FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 2, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org House Republicans Push For-Profit Charter Agenda on Detroit House GOP concerned about for profit charters, not helping DPS and students MICHIGAN — House Republicans have passed a package of bills that only serves the for-profit charter school industry and is a direct…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 2, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Bill Schuette Backs Trump and His Racist Policies Michigan’s right-wing attorney general sides with right-wing presidential candidate MICHIGAN — Attorney General Bill Schuette has officially announced he plans to support Donald Trump for president. With the announcement, Schuette joins a growing…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 27, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Bill Schuette Crusading Against Transgender Students Letter to Obama Administration latest attempt by AG to stymie progress MICHIGAN — Attorney General Bill Schuette has officially begun his campaign against transgender students and the Obama Administration’s attempt to recognize their rights as…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 25, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Blasts Casperson’s Gender Discrimination Bill Bill would force transgender students to out themselves, open them up to bullying MICHIGAN — Michigan Republican State Senator — and U.S. Congressional hopeful — Tom Casperson has introduced a gender discrimination bill that stokes…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 16, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Lt. Gov. Calley Announces Support for Trump LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley announcing his support for the presumptive GOP nominee for president, Donald Trump. Calley said supporting Trump was “not a tough choice” on…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 11, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Predicted Privatized Prison Food Problems Would Persist The vendor is not the problem, it’s Gov. Snyder’s governing philosophy of outsourcing MICHIGAN — As predicted in a report released by Progress Michigan back in August, problems with privatized food…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 10, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Snyder, EMs Get Pass From GOP-Led Flint Water Legislative Committee Why were Gov. Snyder and former Flint emergency managers not called to testify? LANSING — Today, Progress Michigan blasted the Joint Select Flint Water Public Health Emergency Committee for failing…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 4, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org PM to Michigan Republicans: Do You Stand With Trump? Trump is now the standard bearer of the GOP; do MI elected officials support him? MICHIGAN — Donald Trump is now the sole Republican candidate for the presidential election and Progress…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 20, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Criminal Charges Filed Against State, City Employees Over Flint Water Crisis Snyder narrative that feds to blame for crisis blown wide open with charges MICHIGAN — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette will announce criminal charges related to the Flint Water…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 19, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org House Appropriations Strips Ed Board of Funding Over LGBT Guidelines Retaliatory move punishes board’s efforts to protect LGBT students LANSING — The GOP-controlled House Appropriations Committee voted today to strip funding away from the State Board of Education in retaliation…