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Progress Michigan on Right to Life Shirking Political Process

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Friday, October 4, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, 517.974.6302, jessica@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan on Right to Life Shirking Political Process “It’s unconscionable that Right to Life has launched a campaign against women’s rights by finding a loophole in the law and skirting a signature from the governor,” said Jessica Tramontana, communications director of Progress Michigan. “Right to Life…

Progress Michigan speaks out on failed prison privatization bids

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Wednesday, October 3rd, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, 517-974-6302, jessica@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan speaks out on failed prison privatization bids Earlier today, bids from two private companies to run a prison in Michigan failed to achieve any savings for the state. The two bids, from GEO Group and MTC would…

Progress Michigan Responds to Bill that Aims to Intimidate Workers, Infringes on First Amendment Rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Thursday, September 26th, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, jessica@progressmichgian.org, 517-974-6302 Progress Michigan responds to bill that aims to intimidate workers, infringes on First Amendment rights “Republican lawmakers are busy attacking unions and peoples’ right to assemble when they should be trying to create more jobs for Michigan’s workers,” said…

Progress Michigan Calls on Snyder to Put a Stop to Privatization Plans for Michigan Prison Food Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, 517.974.6302, jessica@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls on Snyder to Put a Stop to Privatization Plans for Michigan Prison Food Services LANSING – Today citizens’ watchdog group Progress Michigan called on Gov. Rick Snyder to halt plans to privatize food services to Michigan’s…

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,…