FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Marcy 19, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org House Passes FOIA Bills, Progress Michigan Tells Senate Not to “Shirk” Transparency While not perfect, FOIA bills represent big step forward for transparency in Michigan LANSING — Progress Michigan is applauding the House’s passage of bills opening up the governor and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 12, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Applauds Changes Made to LORA Extending document retention policy to two years puts legislature in line with rest of state LANSING — Progress Michigan announced support for the bill package opening up the legislature to more transparency through the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 11, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Make LORA Document Retention Policy Better for #SunshineWeek Proposed 30-day retention policy makes transparency a flash in the pan LANSING — As the Michigan Legislature debates increased transparency during Sunshine Week, Progress Michigan is calling attention to a massive hole in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 4, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org House FOIA Package Has Some Big Holes Lack of judicial review, weak document retention policies in LORA need to be fixed MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan is calling attention to a bipartisan package of bills introduced in the Legislature addressing reforms to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 1, 2019 Progress Michigan Names Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Legislator of the Month for February Tlaib named for oversight work; calling out racist actions of Rep. Meadows LANSING — Progress Michigan has named Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib its Legislator of the Month for February. Tlaib was named for her…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan on Changes to Environmental Executive Order MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s new executive order protecting drinking water and restructuring the state’s environmental agency to better serve the people: “Michigan needs to take protecting…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 14, 2019 Progress Michigan Calls Out Senate GOP for Voting Against Clean Water Republicans put corporate interests over our health LANSING – Progress Michigan released the following statement on the Senate Republicans’ vote to overrule Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s efforts to create a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 13, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org New Call for Second Look at GOP Effort to Gut Earned Paid Sick Time Sen. Chang asks Dana Nessel to look into constitutionality of ‘adopt and amend’ MICHIGAN — State Senator Stephanie Chang is asking Attorney General Dana Nessel to issue…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 12, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan on Gov. Whitmer’s SOTS Governor takes strong stances on education, fixing the damn roads and transparency MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s first State of the State address: “Gov. Whitmer showed real…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 7, 2019 Lonnie Scott on the Passing of John Dingell Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan Executive Director Lonnie Scott released the following statement on the passing of the Honorable John Dingell. “John Dingell has long been one of my political role models from the time I was old…