Category Archives: press release

Benishek Set to Headline $1,000 PAC Fundraiser with Washington Elite While His Constituents Continue to Struggle

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews From Michigan Nurses Association Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012Contact: Mitchell Rivard, (517) 227-5233, mitchell@progressmichigan.org Michigan Nurses Challenge Congressman to Donate the Price of Admission for Fundraiser to Local Clinic Helping Families in Need OKEMOS – Congressman Dan Benishek (R-Crystal Falls) is set to headline a $1,000 per person “Scotch and Cigars” PAC fundraiser Thursday…

Citizens Groups Support Ethics, Campaign Reforms

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 2, 2011 MORE INFORMATION: David Holtz 313-300-4454 State House Democrats Target Corporate Cash, Lobbying LANSING, MI–Ethics and campaign finance reforms proposed by state House Democrats were supported today by citizens groups who say Michigan must challenge unfair corporate power and revolving door politics and make state government more responsive to…

Michigan Clean Water Action Releases Midterm Legislative Scorecard

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews From Clean Water Action Tuesday, January 24, 2012Contact: Nic Clark, 231-313-2605,nclark@cleanwater.org Majority in State House receive failing grade  LANSING – Clean Water Action held a press conference at the State Capitol today to urge the majority in the legislature to start protecting Michigan’s water and other natural resources in the New Year. “A majority of…

Economist: Snyder’s Jobs Claims Don’t Add Up

ADVISORY News from Progress Michigan Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 Contact: Jessica Kelton, 517-618-1855 LANSING – A Lansing economics instructor has analyzed Gov. Snyder’s claim last week in his State of the State address that Michigan added nearly 80,000 jobs to the private sector over the past year and concludes: “He is at best mistaken and…

Michiganders Deserve Full Disclosure By Romney

For Immediate Release                                           More information: Tuesday, January 24, 2012                                     David Holtz  313-300-4454 Should Follow Example Set by Father, the former Michigan Governor LANSING, MI–Responding to the limited release of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s tax returns for 2010 and 2011, Progress Michigan demanded that Romney immediately disclose additional tax returns and financial history–going back to…

Leaders Urge Governor to Reverse “Wrong Priorities, Wrong Direction” in 2012

For IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 News from Progress Michigan and We Are the People Contact: Dawn Kettinger, 517-614-6810, dawn@progressmichigan.org Zack Pohl, 517-980-6190, zack@wearethepeoplemichigan.com Hope to hear focus on jobs, education, repaired safety net and stronger MI in “State of the State”   LANSING – Ahead of the Governor’s State of the State address…

State to Give Big Bank Green Light to Take More Money Out of Unemployed Workers’ Pockets

JPMorgan Chase’s debit card contract to be extended despite state employees’ call to end an estimated $1M a year in user fees LANSING – Michigan is set to extend a lucrative contract with JPMorgan Chase Bank that has taken an estimated $1 million a year out of unemployed workers’ pockets by charging them exorbitant debit-card…

Groups to Snyder: Time To Lead on Clean Energy Economy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 Contact: Mitchell Rivard, 517-227-5233, mitchell@progressmichigan.org Ahead of PSC meeting, Snyder administration and utilities have chance to embrace clean energy economy, create jobs in Michigan LANSING – Clean energy advocacy and environmental groups today urged Gov. Rick Snyder to abandon his continued support for coal in Michigan in the…

News of Bay City Coal Plant Death Sparks Reaction

News from Clean Energy Now FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Friday, December 2, 2011  Contact: David Holtz, (313-300-4454)  Report:  Consumers Energy Said To Abandon Multi-Billion Dollar Project LANSING – Clean energy advocacy and environmental groups today welcomed the reported decision by Consumer Energy to forgo a proposed giant 830 megawatt coal plant near Bay City. “This is a tremendous victory…

Governor Snyder Uses First Veto to Protect the Great Lakes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2011 Michigan’s leading environmental groups today applauded Governor Rick Snyder on using his first veto since taking office to strike down House Bill 4326. This bill would have stripped the authority of Michigan’s governor to protect the Great Lakes and the other natural resources that inspired the Pure Michigan campaign…