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NEW POLL: Voters Show Strong Support for Accountability Across the Board

press release, Progress MichiganBy Progress Michigan August 15, 2023

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…

Ottawa County Board of Commissioners Responds to FOIA Request

press release, Progress MichiganBy Progress Michigan February 15, 2023

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…

Survey Findings: Support for Gun Violence Prevention in Michigan

Progress Michigan, ResearchBy Progress Michigan January 26, 2023

Michigan voters across the political spectrum, including both gun owners and non-gun owners, weighed in on a variety of gun violence prevention policies.

Michiganders deserve better policies to prevent gun violence.

Progress MichiganBy Progress Michigan July 28, 2022

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…

Strait to the Surface: How the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority Puts Canadian Oil Interests Above All Else

Progress Michigan, ResearchBy Progress Michigan July 7, 2022

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.…

New Poll: Michiganders Support Gun Reforms, Stand Firm on Abortion Rights

Progress MichiganBy Progress Michigan June 8, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 8, 2022 Contact: Lonnie Scott, lonnie@progressmichigan.org New Poll: Michiganders Support Gun Reforms, Stand Firm on Abortion Rights Voters also weigh in on signature forgery, competing tax plans, and election funding MICHIGAN – On Wednesday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly research newsletter that tracks public opinion…

Whitsett’s Anti-Choice Vote is a Betrayal to Her Constituents

Progress MichiganBy Progress Michigan May 19, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 19, 2022 Contact: Lonnie Scott, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Whitsett’s Anti-Choice Vote is a Betrayal to Her Constituents Democratic representative delivers swing vote or anti-abortion funding MICHIGAN – On Wednesday, Donald Trump’s favorite Michigan Democrat, Representative Karen Whitsett voted with Republicans to pass a MDHHS budget that includes funding for…

Michigan GOP Election Insurrection Effort

Progress Michigan, ResearchBy Progress Michigan May 5, 2022

May 5, 2022 The Michigan Republican Party has teamed up with a coalition of national and local Republican and right-wing groups to recruit paid election workers and credentialed volunteer poll challengers. These groups include an alarming combination of Big Lie conspiracy theorists, people who worked to overturn the 2020 election results, groups involved with the…

Abortion Rights, Whitmer Policies Popular Among Michigan Voters

Progress MichiganBy Progress Michigan April 11, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 11, 2022 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Abortion Rights, Whitmer Policies Popular Among Michigan Voters Polling shows support for governor’s infrastructure plan, tax cut vetoes MICHIGAN – On Monday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly research newsletter that tracks public opinion about a variety of political…

FOIA Requests Submitted to Livingston Sheriff, Prosecutor Offices

Progress MichiganBy Progress Michigan December 15, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org FOIA Requests Submitted to Livingston Sheriff, Prosecutor Offices Charges filed for tweets could be major First Amendment infringement LANSING – Today, Progress Michigan filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the Livingston County Sheriff and Prosecutor’s office seeking communications regarding highly-questionable charges filed against…

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