FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: LEIGH FIFELSKI Thursday, Jan. 14, 2009 (517) 999-3646 Granholm Administration’s decision to OK Bay City plant will kill jobs; won’t protect families LANSING – Clean energy and environmental groups today criticized Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality for giving the green light to a controversial coal plant project in Bay City, and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DAVID HOLTZ December 10, 2009 517-999-3646 Give Workers Gift of Health LANSING – Citizen’s watchdog group Progress Michigan today thanked the State Senate for reversing its Grinch-like approach to a proposed workplace smoking ban by passing HB 4377. The bill bans smoking in Michigan’s bars and restaurants, but does allow exemptions…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leigh Fifelski Thursday, November 12, 2009 517-999-3646 Request Justice Dept. Investigate Claims Cox Impeded Police Probe Into Kilpatrick, Manoogian Party LANSING, MI – Citizen’s watchdog group Progress Michigan, in a letter to the U.S. Attorney for eastern Michigan, called upon the federal Department of Justice to conduct an independent investigation of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Holtz Friday, October 30, 2009 313-300-4454 LANSING, MI—Citizens watchdog group Progress Michigan blasted Senate Republicans today in the aftermath of budget signings by the Governor that signaled a failure of state leaders to agree on compromise solutions to Michigan’s revenue crisis. “What comes next will be a slow motion catastrophe…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Don’t Let Them Get Away With It Again! KALAMAZOO, MI—Leaders of the group opposed to the expansion of the current City of Kalamazoo non-discrimination ordinance have a history of using misinformation to confuse voters When she pushed for the 2006 ban on affirmative action then-Kalamazoo City Commissioner Mary Balkema clamed Proposal 2…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DAVID HOLTZ TUESDAY, Oct. 21, 2009 (313) 300-4454 Urge Senate to Follow House, Enact Three Percent Tax LANSING, MI – After news this morning that a severely mentally challenged Alpena woman died after being denied dental surgery that would have stopped the life-threatening infection that ultimately killed her, citizens groups demanded…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DAVID HOLTZ TUESDAY, Oct. 21, 2009 (517) 999-3646 Whitmer plan will force Legislature to share in Michigan families’ sacrifice LANSING – Citizens watchdog group Progress Michigan today called on the Michigan Legislature to pass a proposal that will cut legislators’ pay and benefits before they can further slash funding for Michigan…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: LEIGH FIFELSKI TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2009 (517) 999-3646 Utility fails to honor agreement on $14 million in refunds owed electric consumers LANSING — Consumers Energy is failing to return more than $14 million it owes to Michigan ratepayers while pursuing an unneeded costly new coal plant that would result in higher…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DAVID HOLTZ TUESDAY, Sept. 15, 2009 (517) 999-3646 Congress is ready to act while state Senate refuses to give relief LANSING – Citizens watchdog Progress Michigan today called on the state Senate to end months of stonewalling and take action to free up $138 million in extended unemployment assistance for people…
CLEAN ENERGY NOW FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 Contact: LEIGH FIFELSKI (517) 999-3646 Citizens Win after State Agency Deals a Death Blow to Coal Plants MPSC staff says no need for new coal plants in Michigan until at least 2022 LANSING – Concerned citizens declared a major victory today after the Michigan Public…