NEW POLL: 75% of Michiganders Support a Statewide Septic Code
Recent polling released by Progress Michigan shows that 75 percent of Michiganders support enacting a statewide septic code.
Secretary Rollins Lies in Michigan While Rep. Barrett Stands By in Silence
Today U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited Michigan alongside U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett. Despite the White House budget for fiscal year 2027 making dramatic cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, while also announcing that the U.S. Forest Service will close all of its research facilities in Michigan, Secretary Rollins misleadingly claimed, “there is no one in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan who is getting reassigned to the East Coast.”
Will Republicans Stand Up to Trump’s Threat of Genocide in Iran?
Donald Trump said that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as the White House and Pentagon carry out a deeply unpopular war that is killing civilians and causing consumer goods and energy costs to skyrocket.
Where is John James?
U.S. Congressman John James (MI-10) is apparently posting old photos on his social media pages to make it look like he’s in Michigan when he’s actually enjoying a tropical island vacation.
Trump’s Latest Effort to Take Away Michiganders’ Voting Rights is No Joke
In response to the news that Donald Trump released an executive order on March 31, 2026 that could limit Michiganders options for voting, Justin Mendoza, executive director of Progress Michigan, issued the following statement
MPSC Gives Consumers Another Rate Hike
In response to the news that the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) granted a $276.6 million electric rate hike to Consumers Energy that allows the utility to bilk out an average 6.1 percent increase for their customers, Justin Mendoza, executive director of Progress Michigan, issued the following statement
MIGOP Precinct Delegate Appears to be Recruiting ICE Impersonators for Polls
Last week an Oakland County Republican Party precinct delegate for congressional district 6, by the name of Roswell “Ross” Barranco, posted on Facebook that he was “looking for volunteers to show up at the polls dressed up as ICE agents.”
New Poll: Michiganders Want More Clean Energy to Address Affordability Crisis
On Thursday, a new poll released by Progress Michigan shows that Michiganders overwhelmingly believe expanding access to clean, renewable energy like wind and solar is the best solution to lower our energy costs, rejecting calls to prop up aging, dirty fossil fuel power plants.
Ruth Johnson is Lying About the SAVE Act
In response to the speech that State Senator Ruth Johnson (R-Holly) gave today during Vice President JD Vance’s visit to an Auburn Hills manufacturing facility, Justin Mendoza, executive director of Progress Michigan, issued the following statement:
Congress Advancing Farm Bill Will Hurt Michiganders—Both Rural and Urban
“In many ways, this farm bill misses the mark. What the farm bill doesn’t include are the fundamental changes needed to fix what’s broken in American agriculture — reining in corporate consolidation, building true safety nets, and investing in local communities.”