Lawsuit Filed Over AG Bill Schuette’s Use of Private Emails for State Business

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 11, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Lawsuit Filed Over AG Bill Schuette’s Use of Private Emails for State Business Transparency and accountability are paramount to a healthy democracy LANSING — Progress Michigan has filed a lawsuit in the Michigan Court of Claims regarding the use of personal…

Progress Michigan Requests Records Detailing DeVos & GRPS Relationship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 27, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Requests Records Detailing DeVos & GRPS Relationship $67,000 gift and paid D.C. trip for Grand Rapids superintendent raises questions MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan has submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to public bodies seeking information regarding the DeVos family’s…

Does Trump Hush Money Reach Michigan AG?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 8, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Does Trump Hush Money Reach Michigan AG? Donation to Republican Attorneys General Association followed donation to Florida AG Pam Bondi  LANSING — Progress Michigan, a government watchdog and progressive advocacy group, is raising questions surrounding a 2014 contribution to the…

Under Mike Pence, Indiana Scored a D- on Transparency and Accountability

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan  July 28, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Under Mike Pence, Indiana Scored a D- on Transparency and Accountability Center for Public Integrity gave failing grades to Pence administration for FOIA laws  MICHIGAN — With Mike Pence campaigning in Michigan, voters should be aware that Indiana received a failing…

EMAIL: Snyder Knew About Flint Water Crisis in February 2015, Email Not Released to Public on January 20

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 2, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org EMAIL: Snyder Knew About Flint Water Crisis in February 2015, Email Not Released to Public on January 20 Email shows Snyder setting up meetings with top staffers to discuss “Flint water” LANSING — An email sent by Governor Rick Snyder…

Progress Michigan Calls for Snyder Resignation In Light of New Emails

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 26, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls for Snyder Resignation In Light of New Emails Emails also reveal officials purposefully avoiding state FOIA law LANSING – Progress Michigan is calling for Governor Snyder’s resignation following the release of damning emails in the Detroit Free…

Another Snyder Spin

On February 16, Gov. Snyder posted a minute-long video of himself volunteering at Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in Flint. The video shows him touring the food bank, prepping food for distribution, and shaking hands and having conversations with other volunteers while the president of the food bank talks about how the food bank is…

Document: Top Snyder Adviser Warned About Deadly Legionnaires Outbreak in March 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 3, 2016 Contact: Hugh Madden, 734-250-2070, hugh@progressmichigan.org Document: Top Snyder Adviser Warned About Deadly Legionnaires Outbreak in March 2015 Email to Harvey Hollins shows officials concerned about Flint River as source of drinking water 10 months before state went public LANSING — An email obtained by Progress…

No Exemptions from Transparency: New Campaign Launched in Michigan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 28, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org No Exemptions from Transparency: New Campaign Launched in Michigan Progress Michigan Launches Campaign to End FOIA Exemption for Gov, Legislature LANSING — Progress Michigan announced today that the organization has launched a campaign committed to ending the exemption from Michigan’s…