Progress Michigan blog posts.
Stock photos get used all the time in advertisements, but when you’re claiming to be a “real leader” who wants to connect with “real people” like Bill Schuette is claiming, you should probably avoid using them — especially when each one highlights a massive failure in your career. Take this example: This is a stock photo…
This morning, Bill Schuette tried to rewrite history. In a social media graphic posted to his Facebook and Twitter accounts, Schuette said, “Had government leaders listened sooner to real people, we could have slowed or stopped crises like Flint…As governor, I will meet and hear from real people to make sure this doesn’t happen.”…
Last week, Governor Rick Snyder appointed three new members to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, one of whom is the outspoken anti-LGBTQ activist and bishop, Ira Combs, Jr. After decades of working against the best interests of LGBTQ Michiganders, Combs was met with criticism from equality activists and elected officials alike questioning his place on…
As an alumna of Michigan State University, all of the recent news surrounding it, including the Larry Nassar tragedy and ESPN’s Outside the Lines investigation, has been overwhelming. But let’s be clear: It’s overwhelming, not surprising. It’s overwhelming in the sense that there is a lot constantly happening related to both issues, crossing multiple platforms,…
Today, Bill Schuette’s campaign announced an eight-step ethics plan if he’s elected governor. You read that right: The state’s top law enforcement officer couldn’t be bothered to release an eight-step plan when he was first elected to be attorney general, but he can now when he wants to run the whole state. Unfortunately, this is…
Progress Michigan has been at the forefront of calling for FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) reform for years. We have been joined in our calls for reform by citizens across the state, the media, good government groups and even the rabid right-wing corporate front group The Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Members of the Michigan House…
Senator Patrick Colbeck is known for verbose statements about cutting government programs, blocking those who disagree with him on social media and being one of the few people in Michigan who actually likes Ted Cruz. But he should be most known for his failure to protect veterans when he had the chance. In 2011,…
Last night, USA Today posted an opinion piece calling President Trump unfit for office because of his tweet about New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand. The piece hit the nail on the head when the writers said, “With his latest tweet, clearly implying that a United States senator would trade sexual favors for campaign cash, President…
In no small part thanks to the ACA, I am finally getting my life back on track. Four years ago, in the summer after my 30th birthday, I was in a devastating highway car accident. I was newly self-employed and had made the choice to pay the fee with my taxes to opt out of…
I’m a 34-year-old freelance opera singer and voice teacher from Rochester Hills, Michigan. As a result of my freelance job, I do not have the option of attaining health insurance through my employer. I was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 18, and Crohn’s Disease at age 21. Because of these pre-existing conditions, I…