Reminds Michiganders of GOP ‘Decade of Deceit’ Ahead of Debate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 8, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress MI Reminds Michiganders of GOP ‘Decade of Deceit’ Ahead of Debate Republicans have had total control over Michigan, ignored problems & made others worse  LANSING — As Republican candidates for governor get set to take the stage for a debate…

Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Must Denounce Islamophobia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 25, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Must Denounce Islamophobia Patrick Colbeck spewing lies about Dem candidate’s religion cannot go unanswered   MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan is calling on Republican gubernatorial candidates, especially Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and Attorney General Bill Schuette, to denounce…

Republican Senate Moves to Strip Healthcare from Michigan Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 19, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Republican Senate Moves to Strip Healthcare from Michigan Families So-called ‘work requirements’ for Medicaid are further assault on working families MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the Republican-controlled Senate passing legislation that attempts to strip healthcare away from…

Numbers: The GOP Tax Scam

Today is Tax Day and a big topic of discussion has been the fallout from the GOP Tax Scam that was passed in 2017. Republicans like Congressman Mike Bishop and Attorney General Bill Schuette have been singing the plan’s praises ever since it passed. They claim that the tax plan is benefitting working families. But…

Progress Michigan Statement on Tax Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 17, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Tax Day MICHIGAN — This Tax Day, Progress Michigan is calling attention to the out-of-touch tax priorities of the Republican-controlled legislature and Congress. From the GOP Tax Plan passed in 2017 all the way back to the massive tax shift orchestrated…

Schuette Accepts Endorsement from Extreme, Controversial Florida AG

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan  April 16, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette Accepts Endorsement from Extreme, Controversial Florida AG Pam Bondi has questionable ethics, just like Bill Schuette  MICHIGAN — Attorney General Bill Schuette has announced support from Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, which should trouble Michiganders considering Bondi’s record of standing…

No Joke: Republicans Want Day Honoring Corporations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan  April 13, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org No Joke: Republicans Want Day Honoring Corporations As if taking their money and doing their bidding wasn’t enough  LANSING — On Wednesday, Flint residents chanted in the House chambers demanding access to clean water, which led to House Republicans fleeing to a…