FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 7, 2017 Contact: Hugh Madden, hugh@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls on Lowell Mayor Pro Tem to Resign State Sen. Hildenbrand and State Rep. Albert should immediately repudiate racist remarks LANSING — Progress Michigan is calling for Lowell Mayor Pro Tem Alan Teelander to resign after racist remarks were…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 7, 2017 Contact: Hugh Madden, hugh@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Names U.S. Senators Stabenow and Peters ‘Legislators of the Month’ Stabenow and Peters honored for continuing to fight for affordable healthcare LANSING — Progress Michigan has named U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters the Legislators of the Month…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 25, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on U.S. Senate Healthcare Vote Republican Senators betrayed the American people MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate Republicans’ vote to advance the repeal of the Affordable Care Act: “Republicans are gearing up to drop…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 13, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Report: Michigan Voters May Have Been Targeted by Russia with Help From Trump Progress Michigan calling for answers from Trump-supporting Schuette LANSING — Progress Michigan is calling for a response from Attorney General Bill Schuette after a story was published detailing how…
By Matthew Kovac Three years ago, my future coworkers asked why I wanted to join them in Michigan. I was Skyping in from the Chicago suburbs, fresh from journalism school and just 40 minutes away from a metropolis overflowing with its own racial and economic injustices to expose. Why pick up and move? The…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 12, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Staffer Heads to Oxford Matt Kovac to research war and social movements in the UK LANSING — Progress Michigan Digital Media Coordinator Matt Kovac will leave the watchdog organization Friday to head to the University of Oxford’s Keble College this fall. “From…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 11, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Asks Michigan Republicans to Choose Trump or America Donald Trump Jr.’s emails show collusion between Trump campaign and Russian government LANSING — Progress Michigan is challenging Michigan Republicans to speak out against the potentially illegal acts committed by Donald Trump…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 5, 2017 Contact: Hugh Madden, 734-250-2070, hugh@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Names Senator Curtis Hertel, Jr. ‘Legislator of the Month’ Hertel honored for introducing legislation to keep petition circulators honest when collecting signatures LANSING — Progress Michigan has named State Senator Curtis Hertel, Jr. the Legislator of the Month for June.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 30, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Trump’s Request to Hand Over Sensitive Voter Info MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s demand to states across the country to give up their voter data, including social security numbers.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 28, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org FOIA Confirms Cover-Up at Schuette’s Office Why is Rusty Hills using personal email on state time? Questions remain LANSING — According to documents obtained by the Great Lakes Beacon through a Freedom of Information Act request, Attorney General Bill Schuette’s staff…