Progress Michigan blog posts.
Yesterday perennial candidate (this time for U.S. Senate) Pete Hoekstra hosted a press event called the “Road to Reform” – and used it to boast about his endorsements from the Republican establishment, his shared vision with Gov. Snyder, and years of experience working in Washington. He also spouted off typical GOP talking points about protecting…
Are you fed up with politics as usual from our elected officials? At a time like this, when nearly 1 in 10 Americans have been unemployed for over 24 months, we need our leaders to put politics aside and support ideas that will work. But after Wall Street wrecked the economy through reckless speculating while…
State Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville says teachers disagree with Republicans so what Republicans will do is punish them by using the government to target only teachers for right-to-work legislation. Richardville says on Off the Record today that right-to-work legislation will happen soon, but only targeting public school teachers. He’s not interested in going after…
Peter Sinclair gets the facts about climate change and cosmic rays straight: This video is to provide a check against rampant distortions of this research – by hearing the scientist speak for himself. Please use and link to this video as a response to uninformed or dishonest discussion of this much-distorted topic.
America is hurting, and we all know how we got here: giant banks and Wall Street corporations wrecked our economy. They wiped out pensions and portfolios. Because of their greed, they threw us into a recession, cost us millions of jobs, and forced families out of their homes. And our leaders in Washington let these…
The Education Achievement Authority last Friday named John Covington chancellor of a new statewide district composed of the lowest 5 percent of Michigan schools, many of which are located in Detroit. The Free Press today reported on his hiring but said nothing of the circumstances of his departure from Kansas City. Covington leaves a legacy…
A lifestyle choice? That’s what Rich Studley – President & CEO of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce – thinks of anyone who needs a helping hand longer than 48 months in this horrible economy. Need assistance to support your family? Too bad. Don’t have a job? You’re not trying hard enough. The legislation, if signed…
You may not have noticed, but Michigan’s lawmakers have been on vacation for the last eight weeks. That’s the good news. Unfortunately they’re coming back today, and they didn’t waste a second coming up with new ways to roll back protections on our state’s most vulnerable citizens. While our legislators were on vacation, unemployment in…
Over the last few months, it’s become evident to people across Michigan that Governor Snyder and others in Lansing have no interest in respecting workers’ right to collectively bargain for fair wages and decent working conditions, however these latest developments are truly shocking. This week the Faculty Association at Central Michigan University was ordered by…
Peter Sinclair checks up on Lord Christopher Monckton in this week’s Climate Denial Crock of the Week: One of the world’s most prominent, and controversial, climate change skeptics, has been in New Zealand this week. Lord Christopher Monckton, the 3rd Viscount of Brenchley, is here as part of a world lecture tour promoting climate change…