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SUNSHINE WEEK: State’s Broken FOIA Law Needs to be Fixed

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 14, 2016 Contact: Hugh Madden, 734-250-2070, hugh@progressmichigan.org SUNSHINE WEEK: State’s Broken FOIA Law Needs to be Fixed Worst abuses show need for more accountability and transparency LANSING — At the beginning of Sunshine Week, Progress Michigan is highlighting the worst examples of our state’s broken Freedom of…

Progress Michigan Files Legal Complaint Against Gov. Rick Snyder

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 11, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Files Legal Complaint Against Gov. Rick Snyder Failure to create a legal defense fund for actions in Flint runs counter to law LANSING — Today, Progress Michigan filed a complaint with the Michigan Secretary of State against Governor…

EMAIL: Snyder Knew About Flint Water Crisis in February 2015, Email Not Released to Public on January 20

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 2, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org EMAIL: Snyder Knew About Flint Water Crisis in February 2015, Email Not Released to Public on January 20 Email shows Snyder setting up meetings with top staffers to discuss “Flint water” LANSING — An email sent by Governor Rick Snyder…

Flint Residents Forced to Pay for Poison Under Snyder Plan

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 26, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Flint Residents Forced to Pay for Poison Under Snyder Plan Snyder’s budget supplemental fails to make Flint families whole MICHIGAN — Gov. Rick Snyder will be signing a budget supplemental today that forces Flint residents to continue to pay for…

Progress Michigan Calls for Snyder Resignation In Light of New Emails

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 26, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls for Snyder Resignation In Light of New Emails Emails also reveal officials purposefully avoiding state FOIA law LANSING – Progress Michigan is calling for Governor Snyder’s resignation following the release of damning emails in the Detroit Free…

Another Snyder Spin

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On February 16, Gov. Snyder posted a minute-long video of himself volunteering at Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in Flint. The video shows him touring the food bank, prepping food for distribution, and shaking hands and having conversations with other volunteers while the president of the food bank talks about how the food bank is…

Bought and Paid for Ed Committee Plan for DPS Still Not Extreme Enough for DeVos

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 24, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Bought and Paid for Ed Committee Plan for DPS Still Not Extreme Enough for DeVos DeVos family and cronies have greased palms of House Republicans in attempt to dismantle DPS  LANSING –The DeVos family bought and paid for the House…