FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 17, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Senate Committee Votes to Pay Young Adults Poverty Wages SB250 would lower wages for Michiganders under 20 years old LANSING — Continuing their trend of attacking workers’ wages, conservatives on a Senate committee voted this morning to lower the wages of young…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 15, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Not Cutting It: Aramark Employees Left Knife Unsecured Before Going Home Similar negligence by private contractor led to prison break in New York MICHIGAN — According to emails obtained by Progress Michigan, Aramark workers at the Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 11, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls on Gov. Snyder to Veto Death Star Bill HB4052 is undemocratic, unnecessary and only helps corporations LANSING — Following passage of HB4052 in the Senate, also known as the Death Star Bill, Progress Michigan is calling on Gov. Rick…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 11, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Gov. Snyder Signs Indiana-Style Adoption RFRA Bill MICHIGAN — Gov. Snyder has signed a package of bills that will allow adoption agencies to discriminate based on religious beliefs. Progress Michigan released the following statement in response: “Gov. Snyder has a history of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 11, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Applauds Report Calling for Criminal Justice Reform Report calls for 10,000 fewer Michigan prisoners LANSING — Today, Progress Michigan praised a report released by the Citizens Alliance on Prisons and Public Spending calling for 10,000 fewer prisoners in the next…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 11, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Senate Committee Sides with Corporate Lobbyists Over Michigan Citizens Death Star bill moves one step closer to stripping local governments of power to protect citizens MICHIGAN — Today, the Senate Michigan Competitiveness Committee passed House Bill 4052, also known as the Death…
Until white America renounces police brutality, the violence will continue unabated By Matthew Kovac Police in McKinney, Texas are facing national outrage after one of their officers was caught on video assaulting and threatening to shoot unarmed black teenagers at a pool party. But the video does not simply show another case of excessive force,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 10, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Passage of House Fantasy Roads Solution LANSING — The following statement can be attributed to Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan: “The only thing more irresponsible than this legislation is the sophomoric Speaker who introduced it. This plan…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 10, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Gov. Snyder Must Veto Adoption Discrimination Bills Bills would allow adoption agencies to discriminate against families LANSING — Following the passage of adoption discrimination bills in the Michigan Senate, Progress Michigan called on Gov. Rick Snyder to veto the legislation as soon…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 10, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Ignoring Prison Privatization Failures, Gov. Snyder Signs GEO Group Bill Gov. Snyder’s signature opens the door for private prisons in Michigan MICHIGAN — On Tuesday, Gov. Snyder signed legislation that allows a private prison to house high-level offenders from anywhere in the…