FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 30, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, (313) 400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org GUILTY: Verdict In Hush Money Trial Goes Against Donald Trump Jury sends powerful message about transparency and accountability MICHIGAN – On Thursday, a jury of everyday Americans found former President Trump guilty of covering up hush money payments in an…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 29, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Opposes DTE Energy Rate Hike Amid Persistent Power Outages Lansing, Michigan – On Wednesday, Progress Michigan voiced its firm opposition to the recent proposal by DTE Energy for their nearly half-billion dollar rate increase highlighted in Bridge Michigan. This…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan. Friday, May 10, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, 313-400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org Revealed: Line 5 Tunnel Would Be Built By Trump Border Wall Contractor MICHIGAN – Recently multiple news sources reported that Canadian fossil fuel giant Enbridge selected two contractors to construct the Line 5 oil tunnel. One of the contractors named is Barnard Construction, whose subsidiary received a federal contract under President Donald Trump…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 2, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, (313) 400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org Biden Administration Investment Brings Nearly 6 Million Dollars to Monroe County MONROE, Mich. – Investments from the Biden Administration will bring $5,968,807 to Monroe County according to data gathered by Progress Michigan, a statewide progressive advocacy organization. The funding…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 2, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, (313) 400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org Biden Administration Investment Brings Nearly $130 Million Dollars to 61st State House District, Macomb County MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – Investments from the Biden Administration will bring nearly $129,839,135 to the 61st State House District according to data gathered by…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 2, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, (313) 400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org Biden Administration Investment Brings More Than Two Hundred Thousand to 27th State House District, Grosse Ile Township GROSSE ILE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Investments from the Biden Administration have brought $213,000 to the 27th State House District according to data…
Lake Effect newsletter highlights Michigan opinion on BRITE Act and FOIA reform. “Michiganders have long shown unwavering support for bringing more transparency to Lansing,” said Sam Inglot, executive director of Progress Michigan. “For years, poll after poll after poll—not to mention the 2022 ballot initiative—has shown the desire for a transparent and accountable government crosses all demographic and partisan lines. Government is supposed to be of, by, and for the people, a goal impossible to reach without true transparency and accountability from our elected officials.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan April 17, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org, 313-400-0298 Amid Another Successful Election, MI MAGA Republicans Fail Challenge to Voting Rights Laws Yet another successful Michigan election, despite many MI Republican lawmakers election deniers continually trying to overturn the will of voters MICHIGAN – Michigan voters and election officials are…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 16, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, (313) 400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Chatfield Charges MICHIGAN – Today, Attorney General Dana Nessel held a press conference to announce criminal charges in the investigation against former House Speaker Lee Chatfield. Progress Michigan released the following statement, attributed to Sam…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 11, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, (313) 400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org Biden-Harris Administration’s Major Announcement on Gun Violence Prevention Expanded background checks for all gun sales will close major legal loopholes and save lives MICHIGAN – In a pivotal stride towards enhancing gun safety measures, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled a…