FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 10, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org New Coalition Launched to ‘Close Lansing Loopholes’ It’s time for systematic changes to Michigan’s democracy and economy MICHIGAN — Today, Progress Michigan announced the launch of the Coalition to Close Lansing Loopholes, a growing group of organizations pushing for…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 28, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Barrett Tries and Fails to Defend His Anti-Abortion ‘Bait-and-switch’ Bill Barrett Says Progress Michigan Doesn’t Want Women to Have Children LANSING — State Senator Tom Barrett dialed in to a radio show Wednesday morning to defend an anti-abortion policy disguised…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 27, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Don’t be Mistaken: Senate Bill 393 is a backdoor abortion ban Bill undermines people’s reproductive healthcare and denies them control of their bodies MICHIGAN – This week, Sen. Tom Barrett introduced a bill making it legal to claim a 12-week-old…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 12, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls for Civil Rights Director’s Resignation Petition launched calling for Arbulu to resign or be removed MICHIGAN — In the wake of reports showing sexist and inappropriate behavior, Progress Michigan is calling on Michigan Department of Civil Rights…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 12, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Oakland County Commissioner Must Resign Over Email Coverup Resignation and new email standards will help rebuild public trust MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan is calling for Oakland County Commissioner Shelly Taub to resign following a report from WXYZ where she admitted to sending a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 2, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org ‘Redact’: Email Shows Now-U.S. Attorney Using Private Email During Schuette Tenure Matthew Schneider used private email account to communicate with GOP during 2016 recount MICHIGAN — Scrawled at the top of a 2016 email header with the email addresses…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 26, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org As ‘Dems for Life’ Conference Begins, Progress Michigan Pushes Back Against Hypocrisy You can’t claim to stand for “freedom” while trying to deny access to safe abortions MICHIGAN — On Friday, Progress Michigan hosted a press call to expose…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 25, 2019 Contact: Cayley Winters, 269-601-5834, cayley@progressmichigan.org Michiganders Rally to Shut Down Line 5 During Kalamazoo Oil Spill’s 9th Anniversary Nine years after the Enbridge oil spill in the Kalamazoo River, Michiganders speak out against Line 5 tunnel proposal and share lessons learned from America’s largest inland oil…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 9, 2019 Contact: Cayley Winters, 269-601-5834, cayley@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan: Kalamazoo Metro Workers Deserve Better Union members say workers forced to wear adult diapers because of no bathroom breaks KALAMAZOO – On Monday, Kalamazoo Metro workers picketed outside the Metro Headquarters demanding better wages and adequate bathroom…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 3, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Snyder Not Going to Harvard Reports indicate Snyder is turning down the fellowship because of Flint backlash MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding Rick Snyder turning down a fellowship with Harvard University…