FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 24, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Bought and Paid for Ed Committee Plan for DPS Still Not Extreme Enough for DeVos DeVos family and cronies have greased palms of House Republicans in attempt to dismantle DPS LANSING –The DeVos family bought and paid for the House…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 22, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org PM on Snyder FOIA Announcement: It’s About Time For months, Progress Michigan has pushed Snyder to release Flint emails LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following regarding the news that Gov. Rick Snyder says he plans on releasing all of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 18, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Vet Home Audit Highlights Continued Privatization Failures Gov. Snyder’s crusade to privatize public services riddled with problems LANSING — The latest audit of the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans shows that Gov. Rick Snyder’s crusade to privatize public services in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 12, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Snyder Continues to Hide Behind FOIA Exemption Daily revelations show how administration bungled Flint Water Crisis, still no transparency MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding Gov. Rick Snyder’s latest email dump and his attempt to hide from…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 10, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Snyder’s Deception in Flint Water Crisis Continues Governor ordered MDEQ to withhold lead test results from local officials MICHIGAN — According to emails obtained by the Flint Journal, in October 2015, Governor Rick Snyder instructed the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 3, 2016 Contact: Hugh Madden, 734-250-2070, hugh@progressmichigan.org Document: Top Snyder Adviser Warned About Deadly Legionnaires Outbreak in March 2015 Email to Harvey Hollins shows officials concerned about Flint River as source of drinking water 10 months before state went public LANSING — An email obtained by Progress…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 2, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Darnell Earley Must Tell Congress What He Knew and When He Knew It While children deal with fallout of Flint Water Crisis, Earley seeks to hide truth LANSING — Progress Michigan is calling on former Flint Emergency Manager Darnell Earley…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 28, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Document: Snyder Admin Trucked In Clean Water for State Building in January 2015 Latest revelation shows unequal treatment in Flint Water Crisis LANSING — The Snyder administration quietly trucked in water to state buildings in January of 2015 – ten…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 26, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Snyder Taps Scandal-Plagued Lackey to Advise in Flint MICHIGAN — It was recently reported that Gov. Rick Snyder had tapped Rich Baird, one of his scandal-plagued advisors, to coordinate the state efforts in Flint. On Monday, it was announced the state…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 26, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Flint Emails Sought Under Common Law Rights FOIA laws so broken in Michigan, watchdog group tries a new route to transparency MICHIGAN — Today, Progress Michigan sent a Public Records Request to Gov. Rick Snyder’s office requesting all documents related…