Progress Michigan blog posts.
Were you wondering just how far out of their way Republicans in the Michigan House are willing to go to rankle the environmental community in our state? Rep. Aric Nesbitt answered that question this afternoon by introducing a resolution on the House floor “to urge the United States Secretary of State to approve the TransCanada…
We met 38 years ago, at first living together as friends and then keeping in touch, more or less, ever since. So when the news came yesterday that Jan had walked to a park in Warren and shot herself to death, it was, of course, a shock. Jan’s death is tragic and horribly sad for…
(Marcie is a guest blogger for Progress Michigan and a Flint resident.) There’s a battle that needs to be won in Michigan’s 51st District. This battle doesn’t just affect the constituents of the district, but people throughout the state. Voters are being told that the recall of State Representative Paul Scott (R-Grand Blanc) is motivated…
A month ago we examined how Michigan was performing under the tutelage of Gov. Rick Snyder. As it turned out, Michigan was performing poorly, very poorly. Gov. Snyder’s most prized metrics – jobs and value-for-money government – were both showing negative trends on the Governor’s own MiDashboard; that is, both unemployment and the cost of…
Today, a group of Patriotic Millionaires released a video challenging several of Michigan’s prominent politicians and 36 of their Republican Millionaire Politician’ colleagues for their opposition to the Buffett Rule. The message of the video is simple: Millionaire Politicians who vote for themselves over their country are unpatriotic and unworthy of the offices they hold. So…
It may not be an election year, but a House recall race is heating up in Genesee County, and state Rep. Paul Scott is getting desperate to hold on to his job. Rep. Scott recently said that those working to recall him are motivated by racial bias, since he is the only African-American in the…
Just when you think our out-of-touch politicians in Lansing have hit their lowest point politically, today they plan to take up an abortion ban that already exists. Yes, at a time when more than one out of every 10 Michiganders is unemployed, the Republican-controlled House and Senate are busy scoring cheap political points with anti-choice…
As a college student, I know that back-to-school season is full of changes: getting used to your schedule, settling in to classes, meeting new friends. With all of the excitement, health insurance can easily slip through the cracks. But thanks to the Affordable Care Act, many young adults have one less thing to think about:…
Speaking to Michigan Public Radio Network’s Rick Pluta during a call-in show this morning, Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger claimed that Michigan was the “only state to lose green jobs.” Speaker Bolger may find the truth a little inconvenient, but as President John Adams famously said, “facts can be stubborn things.” While the Brookings Institute…
Peter Sinclair gets the facts about renewable energy and energy efficiency: Using less energy, and generating with renewables, is easier, cheaper, and more effective than fossil fuel funded propaganda would have you believe. Here are some great examples of why it’s not only smart, it’s patriotic, too.