FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2009 Contact: Leigh Fifelski 517.999.3646 Progress Michigan, a strong voice for the state’s progressive community, has named former reporter and non-profit national communications director David Holtz as its new Executive Director. “We are incredibly fortunate to have David leading the great Progress Michigan team,” said Ray Plowden, chair of the…
Overwhelming Support for Making Health Care Affordable and Available FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leigh Fifelski Thursday, March 12, 2009 Office (517) 999-3646 Cell: (248) 321-4579 DEARBORN – Members of Health Care for America Now (HCAN), health care reform advocates, and concerned citizens gathered in Dearborn today to listen to Governor Jennifer Granholm and Melody Barnes,…
Remark Offensive to Voters and to the Electoral Process FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 5, 2009 CONTACT: LEIGH FIFELSKI 517-999-3646 LANSING – Progress Michigan, Michigan Election Coalition and Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote-Michigan joined the Michigan Education Association in blasting the Michigan Association of School Boards today and its executive director, Kathy Hayes, over…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 23rd, 2009 Contact: Leigh Fifelski 517.999.3646 w 248.321.4579 c Michigan Grassroots Groups Demand Quality, Affordable Health Care for All to Move Michigan’s Economy Forward Lansing – A new report released today by Michigan Health Care for America Now (HCAN) shows why we must fix our health care system now in order…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 Contact: Dan Farough 517-643-2949 c 517-999-6343 Leigh Fifelski 248-321-4579 TIME Exposes ‘Clean Coal’ Myth; Coal-Burning Puts MI Future at Risk MI citizens urge end to state’s coal rush, which threatens health and economy LANSING – TIME Magazine this week exposed the myth of so-called “clean coal” at plants…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Jan. 6th, 2009 Contact: Dan Farough (517) 999-3646 Office (517) 643-2949 Cell Leigh Fifelski (248) 321-4579 Cell Citizens Hit by Coal Rush Urge Governor to Crack Down on CO2 MI DEQ opening floodgates to coal, which will chase out clean energy jobs; citizens take a stand at hearing on Rogers City…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DAN FAROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 2008 (517) 999-3646 Progressive groups tell McCain not to pull out of Michigan until he explains his support for outsourcing, failed economic policies LANSING – Citizen group Progress Michigan today called on John McCain to come back to Michigan to fully explain his refusal to stand…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leigh Fifelski September 30, 2008 (517) 999-3646-Office (248) 321-4579-Cell Middle Class Families Feel Burn of Shift from Employer-Based LANSING – With ordinary Americans increasingly struggling under the combined impact of the banking and health care crises, the Center for American Progress Action Fund is preparing to release a report that details…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008 Contact: Dan Farough 517.999.3646 McCain’s Energy Photo-Op Attempts to Hide Dismal Record McCain opposes renewable energy, bio-fuels; pushes tax giveaways to Big Oil LANSING — Citizens group Progress Michigan today exposed John McCain as a flip-flopper on energy and called his visit to a Dow Corning solar panel…
Survey Finds Voters in Support of Restricting CO2 Pollution from Coal Plants FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Contact: Dan Farough 517.999.3646 LANSING – The Sierra Club, Progress Michigan, and Clean Energy Now released a statewide poll today which found overwhelming support for stronger protections against global warming carbon dioxide pollution before more coal…