A dangerous remnant of the 2016 lame duck session has been resurrected and is moving through the legislature. The bill, SB40, would allow Michigan companies near the border that hire out-of-state workers to count those non-Michigan employees toward receiving publicly-funded grants and aid. It’s essentially a signal to corporations on Michigan’s border that they can…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 14, 2017 Contact: Hugh Madden, 734-250-2070, hugh@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Applauds House and Senate Democrats for Bills to Address Unemployment Insurance Agency Bills needed after latest Republican privatization scheme, GOP attacks on working families LANSING — Progress Michigan is applauding the sponsors of a package a bills that…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 10, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Poll: Betsy DeVos Has Abysmal Public Support Voters condemn disastrous confirmation, positions on education MICHIGAN — According to a recent poll by Public Policy Polling, the American people have very negative views toward recently-confirmed U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. According…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 9, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Despicable: State to No Longer Help Flint Residents Pay for Water, Will Continue to Pay Snyder’s Legal Bills Water still not safe to drink, but Snyder still taking public money for legal defense LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 8, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Confirmation of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the confirmation of Senator Jeff Sessions as United States Attorney General. The statement should be attributed to Lonnie Scott, executive…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 8, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan: Defund Governor Snyder’s Office Budget Until Snyder Pays His Own Legal Defense Governor Snyder has used public funds for private defense while asking others to take cuts LANSING — As Governor Rick Snyder lays out his seventh budget…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 7, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org SOLD! U.S. Cabinet Position Latest Piece of Democracy Gone to the Highest Bidder Betsy DeVos is the most dangerously unqualified Secretary of Education in U.S. History MICHIGAN — The following statement about Betsy DeVos’ confirmation as Secretary of Education may be attributed to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 6, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Names Representative Stephanie Chang ‘Legislator of the Month’ Chang awarded for standing up for American values by fighting Muslim Ban Executive Order, defending sanctuary cities LANSING — Progress Michigan has named Representative Stephanie Chang the Legislator of the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 1, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Michigan Leaders: Senators Stabenow and Peters Must Reject Gorsuch Organizers and advocates have grave concerns about Trump’s pick for SCOTUS MICHIGAN — In response to Donald Trump’s selection of Neal Gorsuch as his nominee for the United States Supreme Court,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 31, 2017 Contact; Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Michiganders Continue to Front Bill for Snyder Administration Sins in Flint Public already footing the bill for Snyder’s legal defense — and now his EMs MICHIGAN — Flint residents should not have to pay the legal bill for the emergency…