Progress Michigan blog posts.
Seriously. Each day he wakes up and goes to work as a chemist. Each night he comes home and goes to work as an advocate for progressive issues. And the reason is simple: Chris Savage cares. He cares what happens to Michigan and where America is heading. While some people get paid to go to…
Since last July, it’s been clear that if they retained a slim majority in this legislative session, House Republicans would be totally unmoored, driven by nothing more than a desire to obstruct any legislation aimed at creating jobs, making health care affordable for people who don’t have it paid for by taxpayers, and extracting revenge…
This week we put out a release calling on Gov. Snyder to explain why his Administration was spending taxpayer dollars on sending “right-to-work” fliers to every employer in the state, and bragging on a state website that right-to-work would lead to “greater efficiency and higher potential profits”: This was obviously an admission that the right-to-work law…
Elected officials are accountable to those they represent. In 2010, Gov. Snyder presented himself as a no nonsense businessman who would move us beyond the partisan gridlock that had gripped Michigan with simple, fair, and efficient solutions that would benefit the common good. The nerd in him demanded concrete goals and graphs so that we…
The following blog is a guest post from Allena Tapia, who is in Washington, D.C. with the Michigan United coalition Progressive allies Michigan United, ACTION of Lansing, Gamaliel, UAW representatives and other Michigan community members today joined thousands from across the nation in Washington, D.C. to demand lawmakers move on immigration reform that includes a…
Michigan’s legislature is back in session today, and rather than focusing on limiting LGBT rights or rigging our elections it’s about time they focus on something important: like equal pay for equal work. Next month, 50 years will have passed since John F. Kennedy signed the landmark Equal Pay Act, but women still earn 77…
Peter Pan was afraid of his shadow. It reminded him that one day he’d have to grow up and leave Neverland. Republican lawmakers that still stand with Dave Agema – like Reps. Ken Yonker and Mike Shirkey – are Peter Pan and the Lost Boys. They’ve even got their own Neverland. It’s the birthplace of…
As the Dave Agema scandal reaches its eighth day, Republican leaders are still silent on whether his opinions on LGBT people are factual or appropriate for a party leader. But Republican politicians and ex-politicians can’t jump on Agema’s bandwagon fast enough, and even launched an online petition demonstrating their support. Rep. Mike Shirkey signed the…
Yesterday after posting audio and an amended transcript of a radio interview in which Dave Agema made some even more offensive comments about LGBT people, we learned that one of the radio hosts was Doug Sedenquist, vice-chair of the Delta County Republican Party and 38th Senate District delegate to the Michigan Republican State Committee. In…
One year ago today, I started my job as Progress Michigan’s new Executive Director. Progressive victories have been few and far between with Rick Snyder, Jase Bolger, and Ruth Johnson in power, but here are the Top Five Progressive Victories during my first year at Progress Michigan: 1. Ruth Johnson grants driver’s licenses to undocumented…