FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Holtz, (517) 999-3646Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 Decisions as a top judge put ideology before children, consumers LANSING – Citizens group Progress Michigan today criticized the selection of Maura Corrigan as director of the Department of Human Services, pointing out the former Supreme Court justice’s rulings and actions that put ideology…
Strategies Would Support Chevy Volt, Other Electric Vehicles LANSING – A Midwest Governors Association task force has recommended cleaner fuels and increased use of cleaner vehicles like the electric Chevy Volt to create jobs in Michigan and other Midwest states. The recommendations come in a report from a broad-based group that included government officials,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Anne Woiwode 517-484-2372Thursday, December 16, 2010 Shannon Fisk 347.393.5557 Governor’s Clean Energy Legacy hangs in the Balance as Judge Rejects Law and Science in Overturning DNRE Permit Denial HOLLAND, MI–Citizens groups today urged Governor Granholm to defend her clean energy policies and legacy in Michigan by appealing a misguided decision…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: David HoltzTuesday, November 30, 2010 517-999-3646 Former Engler Official Tried To Thwart EPA on Clean Water Act LANSING, MI–Progress Michigan today criticized Governor-elect Rick Snyder’s choice to head the state’s environmental agency, saying it raises serious doubts about Snyder’s commitment to protecting Michigan’s lakes, rivers, streams and air. Synder today named former…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David HoltzFriday, October 29, 2010 313.300.4454 Guide Spotlights Endorsements of Progressive Groups LANSING – Citizens group Progress Michigan today unveiled its 2010 Michigan Voter Guide, an online guide for voters showcasing the endorsed candidates of Michigan’s progressive community. “We are excited to release our 2010 Michigan Voter Guide — our first…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leigh FifelskiThursday October 28, 2010 (517) 999.3646 Permit is part of a coal project that is already on hold Bay City, MI – Citizens today criticized a decision by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to provide a permit to Consumers Energy to drain wetlands near Bay City for a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 Contact: Leigh Fifelski, (517) 999-3646 Documents show county commissioner’s questionable reimbursement claims LANSING – Citizens group Progress Michigan today put a spotlight on the spending habits – at taxpayer expense – of Washtenaw County politician Mark Ouimet, who claimed more than $35,000 in reimbursements for wasteful and questionable…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MORE INFORMATION: Friday, October 8, 2010 David Holtz 517-999-3646 Secretary of State Candidate Criticized For Taking Money From State’s Biggest Corporate Election Law Violator EAST LANSING, MI–Citizens group Progress Michigan was joined by about two-dozen others this morning outside WKAR TV studios in East Lansing to protest Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s accepting a…
CLEAN WATER ACTION, PROGRESS MICHIGAN & SIERRA CLUB FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Anne Woiwode 517-484-2373 Cyndi Roper 517-490-1394 David Holtz 313-300-4454 LANSING – Citizens and environmental groups, including a Michigan farmer who won the world’s top environmental prize last year, today criticized Rick Snyder for taking a backwards and dangerous approach to policing big agricultural polluters…
For immediate release September 27, 2010 Contact: Sarah Scranton, 517.505.4248 Shulman opposes abortion in all cases yet supports transferring fetuses from woman to woman WEST BLOOMFIELD – Michigan state House candidate Lois Shulman supports transferring fetuses from woman to woman, an idea that appears taken from dystopian novels about totalitarian governments and social engineering, Planned…