FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan August 21, 2025 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org New Poll: Michiganders Want Lawmakers to Secure Aid for Gaza MICHIGAN – On Thursday, Progress Michigan released additional results from this month’s Lake Effect poll. “Some things are bigger than partisan politics, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza is one of them,”…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan August 20, 2025 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org (313) 400 – 0298 New Poll: Most Michiganders Unaware of Matt Hall’s Budget Holdup, Majority Support Wealth Tax Most know little or nothing about Matt Hall holding up the budget so he can cut our education funding; majority support taxing wealthy and…
In just his first 100 days back in office, President Donald Trump has unleashed a wave of chaos and cruelty that will leave long lasting marks on Michiganders — and the rest of the country. This list provides at least a glimpse of the real-world impacts of Trump’s policies, showing how working families, students, and…
These extreme proposals will do nothing but unnecessarily burden voters—especially voters with disabilities, rural voters, elderly voters, and voters of color—and roll back the progress we’ve made. Every voter has the right to make their voice heard and we will fight to keep it that way.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 31, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Michigan Supreme Court’s Ruling on GOP’s ‘Adopt and Amend’ Scheme MICHIGAN – Today, the Michigan Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, declared the Michigan GOP 2018 “adopt and amend” scheme regarding paid sick leave and increasing the state’s minimum…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan August 15, 2023 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, 313-400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org New Poll: Voters Show Strong Support for Accountability Across the Board Michiganders back accountability for corporate polluters, utility companies, and false electors MICHIGAN — On Tuesday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly research newsletter that tracks…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 15, 2023 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Ottawa County Board of Commissioners Responds to FOIA Request Emails appear to show right-wing commissioners coordinating prior to being sworn in MICHIGAN – Progress Michigan filed a Freedom of Information Act request to learn more about what might have been happening…
Michigan voters across the political spectrum, including both gun owners and non-gun owners, weighed in on a variety of gun violence prevention policies.
Taking action to prevent gun violence and protect our communities shouldn’t be controversial—and for the majority of Michiganders, it isn’t. That’s right: Most Michigan voters, including Republican voters and gun owners, support evidence-based policies like Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws, safe storage regulations, and increased funding for community groups and mental health services. So…
July 7, 2022 Enbridge, the company that operates the Line 5 oil pipeline, has gotten away with a plan to build a dangerous oil tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac to replace a small but fragile four-mile portion of their aging pipeline. A state agency called the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority, created by former Gov.…