Republicans on Board of State Canvassers Side with Corporate Special Interests Over the People

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 27, 2018 Republicans on Board of State Canvassers Side with Corporate Special Interests Over the People Shinkle and Pero toss out 22 years of precedent to block popular proposal; play partisan politics with minimum wage ballot measure LANSING — Progress Michigan blasted the two Republican members of…

Schuette, Once Again, Fights Against LGBT Equality and Freedom

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 20, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette, Once Again, Fights Against LGBT Equality and Freedom AG Bill Schuette says Civil R MICHIGAN — Attorney General Bill Schuette issued an opinion today saying the Michigan Civil Rights Commissions effort to expand protections to the LGBTQ community through the…

Snyder Sends Letter to Protect Thin-Skinned Corporate Donor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 19, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Snyder Sends Letter to Protect Thin-Skinned Corporate Donor Citizens have a right to protest and call out business lobbyists trying to protect gerrymandering MICHIGAN — Gov. Rick Snyder has sent a letter to various organizations and candidates for office calling for…

Coincidence or Corruption? Mysterious Redaction in Schuette’s Calendar

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 10, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Coincidence or Corruption? Mysterious Redaction in Schuette’s Calendar Date coincides with date Schuette used public staff to facilitate private real estate deal LANSING — Progress Michigan has obtained Attorney General Bill Schuette’s work calendar and is pointing out a questionable redaction…

Progress Michigan names Representative Abdullah Hammoud ‘Legislator of the Month’

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 9, 2018 Progress Michigan names Representative Abdullah Hammoud ‘Legislator of the Month’ Hammoud named for quest for accountability from corporations receiving tax dollars LANSING — Progress Michigan has named Representative Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn) its Legislator of the Month for June. Representative Hammoud was honored for sponsoring House…

Schuette Backs Corporate, Discriminatory SCOTUS Rulings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Shady Schuette June 27, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette Backs Corporate, Discriminatory SCOTUS Rulings Janus case and Muslim ban show Schuette does not want Michigan to be a welcoming place where working families can thrive MICHIGAN — Attorney General Bill Schuette issued two statements on Wednesday signaling support…

Janus Case Continues Corporate Effort to Decrease Power of Working People

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 26, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Janus Case Continues Corporate Effort to Decrease Power of Working People Case shows yet another corporate-backed assault on organizing power MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the Janus v. AFSCME ruling by the United States Supreme Court.…

Progress Michigan Statement on Court of Appeals Decision

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 20, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Court of Appeals Decision Decision disappointing, Progress Michigan Reviewing Options LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding a Court of Appeals decision in the organization’s lawsuit against Attorney General Bill Schuette seeking disclosure under…

VIDEO: Schuette and Calley Refuse to Take Stance on Family Separation Policy at Border

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 20, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org LANSING — Progress Michigan has released videos showing Brian Calley and Bill Schuette refusing to take a stance on the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant families at the border. Their silence comes a day after Progress Michigan called on…