Lisa Posthumus Lyons Represents Decade of #TotalGOPControl Failure

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 15, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Lisa Posthumus Lyons Represents Decade of #TotalGOPControl Failure Working families, democracy, and public education got sold out by Posthumus Lyons   MICHIGAN — Bill Schuette’s selection of Lisa Posthumus Lyons as a running mate represents a doubling-down on failed Republican policies that have…

Representative Yousef Rabhi Named Progress Michigan ‘Legislator of the Month’

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan  August 13, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Representative Yousef Rabhi Named Progress Michigan ‘Legislator of the Month’ Rabhi named for his commitment to universal health care, financial disclosure LANSING — Progress Michigan has named Representative Yousef Rabhi its ‘Legislator of the Month’ for July. Rabhi was named for being…

Emmet County Prosecutor in Chatfield Airport Gun Case is a Campaign Donor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 6, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Emmet County Prosecutor in Chatfield Airport Gun Case is a Campaign Donor James Linderman has donated $625 to Chatfield MICHIGAN — The prosecutor who refused to press charges against State House Rep. Lee Chatfield for attempting to bring a loaded, unregistered…

Documents Suggest Lt. Governor Calley Inflated His Involvement in Flint

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 2, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Documents Suggest Lt. Governor Calley Inflated His Involvement in Flint Search of emails yields zero conversations between Calley, Mayor of Flint LANSING — Progress Michigan, a government watchdog group, released the results of a Freedom of Information Act request showing Lt.…

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…