FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan August 17, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette Ignored Flint Residents For Over A Year Before Investigation Republican attorney general only showed up once cameras arrived MICHIGAN — It’s been reported that Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette received over a dozen complaints from Flint residents regarding water…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 21, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette Should File Brief Supporting Teachers Fighting Wage Confiscation Educators need a true ally, not a political show horse MICHIGAN — If Attorney General Bill Schuette wants to stand on the side of justice and support Michigan educators, he needs…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 8, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette Doubles Down on Crusade Against Equality Michigan’s Republican AG drags state into lawsuit against transgender rights MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the news that Michigan’s Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette joined a lawsuit attacking equality…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 22, 2016 Contact: Hugh Madden, 734-250-2070, hugh@progressmichigan.org Attorney General Schuette Lawsuit Another Charade To Deflect Blame Schuette should be honest, Republican governing philosophy ruined Flint LANSING — Today, Attorney General Bill Schuette announced a civil lawsuit against three companies, Veolia North America, Lockwood, Andrews & Newman and…
In February of this year, Michigan’s Auditor General issued a damning report of the care that veterans were receiving at the Grand Rapids Veterans Home. The report showed that the home suffered from a lack of staffing. Even worse, the Home was accused of falsifying records to show that our veterans were getting better care…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 3, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Bathroom Policing Bill Dropped in House by Republicans Bill is latest attempt by MIGOP to discriminate against transgender people LANSING — Michigan House Republicans have introduced a bathroom-policing bill that discriminates against transgender people and stokes fear and ignorance in our…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 3, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Bathroom Policing Bill Dropped in House by Republicans Bill is latest attempt by MIGOP to discriminate against transgender people LANSING — Michigan House Republicans have introduced a bathroom-policing bill that discriminates against transgender people and stokes fear and ignorance in our…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 15, 2016 Contact: Hugh Madden, 734-250-2070, hugh@progressmichigan.org Governor Snyder Bypasses Accountability; Forces Taxpayers to Foot the Bill for his Personal Defense Progress Michigan to submit signatures calling on Snyder to pay his own legal bills LANSING — Today, Progress Michigan is calling on Governor Rick Snyder to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 15, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette Last to Do Anything About Flint Water Crisis Attorney General waited over a year and half to investigate MICHIGAN — The water crisis in Flint has been raging since the switch first happened in April 2014, and now, nearly two…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 5, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on Schuette Bailout House Appropriations forced to transfer money to pay for Schuette’s failure in marriage equality case MICHIGAN — This week, the House Appropriations Committee voted on Legislative Transfer Request 2015-8 to transfer funds to Attorney…