FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 16, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on AG Bill Schuette’s New Role Partisan hack Schuette perfect fit for partisan political organization LANSING — Today, Progress Michigan is calling attention to Attorney General Bill Schuette’s new role as Chair of the Republican Attorneys General…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 16, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Snyder’s Rhetoric on Refugees is Cowardly and Hypocritical LANSING — Today, Progress Michigan lambasted Gov. Rick Snyder for his cowardly reversal on accepting Syrian refugees into Michigan. Previously, Snyder had said Michigan would roll out the welcome mat for those…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 16, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Launches ‘Sunshine Squad’ Website and Campaign New accountability and vote tracking tool will help shine light on legislature LANSING — On the heels of a recent report showing Michigan sitting dead last in the United States when it…
Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema once again took to Facebook today to spew his right-wing intolerance and hate speech. This time, he quoted a racist speech from Russian President Vladimir Putin in an attempt to bash Muslims and immigrant minorities. In case you didn’t know, Agema has a history of hating both. Here’s an excerpt:…
By Denzel McCampbell Resolutions like National Train Day, Craft Beer Month, and Dairy Foods Awareness Day recognize things important to particular groups of people in the state. Declaring these times to celebrate or observe a group or cause is common in the Michigan legislature. Proclamations and acknowledgements most often coincide with a widely observed date.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 10, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on EPA Audit of Michigan Water Oversight Audit is step in right direction; more scrutiny needed on decision makers LANSING — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it would audit how Michigan oversees public water supplies.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 10, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Gov. Snyder Signing Failed Roads Plan Bills asks Michigan families to pay more for bad roads, asks nothing of wealthy LANSING — Today, Governor Rick Snyder signed a package of roads bills aimed to give Republicans…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 10, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Senate Republican Committee Punishes Voters for Voting Against Republicans Ending straight party ticket voting a scheme to limit options for voters LANSING — Today, the Michigan Senate Elections Committee voted along party lines to end straight ticket voting. The bill,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 5, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Schuette Bailout House Appropriations forced to transfer money to pay for Schuette’s failure in marriage equality case MICHIGAN — This week, the House Appropriations Committee voted on Legislative Transfer Request 2015-8 to transfer funds to Attorney…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 3, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org You Call This a Roads Plan? GOP had five years to come up with plan, utterly failed LANSING — The $1.2 billion roads plan passed by the GOP-controlled legislature doesn’t generate the needed revenue for critical infrastructure fixes for several…