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Progress Michigan Statement on Selection of Mike Pence as Trump’s Running Mate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 15, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Selection of Mike Pence as Trump’s Running Mate LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding Indiana Governor Mike Pence as the running mate for Donald Trump. The statement should be attributed to Lonnie Scott,…

Schuette Doubles Down on Crusade Against Equality

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 8, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette Doubles Down on Crusade Against Equality Michigan’s Republican AG drags state into lawsuit against transgender rights MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the news that Michigan’s Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette joined a lawsuit attacking equality…

Report: MI Republican Budgets Don’t Properly Fund Education

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 28, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Report: MI Republican Budgets Don’t Properly Fund Education Study shows 89 percent of school districts left behind in Snyder/GOP Budget LANSING — A report released today shows that the education budget signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on Monday continues to…

Attorney General Schuette Lawsuit Another Charade To Deflect Blame

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 22, 2016 Contact: Hugh Madden, 734-250-2070, hugh@progressmichigan.org Attorney General Schuette Lawsuit Another Charade To Deflect Blame Schuette should be honest, Republican governing philosophy ruined Flint LANSING — Today, Attorney General Bill Schuette announced a civil lawsuit against three companies, Veolia North America, Lockwood, Andrews & Newman and…

History Shows EMU Should Not Privatize Food Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 15, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org History Shows EMU Should Not Privatize Food Services Outsourcing public jobs to private, for-profit companies has proven problematic YPSILANTI — Progress Michigan is urging the Eastern Michigan Board of Regents to not privatize the university’s food service. The board is considering Chartwells,…

Michigan Republicans Choose Their Donors Over Detroit Children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan  June 9, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Michigan Republicans Choose Their Donors Over Detroit Children Detroit Public Schools package creates more problems for students; protects bad charter operators LANSING — Tonight, the House and Senate Republicans sent a bill to Governor Snyder’s desk that fails to address…

Bathroom Policing Bill Filed in House by Republicans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 3, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Bathroom Policing Bill Dropped in House by Republicans Bill is latest attempt by MIGOP to discriminate against transgender people LANSING — Michigan House Republicans have introduced a bathroom-policing bill that discriminates against transgender people and stokes fear and ignorance in our…

Bathroom Policing Bill Dropped in House by Republicans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 3, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Bathroom Policing Bill Dropped in House by Republicans Bill is latest attempt by MIGOP to discriminate against transgender people LANSING — Michigan House Republicans have introduced a bathroom-policing bill that discriminates against transgender people and stokes fear and ignorance in our…