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Progress Michigan executive director speaks out about Michigan’s Republican Delegation voting to cut food assistance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan executive director speaks out about Michigan’s Republican Delegation voting to cut food assistance “By voting to cut SNAP benefits to needy Michiganders and Americans by $40 billion, the Michigan Republicans in Congress have once again failed the people they claim to…

State employee unions take right-to-work case to Michigan Supreme Court

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from State employee unions Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Contact: Lonnie Scott, (734) 323-6028, Lonnie@progressmichigan.org State employee unions take right-to-work case to Michigan Supreme Court  LANSING, Mich. — State employee unions filed papers today asking the Michigan Supreme Court to review a Court of Appeals opinion that state employees are governed by the…

Progress Michigan executive director speaks out about Legislature Failing to Give Healthcare Bill Immediate Effect

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Tuesday, September 13, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, (517) 974-6302, Jessica@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan executive director speaks out about Legislature Failing to Give Healthcare Bill Immediate Effect “Shame on the legislature for failing to give Medicaid expansion immediate effect, and wasting hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars,” said Lonnie Scott, Executive Director…

Progress Michigan calls out GOP senators for hypocrisy and greed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Thursday, August 29, 2013 Contact: Lonnie Scott, (734) 323-6028, Lonnie@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan calls out GOP senators for hypocrisy and greed “It’s incomprehensible how conservative senators think it’s acceptable to give themselves lifetime health benefits, but refuse to support even the most basic health care coverage for Michigan’s working poor,” said Lonnie Scott,…

Progress Michigan Executive Director on Medicaid Expansion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Tuesday, August 27, 2013 Contact: Lonnie Scott, (734) 323-6028, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Executive Director on Medicaid Expansion “With every ticking second the Senate wastes, Michigan tax-dollars are being sent to other states,” said Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan. “Today Senator Patrick Colbeck refused to cast his…

Enough dawdling, pass Medicaid expansion NOW!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News From Progress Michigan Contact: Lonnie Scott, 734-323-6028, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Media Advisory Enough dawdling, pass Medicaid expansion NOW! Progress Michigan calls on Senate to pass Medicaid expansion immediately LANSING – Today, citizens’ watchdog group Progress Michigan called on the Michigan Senate to pass Medicaid expansion, which would give health coverage to hundreds of thousands of uninsured…

Progress Michigan Calls on Snyder to Support Equal Pay for Equal Work

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Friday, August 23, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, 517.974.6302, jessica@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls on Snyder to Support Equal Pay for Equal Work LANSING – Today citizens’ watchdog group Progress Michigan called on Gov. Rick Snyder to support equal pay for equal work in Michigan. At a Grand Rapids CEO…

Progress Michigan names new Communications Specialist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from: Progress Michigan Contact: Jessica Tramontana 517-974-6302, jessica@progressmichigan.org  Progress Michigan names new Communications Specialist Sam Inglot joins citizens’ watchdog organization  LANSING – On Wednesday, Sam Inglot joined Progress Michigan as the organization’s new Communications Specialist, taking over for Joshua Pugh, who recently became the communications director at the Michigan Democratic Party. Sam joins Progress…