January 30, 2018 Partisanship, past failures to protect vulnerable citizens raise real concerns LANSING — Watchdog group Progress Michigan issued the following response to the appointment of former governor John Engler as interim president of Michigan State University. The statement should be attributed to Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan: “At a time…
January 30, 2018 Focus on national issues should include a look at impacts on state policies as well Lansing — State-based progressive advocacy groups will respond in real time to President Trump’s first State of the Union address. The groups which focus their work on state policy and accountability note a need for more…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 26, 2018 Secchia Donations Must Be Returned After He Blames Nassar Survivors GOP Mega-Donor has given over hundreds of thousands to Republicans in last decade alone LANSING — Progress Michigan is calling for Republicans like Bill Schuette to return donations from mega-donor Peter Secchia after he made tone-deaf…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 18, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org GOP-led Legislature Votes to Send School Dollars to For-Profit Charters Vote shows GOP put DeVos campaign contributions ahead of students MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding SB 574, which would divert public funds from public schools and move…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 18, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan MSU Alumni Call on Simon to Resign MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan is calling on Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon to resign. The decision to call for resignation was made after consideration by the entire staff…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 18, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Amazon Skips Michigan, Proving Snyder Years a Total Fraud Tax giveaways instead of investing in critical infrastructure leave Michigan out of the running LANSING — Today, Amazon announced the 20 finalists for its second headquarters leaving Detroit and other Michigan…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 18, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progressive Leaders Call on DNC for Bold Leadership on Abortion Letter urges party leaders to redouble commitment to pro-choice policies A coalition of progressive leaders from across the country called on the Democratic National Committee to boldly support abortion rights in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 17, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Republicans Shouldn’t Be Given Credit for Tax Fix Michigan Republicans lied about Trump tax scam bill, adopted Dem proposal to fix it MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan is calling out Michigan Republicans for the tax fix that’s moving through the legislature. What’s…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 10, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Attorney General Criminal Division, Auditor General Called on to Investigate Schuette Progress Michigan continuing efforts to shine light on AG’s shady hiring practices MICHIGAN — Letters were sent today to the Auditor General and head of the Attorney General’s Criminal Division…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 9, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Botched Prevailing Wage Repeal MICHIGAN — The following statement is from Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan on the breaking news that the attempt to repeal the prevailing wage by way of petition signatures appears to have come…