FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 19, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan: Rick Snyder Out of Touch Closed door fundraiser with Chris Christie further proof of Snyder’s wrong priorities LANSING – Today, Progress Michigan blasted Rick Snyder as out of touch while he holds a closed-door fundraiser with embattled New Jersey Governor Chris…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 6, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Study: Michigan Would See $205.4 million in SNAP Savings If Minimum Wage Were Raised MICHIGAN — A new report from the Center for American Progress, released yesterday, found that if the federal minimum wage were increased to $10.10 it would…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from: Progress Michigan Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Names New Communications Director Hugh Madden joins citizens’ watchdog organization LANSING – Today, Progress Michigan announced that Hugh Madden has been selected as the organization’s new Communications Director, taking over for Jessica Tramontana, who left for a new position at the Martin Waymire public…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 24, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Executive Director’s Statement on U.S. Congressman John Dingell’s Retirement “We here at Progress Michigan want to thank Congressman Dingell for his 58 years of service representing Michiganders in the United States Congress,” said Lonnie Scott, executive director of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 17, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Executive Director’s Statement on Gov. Snyder’s Continued Efforts to Uphold the Ban on Domestic Partner Benefits LANSING, MI — Earlier today, Gov. Rick Snyder asked a federal judge to uphold a ban on domestic partner benefits for public…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 13, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Statement from Progress Michigan Executive Director on Federal Balanced Budget Amendment Moving Out of Committee LANSING — Today, the Republican chair of the House Financial Liability Reform Committee, Rep. Earl Poleski (R-Jackson), continually silenced the voices of Democrats on the committee. Democrats…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 30, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Voters Urge ALEC Legislators to Put Citizens Before CEOs In wake of proposed federal balanced budget amendment, citizens want to know legislators are on their side LANSING — Earlier today, a handful of citizens organized by the AFL-CIO and Clean…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 27, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Supports Raising the Minimum Wage Recent polling shows strong, growing support for raising Michigan’s minimum wage LANSING — Earlier today, news broke that a ballot committee had formed to place a question on the November 2014 ballot asking…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 27, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Executive Director Statement on Dave Agema Calling Michiganders ‘Domestic Enemies’ RNC Committeeman Continues Divisive and Hateful Diatribe Despite Calls for Resignation MICHIGAN — Earlier today at a fundraiser in Grand Rapids, Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema said, “I…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 24, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Why is Gov. Rick Snyder Pushing Corporate Bill Mill Legislation? Call For Balanced Federal Budget Amendment Pushes Snyder Further to the Right LANSING — During his State of the State address on January 16, Gov. Rick Snyder called for the…