Progress Michigan blog posts.
This month, we have seen two different responses to those living on fixed incomes. Earlier this month, State Senator Patrick Colbeck (R – Canton) took to social media to complain about his salary describing it as a “fixed income” and giving others tips on how they can follow his lead and cut their cable and…
By Denzel McCampbell Today we celebrate and give recognition to the life and the work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We are sure to hear quotes from his famous “I Have a Dream” speech and many of us can recite some of the most popular lines. However, every year I seek to find…
Oh My God! Michigan’s Secretary of State Ruth Johnson released an odd video starring a kangaroo biting her face after she finished a spoken word rap song about the virtues of the internet. Don’t believe me? Check it out. Gimmicks like this are not the type of leadership Michigan needs right now. Michigan has fallen…
There is out of touch and then there’s Patrick Colbeck. Senator Colbeck today posted on FB about how he, as a Michigan State Senator, is struggling to live on a “fixed income.” Wait, what? I know, I had the same reaction. As someone who did grow up in a fixed income household, I am livid.…
I’ll keep this short. Republican Representative Lee Chatfield is from Levering, Michigan. It’s over four hours away from Detroit. Maybe it’s the distance, maybe it’s the fact that he’s only attended small, private, Christian schools, or maybe it’s the fact he’s a hardline conservative who has received the endorsement of Dave Agema, but Lee…
I’ve had a lot of people ask me about the presidential recount that’s underway in Michigan. Here are my thoughts on the matter and why I think fellow progressives should speak up in support of the effort. First off, I’m wondering why we don’t have a recount/audit period for every presidential election. We rely on…
Republicans love to wrap themselves in the flag, wave around (albeit not always read) the Constitution and sow division by embracing phrases such as “Blue Lives Matter.” But, this week Lansing Republicans showed just how much police lives (and teacher lives, and firefighter lives, etc.) matter to them by proposing cuts to retiree health care.…
By Sean Tobin Recently, Bridge Magazine documented how some elected officials might be doctoring public policy to benefit their own personal interests. This, in fact, should be considered a conflict of interest. While Bridge has done an excellent job, we think that Senator Marty Knollenberg should have been included in their list. Senator Knollenberg introduced…
In case you missed it, Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley posted an ad on his Facebook page highlighting the steps that people can take to protect themselves from lead poisoning. What he failed to mention was that people in Flint were not poisoned by lead because they don’t wash their hands enough or give their kids…
By now it’s clear that the first line of the book on the Snyder years will include the poisoning of Flint. Rick Snyder’s policies that led to the problem, his lackluster response and his insistence that the people of Flint pay for his high-priced lawyers for his legal defense will forever define his shattered legacy.…