Category Archives: press release

Sunshine Week: Progress Michigan Files FOIA Seeking Conversations Between Governor Snyder and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan  March 18, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Sunshine Week: Progress Michigan Files FOIA Seeking Conversations Between Governor Snyder and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Requests highlight the need for greater transparency in Michigan LANSING — Today, Progress Michigan filed a Freedom of Information Act request under Wisconsin’s Open Records Law.…

Michigan House GOP Chooses Discrimination Over Michigan’s Children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 18, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Michigan House GOP Chooses Discrimination Over Michigan’s Children Passage of House Bills 4188-4190 a license to discriminate LANSING — Today, House Republicans chose to side with those seeking to discriminate against loving families over the health and well-being of children needing permanent…

Let Them Eat Cake: Aramark Employees Served Cake that Rodents Had Eaten

EMBARGOED UNTIL TUESDAY, MARCH 17th @ 5:30AM EST News from Progress Michigan March 16, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Let Them Eat Cake: Aramark Employees Served Cake that Rodents Had Eaten Another scandal uncovered in the state’s relationship with Aramark MICHIGAN — In July 2014, an Aramark employee working at the St. Louis Correctional Facility in Mid-Michigan…

Sunshine Week: Governor Rick Snyder Lobbied by Governor Jeb Bush Using Personal Email

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 16, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Sunshine Week: Governor Rick Snyder Lobbied by Governor Jeb Bush Using Personal Email Documents obtained via FOIA request include personal emails regarding state business between Governor Rick Snyder and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush LANSING — Today, Progress Michigan highlighted a private…

Gov. Snyder Chooses Partisan Politics Over Michigan’s Students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 12, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, (616) 916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Governor Snyder Chooses Partisan Politics Over Michigan’s Students Move of School Reform office to DTMB strictly a partisan political move LANSING — Today, Progress Michigan is calling on Gov. Rick Snyder to explain to Michigan residents why he chose partisan politics…

Progress Michigan Calls on Rep. Al Pscholka to Apologize for Insensitive Remarks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 11, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, (616) 916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls on Rep. Al Pscholka to Apologize for Insensitive Remarks Rep. Al Pscholka uses derogatory language to describe the LGBT community and people with mental illness LANSING — Today, on the House floor, Representative Al Pscholka (R-Stevensville) attempted to…

Agema on President Obama: ‘50% white, 43.75% Arabic and 6,26% black’

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 9, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Agema on President Obama: ‘50% white, 43.75% Arabic and 6,26% black’ Will new MIGOP leadership finally take action? MICHIGAN — In yet another example of startling ignorance and racism, Dave Agema took to Facebook today and issued a statement that teemed with…

Why is Bill Schuette Trying to Intimidate the Media?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 9, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Why is Bill Schuette Trying to Intimidate the Media? Huffpo’s Dana Liebelson subpoenaed for written notes regarding juvenile corrections story MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan is asking why Attorney General Bill Schuette is harassing a national reporter who was in Michigan last week…

House Republican Committee Chooses Discrimination Over Well-Being of Michigan Children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 4, 2015 Contact: Hugh Madden, hugh@progressmichigan.org House Republican Committee Chooses Discrimination Over Well-Being of Michigan Children Today’s vote seeks to codify hate into Michigan’s laws  LANSING — Today, the Michigan House Families, Children, and Seniors Committee voted 5-3 on a party line vote to allow adoption agencies to…

Attorney General Bill Schuette’s Crusade Against Michigan Families Reaches Supreme Court

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 4, 2015 Contact: Hugh Madden, hugh@progressmichigan.org Attorney General Bill Schuette’s Crusade Against Michigan Families Reaches Supreme Court King v Burwell could strip Michiganders of health insurance coverage and raise taxes on hard working families  LANSING — Today, the United State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in King v…