Progress Michigan blog posts.
The following post was written by the newest member of our team, Communications Director Jessica Tramontana. The news media worked itself into a frenzy last week, after a Florida blog speculated that Mitt Romney may be considering Gov. Rick Snyder as a candidate for for Vice President. Let’s take a quick trip down memory lane.…
They’ve been nominated by co-workers and fellow organizers to be recognized for the long hours, hard work, and results they’ve achieved as community organizers. I’m excited to announce our five finalists for the 2012 Organizer of the Year Award are: Jim DeNardis, We Are The People Michigan and retired member of the American Federation of…
From the manufacturing of solar panels and wind turbines, to updating commercial buildings and the weatherization of homes, to the production of cleaner, safer chemicals, the green economy is emerging in cities and towns across the country. This year, the Good Jobs, Green Jobs Regional Conferences will be heading to the states to bring the…
Rep. Aric Nesbitt just doesn’t get it. He apparently wasn’t listening when we called him out last September for passing a resolution encouraging the federal government to kick farmers off their land to build the Keystone XL pipeline, even as cleanup of the tragic Enbridge oil spill in Southwest Michigan continued. And he definitely isn’t…
Republican politicians have been coordinating efforts since last year to make it harder for millions of Americans to vote. In Michigan, this process was kicked off by Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, who still hasn’t produced a shred of evidence that widespread fraud is a problem in Michigan, or that this legislation would have any…
In the six months since Secretary of State Ruth Johnson introduced her package of legislation aimed squarely at making it harder for people to vote, you would think she’d be able to come up with at least one example of voter fraud being committed in Michigan. Instead, committee hearings on the laws have found nothing…
Did you know that a dangerous bill is moving in the Michigan State Senate to allow guns in Michigan’s public colleges and universities? The gun lobby and certain legislators are pushing legislation to make it easier for people with Concealed Pistol Permits (CPLs) to carry their hidden, loaded handguns into the dormitories and classrooms of Michigan’s colleges…
Michigan didn’t get an “F” for voter fraud. No, Lansing politicians got an “F” from the State Integrity Project for risk of corruption and lack of transparency, a grade that put our state at 43rd. What was ALEC member and Chair of the House Redistricting and Elections Committee Rep. Pete Lund’s response to that? He…
There has been much said about the way the Affordable Care Act supports individuals – by ensuring that no one can be denied coverage for a preexisting condition, men and women are finally treated the same by insurance companies, and bringing an end to lifetime coverage caps. But did you know that small businesses are…
This is a guest post from Michigan Summit Director Chong-Anna Canfora. Today, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, is the national observance of Equal Pay Day, the day when women and men around the country recognize the wage gap between working women and men, and offer remedies to address pay inequity. According to statistics released in 2011…