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Progress Michigan Names New Communications Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from: Progress Michigan Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Names New Communications Director Hugh Madden joins citizens’ watchdog organization  LANSING – Today, Progress Michigan announced that Hugh Madden has been selected as the organization’s new Communications Director, taking over for Jessica Tramontana, who left for a new position at the Martin Waymire public…

Progress Michigan Executive Director’s Statement on Gov. Snyder’s Continued Efforts to Uphold the Ban on Domestic Partner Benefits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 17, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Executive Director’s Statement on Gov. Snyder’s Continued Efforts to Uphold the Ban on Domestic Partner Benefits LANSING, MI — Earlier today, Gov. Rick Snyder asked a federal judge to uphold a ban on domestic partner benefits for public…

Statement from Progress Michigan Executive Director on Federal Balanced Budget Amendment Moving Out of Committee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 13, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Statement from Progress Michigan Executive Director on Federal Balanced Budget Amendment Moving Out of Committee LANSING — Today, the Republican chair of the House Financial Liability Reform Committee, Rep. Earl Poleski (R-Jackson), continually silenced the voices of Democrats on the committee. Democrats…

Progress Michigan Supports Raising the Minimum Wage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 27, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Supports Raising the Minimum Wage Recent polling shows strong, growing support for raising Michigan’s minimum wage  LANSING — Earlier today, news broke that a ballot committee had formed to place a question on the November 2014 ballot asking…

Progress Michigan Executive Director Statement on Dave Agema Calling Michiganders ‘Domestic Enemies’

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 27, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Executive Director Statement on Dave Agema Calling Michiganders ‘Domestic Enemies’ RNC Committeeman Continues Divisive and Hateful Diatribe Despite Calls for Resignation  MICHIGAN — Earlier today at a fundraiser in Grand Rapids, Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema said, “I…

Progress Michigan Executive Director Statement on Republican Claims of 200,000 New Jobs Due to Right to Work

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 13, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, Sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Executive Director Statement on Republican Claims of 200,000 New Jobs Due to Right to Work LANSING – Last month, the Michigan Republican Party mailed a fundraising letter urging supporters to donate and keep the conservative agenda moving forward…

Progress Michigan Executive Director Responds to Anti-Choice Legislation Taking Hold in Michigan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan December 11, 2013 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Executive Director Responds to Anti-Choice Legislation Taking Hold in Michigan “Today it’s official: Michigan Republicans truly view women as second-class citizens,” said Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan. “On the one-year anniversary of Right to Work, the…