Lame Duck has officially gotten out of control and we’re getting loud about it. This Week in PM Blogging: Thou Doth Protest the Protests Protests are disruptive by nature. That’s why they work. Don’t Mess With Our Elections Rigging the Electoral College? Not on our watch. Lame Duck Legislative Update Controversial laws often fly under…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan December 4, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org GOP Roads Plan is Highway Robbery LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following statement on the GOP-controlled House voting to gut funding to neighborhood schools and local governments in a misguided attempt to fix Michigan’s roads and bridges: “Republicans claimed on the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan December 4, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org House Passage of RFRA All About Politics, Not Good Policy LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the Michigan House passing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act: “The idea that we need to ‘restore’ religious freedom — rights that are already…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan December 4, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot: 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org RFRA Shows Cotter’s True Colors In first act after being elected House Speaker Cotter ushers through bill to enshrine discrimination in Michigan law MICHIGAN — Below is a statement by Progress Michigan Executive Director Lonnie Scott following the passage of the RFRA bill…
By Matthew Kovac When President Obama called for peace in Ferguson after Monday night’s grand jury decision, I could not help but think of a speech that political activist Howard Zinn gave at the height of the Vietnam War. “Thousands of us were arrested for disturbing the peace,” he said. “But there is no peace.…
By Brad O’Neil For many, paid sick days are a lifeline when unforeseen situations arise. They provide security and peace of mind when a mom wakes up to a child with a fever or a son needs to care for his elderly parents and can’t make it in to work. Unfortunately, they’re not afforded to…
As I sat and watched the events unfold in Ferguson last night I was filled with many emotions. As a parent, my first thoughts were with Michael Brown’s family and the pain they’re enduring as they not only bury their son, but as they received word that their son’s killer would not be brought to…
This Week in Progressive Blogging: Eclectablog: Constitutionality of Michigan’s anti-democratic Emergency Manager law headed to federal court Eclectablog: Everything that’s wrong with the debate over marriage equality in one screenshot Democracy Tree: The Detroit News Overstates the Value of Privatization TWIP Clips: #ImmigrationAction The biggest news of the week has been President Barack Obama’s announcement…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 20, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Applauds President Obama’s Immigration Action Executive action announcement small step toward comprehensive immigration reform MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s announcement regarding executive action on immigration. “While the President’s actions won’t completely fix our…
Lame Duck has begun…hold on! This Week in PM Blogging: Detroiters Resisting Emergency Management Not everyone is lauding the Plan of Adjustment that ended Detroit’s bankruptcy. Apathy is a Dangerous Course Last Tuesday’s election marked Michigan’s worst midterm voter turnout in 24 years. Exclusive Inclusivity LGB? Something is missing here… Conservative legislators introduced a bill…