Progress Michigan blog posts.
As we prepare to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, Know Your Care Michigan has been busy preparing for a variety of events and actions across the the State. We’ve been working with our partners to capitalize on this great opportunity to make sure that people understand the benefits…
Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a right-wing, Koch Brothers-funded front group, kicked off what they called a “citizen education effort” to “turn up the grassroots heat on Senator [Debbie] Stabenow.” Unlike most “grassroots efforts,” they’re coming out the gates fully funded with half a million dollars. Long ago, out-of-state special interest groups like AFP proved…
We won’t have a government that’s truly by and for the people until we break the grip of corporate money over our politics. That’s why Michiganders are working hard to pass a constitutional amendment that would make corporations follow a simple rule: they must publicly disclose their political donations. Big corporations and Lansing politicians are…
Over the last year, Lansing politicians have moved one anti-worker measure after another, doing nothing to help put Michigan back to work. It’s no surprise that Republicans oppose one of the last remaining checks on the corporate special interests that fund their campaigns. But it’s not right for them to attack struggling Michigan workers. Enough…
While there are certainly signs of an overall economic recovery, no one is questioning the budget woes and painful cuts that lie ahead for the Highland Park School Districts or the City of Detroit. The cash crisis is clear, but there is no good reason for the crisis to serve as an excuse to strip…
Yesterday, a small fraction of Michigan voters went to the polls to pick who they wanted to get the Republican nomination for president. Mitt Romney was able to scratch out a victory by adopting a fiscally irresponsible tax plan that will explode the deficit with tax cuts for the richest Americans and corporations that outsource…
Today is the day. Mitt Romney will face Michigan voters on the heels of news that the Detroit automakers he wanted to go bankrupt are now selling so many cars they’re racing to keep up. According to the latest polls, 63 percent of registered voters in Michigan and 56 percent of Americans think the auto…
The red hot topic of immigration reform is usually seen as a southern border issue with reactionaries like Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona and Alabama’s infamous HB 56. Among other things, the bill forces school staff to determine if the kids they are supposed to be teaching are documented and forces police to demand proof of…
Michigan’s presidential primary is less than one week from today. But instead of offering a vision to put people back to work, all we’ve heard are more attacks on workers’ collective bargaining rights. Mitt Romney recently promised to “battle unions” that represent Michigan autoworkers, and Rick Santorum has said he doesn’t feel “warm and fuzzy about…
Trees are the right height here. I love the lakes. I love cars. That’s how Mitt Romney is trying to smooth over that other thing he said about Michigan and our rebounding auto industry: “Let Detroit go bankrupt.” In fact, tomorrow Mitt Romney will be holding an event at Ford Field saying the very same…