FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 15, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org History Shows EMU Should Not Privatize Food Services Outsourcing public jobs to private, for-profit companies has proven problematic YPSILANTI — Progress Michigan is urging the Eastern Michigan Board of Regents to not privatize the university’s food service. The board is considering Chartwells,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 9, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Michigan Republicans Choose Their Donors Over Detroit Children Detroit Public Schools package creates more problems for students; protects bad charter operators LANSING — Tonight, the House and Senate Republicans sent a bill to Governor Snyder’s desk that fails to address…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 3, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Bathroom Policing Bill Dropped in House by Republicans Bill is latest attempt by MIGOP to discriminate against transgender people LANSING — Michigan House Republicans have introduced a bathroom-policing bill that discriminates against transgender people and stokes fear and ignorance in our…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 3, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Bathroom Policing Bill Dropped in House by Republicans Bill is latest attempt by MIGOP to discriminate against transgender people LANSING — Michigan House Republicans have introduced a bathroom-policing bill that discriminates against transgender people and stokes fear and ignorance in our…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 2, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org House Republicans Push For-Profit Charter Agenda on Detroit House GOP concerned about for profit charters, not helping DPS and students MICHIGAN — House Republicans have passed a package of bills that only serves the for-profit charter school industry and is a direct…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 2, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Bill Schuette Backs Trump and His Racist Policies Michigan’s right-wing attorney general sides with right-wing presidential candidate MICHIGAN — Attorney General Bill Schuette has officially announced he plans to support Donald Trump for president. With the announcement, Schuette joins a growing…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 27, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Bill Schuette Crusading Against Transgender Students Letter to Obama Administration latest attempt by AG to stymie progress MICHIGAN — Attorney General Bill Schuette has officially begun his campaign against transgender students and the Obama Administration’s attempt to recognize their rights as…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 25, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Blasts Casperson’s Gender Discrimination Bill Bill would force transgender students to out themselves, open them up to bullying MICHIGAN — Michigan Republican State Senator — and U.S. Congressional hopeful — Tom Casperson has introduced a gender discrimination bill that stokes…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 16, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Lt. Gov. Calley Announces Support for Trump LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley announcing his support for the presumptive GOP nominee for president, Donald Trump. Calley said supporting Trump was “not a tough choice” on…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 11, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Predicted Privatized Prison Food Problems Would Persist The vendor is not the problem, it’s Gov. Snyder’s governing philosophy of outsourcing MICHIGAN — As predicted in a report released by Progress Michigan back in August, problems with privatized food…