On March 9, Gov. Snyder will be on Michigan Public Radio’s “Michigan Calling” program and will take questions from Michiganders. The program will air from 9-10 a.m. Monday morning. Callers can submit questions at (866) 255-2762 as well as on Facebook at “Michigan Calling,” or on Twitter with the #MiCalling hashtag. Below are some questions…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 4, 2015 Contact: Hugh Madden, hugh@progressmichigan.org House Republican Committee Chooses Discrimination Over Well-Being of Michigan Children Today’s vote seeks to codify hate into Michigan’s laws LANSING — Today, the Michigan House Families, Children, and Seniors Committee voted 5-3 on a party line vote to allow adoption agencies to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 4, 2015 Contact: Hugh Madden, hugh@progressmichigan.org Attorney General Bill Schuette’s Crusade Against Michigan Families Reaches Supreme Court King v Burwell could strip Michiganders of health insurance coverage and raise taxes on hard working families LANSING — Today, the United State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in King v…
By Matthew Kovac While lawmakers continue to clash over President Obama’s immigration action, another challenge to the measure is coming from Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, who has sued the administration over its plan to scale back deportations. This is nothing new for Schuette. Back in 2011, he led nine other state attorneys general in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 25, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls on GOP to Support Net Neutrality For once, Senate Republicans should support equality, not corporate giants LANSING — Earlier today, according to media reports, the Senate Republicans passed a non-binding resolution urging President Barack Obama, Congress and the Federal Communications…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 25, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Urges Gov. Snyder to Veto NRA-Backed Legislation Legislature should focus on other issues to move Michigan forward LANSING — Progress Michigan is urging Gov. Rick Snyder to veto gun lobby-backed legislation that passed out of the House today that would…
By Matthew Kovac Last week, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani sparked a media firestorm when he said he does not “believe that the president loves America.” Adding fuel to the fire, likely GOP presidential candidate and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker failed to disavow Giuliani’s remarks. Progressives have responded with outrage. But their real…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 24, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Snyder and Walker: Assailing Workers’ Rights Across the Great Lakes Michigan proves it: Right to Work doesn’t create jobs, only hurts workers MICHIGAN — Today, Progress Michigan voiced solidarity with Wisconsin workers and unions as they challenge Gov. Scott Walker’s…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 19, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org MIGOP Chair Hopeful Uses Racist and Offensive Language to Describe Asian American Michiganders Republicans have a problem with cultural insensitivity from sitting, prospective leaders LANSING — The Michigan GOP has a long, problematic history of its leaders using racial and derogatory terms…