FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 14, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan on The Passing of Activist & Educator Bonnie Bucqueroux MICHIGAN — The passing of Bonnie Bucqueroux, an activist, journalist and Michigan State University educator, is a heavy loss for progressive activists and her former students around the state. “This…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 13, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Echoes Call For Flint Accountability Earley should be fired and Snyder should pay LANSING – Today, Progress Michigan is calling on Governor Rick Snyder to hold himself and Emergency Manager Darnell Earley accountable for their decision to use the Flint River …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 8, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Gov. Snyder Tells Us What We Already Know: His Emergency Manager Poisoned Flint Children Announces overdue plans to switch back to Detroit water system LANSING – Today, Governor Rick Snyder announced that Flint would switch back to Detroit’s water system…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 8, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette Pushes FOIA Fees to Block Public’s Right to Know Documents prove AG Bill Schuette’s Office advises using FOIA fees to discourage public seeking access to information LANSING — Documents obtained by Progress Michigan through a Freedom of Information Act request…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 6, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Whistleblower Lawsuit Raises Further Questions About Cotter’s Leadership Allegations lead to more questions about what Speaker Cotter knew and when he knew it LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following statement after staff members fired by Todd Courser and Cindy…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 30, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Questions Abound: Snyder Supreme Court Appointee Authored Secret Bush-Era Indefinite Detention Memo What kind of involvement did Joan Larsen have with torture, interrogation and surveillance memos? MICHIGAN — Gov. Rick Snyder’s appointee to the Michigan Supreme Court, Joan Larsen, helped author…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 29, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Snyder Admin: There’s No Lead Problem, But Here’s Some Water Filters Administration denied Flint water problem while secretly distributing 1,500 filters FLINT — News broke today that the Snyder administration secretly organized the distribution of water filters to Flint residents…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 29, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Michigan Legislature & Congress Attack Women’s Reproductive Rights Anti-choice crusaders in Michigan and Washington push radical agenda MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan is proud to stand with Planned Parenthood in Michigan and across the country as extremist-backed elected officials continue to push…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 10, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Botched Investigation Leads to Full-Blown Legislative Circus Cotter’s handling of situation leaves more questions than answers LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the investigation — if one can truly call it that — looking into the actions…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 10, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Cotter’s Committee Votes to Shield Speaker Independent investigation only way to get the whole truth LANSING — Progress Michigan is continuing its demand for an independent investigation into the Courser-Gamrat scandal after the committee hand-picked by Speaker Cotter rushed to…