FOIA Requests Submitted to Livingston Sheriff, Prosecutor Offices

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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…

Progress Michigan Statement on Oxford School Shooting

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 30, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Oxford School Shooting Michiganders deserve safe communities MICHIGAN – The following statement regarding the shooting that occurred in Oxford, MI, today can be attributed to Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan: “What happened in Oxford today…

New Report: MI GOP Used Party Fund to Oppose Previous Petition Drives

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 7, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org New Report: MI GOP Used Party Fund to Oppose Previous Petition Drives A review of campaign finance records shows the MI GOP has a history of using its administrative fund to impact ballot initiatives MICHIGAN – A new report compiled…

Child Refugees Deserve Compassion and Civility

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 5, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Child Refugees Deserve Compassion and Civility Residents of Alma Need to Look at the Facts, Not Baseless Fear Mongering  MICHIGAN – Amid a vitriolic atmosphere in a small Michigan town where anti-immigrant grifters have spread misinformation about a proposed facility for child asylum seekers,…

MIGOP Drops the Ball on Flood Relief

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 1, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org MIGOP Drops the Ball on Flood Relief Michiganders will suffer while Republican legislators enjoy a vacation MICHIGAN – This week, House and Senate Republicans each passed along a bill containing flood relief to the other chamber, but neither caucus chose to…

Progress Michigan on MRP “Fraudit”

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan June 18, 2021 Contact: Lonnie Scott, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan on MRP “Fraudit” MICHIGAN – The Michigan Republican Party and their army of conspiracy theorists are calling for another audit of the November 2020 election. In response Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan released the following statement:  “Rudy Giuliani and…

‘Transparency’ Bills Don’t Pass the Smell Test; Progress MI Demands Real Reform

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan April 29, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, (616) 916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org ‘Transparency’ Bills Don’t Pass the Smell Test; Progress MI Demands Real Reform Close Lansing Loopholes FOIA and lobbying reform initiatives will offer real ethics and transparency changes MICHIGAN –– In the wake of a Bridge Magazine article outlining the extreme deficiencies in an ethics…

Fight for Real Justice Far from Over after Chauvin Verdict

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 20, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, (616) 916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Fight for Real Justice Far from Over after Chauvin Verdict The following statement on the news that Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of all three charges can be attributed to Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan: “Holding Derek Chauvin…