FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Tuesday, June 25, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, 517-974-6302 LANSING – Progress Michigan issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to rule Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. The ruling also leaves the question of which jurisdictions must receive preclearance to Congress, effectively…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Thursday, June 20, 2013 Contact: Joshua Pugh, joshua@progressmichigan.org, 517-575-7180 LANSING – Citizens’ watchdog group Progress Michigan released the following statement on the failure of the Michigan Senate to even vote on expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act before leaving for summer vacation until late August: “The failure…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, 517-974-6302, jessica@progressmichigan.org Right to Life lobbyist pulled several politicians away from budget votes before getting tossed from Capitol LANSING – Progress Michigan today condemned anti-choice extremists for illegal campaigning in our State Capitol and the Senate Office Building. Right to Life…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, jessica@progressmichigan.org, 517-974-6302 Watchdog group demanding transparency from Snyder on privatization MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. – Citizens’ watchdog group Progress Michigan introduced Pepé Le Voucher, the mascot for Gov. Snyder’s secret “Skunk Works” education workgroup, to the attendees of the Mackinac Policy Conference. They…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, 517-974-6302, jessica@progressmichigan.org “Right to Life” President, Lobbyist deploy offensive language repeatedly to media LANSING – Citizen’s watchdog group Progress Michigan issued the following statement in response to RTL President Barbara Listing and RTL lobbyist Ed Rivet repeatedly comparing rape to car…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, (517) 974-6302, jessica@progressmichigan.org LANSING – Today citizens’ watchdog group Progress Michigan applauded Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan on the decision to provide funds to re-open the Buena Vista school district. The district has been closed for a week-and-a-half due to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Monday, May 13, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, (517) 974-6302, jessica@progressmichigan.org LANSING – Today citizens’ watchdog group Progress Michigan called on Gov. Rick Snyder to tap emergency funding from the state’s +$500 million rainy day fund to re-open the Buena Vista school district. The district has been closed for…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Thursday, May 9, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, jessica@progressmichigan.org, 517-974-6302 FOIA request on secret Snyder voucher group partially denied after online records deleted LANSING – Today citizens’ watchdog group Progress Michigan released the Freedom of Information Act response from Gov. Snyder’s administration on the secret “Skunk Works” voucher group.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, jessica@progressmichigan.org, 517-974-6302 LARA responds to FOIA request with pro forma letter, no supporting documentation LANSING – After initially denying two FOIA requests for any documents related to taxpayer resources used in production of a flier promoting the state’s new RTW law that…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Thursday, April 25, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, 517.974.6302, jessica@progressmichigan.org Snyder Administration Refuses to Disclose Costs of RTW Promotional Materials State departments deny FOIA request disclosing costs to taxpayers for RTW flyer LANSING — Citizen Watchdog group Progress Michigan is calling on Governor Rick Snyder and the Michigan Department of…