Progress Michigan to Schuette: Stop Offensive, Misleading Campaign Against Parole Reform

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 15, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan to Schuette: Stop Offensive, Misleading Campaign Against Parole Reform LANSING – Today Progress Michigan released the following statement condemning Attorney General Bill Schuette’s offensive and misleading campaign against House Bill 4138, a parole reform bill that seeks to…

Schuette Pushes FOIA Fees to Block Public’s Right to Know

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 8, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette Pushes FOIA Fees to Block Public’s Right to Know Documents prove AG Bill Schuette’s Office advises using FOIA fees to discourage public seeking access to information LANSING — Documents obtained by Progress Michigan through a Freedom of Information Act request…

Progress Michigan Responds to Aramark-Prompted Prison Kitchen Bill

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 24, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Responds to Aramark-Prompted Prison Kitchen Bill LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding proposed legislation to require prison kitchens to undergo health inspections in the wake of maggots being found in an Aramark kitchen. The bipartisan package of bills includes…

Self-Congratulatory Schuette Should Investigate Entire Aramark Contract

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 20, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Self-Congratulatory Schuette Should Investigate Entire Aramark Contract Hundreds of fired employees, numerous food problems demand state’s attention MICHIGAN — In the wake of an investigation into an assault-for-hire plot involving a former Aramark employee, Progress Michigan is calling on Attorney General Bill…

Schuette Seeks to Further Victimize Teen Rape Victims

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 17, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette Seeks to Further Victimize Teen Rape Victims Attorney General wants to expose names of prison rape victims MICHIGAN — In an ill-advised attempt to defend the state from a class-action sexual assault lawsuit, Attorney General Bill Schuette is seeking to publicly name…

The Bill of the People

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Bill Schuette likes to claim he defends the will of the people in his role as attorney general. He used this phrase when explaining why he defended Michigan’s ban on marriage equality. The people voted, after all. Blatant bigotry aside, the argument that Schuette is blindly following the collective voice of the people just doesn’t…

MICRC Demands Exorbitant Amount to Fulfill Routine Progress Michigan FOIA Request

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 7, 2021 Contact: Lonnie Scott, Lonnie@progressmichigan.org MICRC Demands Exorbitant Amount to Fulfill Routine Progress Michigan FOIA Request Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission requires $60,000 for public records request, reduces to $30,000 after missing deadline, obstructing transparency MICHIGAN – In August, Progress Michigan submitted a public records request to…

Lawsuit Filed Over Wayne County Board of Canvassers FOIA Denial

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 19, 2021 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Lawsuit Filed Over Wayne County Board of Canvassers FOIA Denial Board members were contacted, but never responded to FOIA request MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan filed a lawsuit today in the Wayne County Circuit Court seeking the disclosure of communications between Republican members of…

Progress Michigan Presents Transparency Case at Michigan Supreme Court

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 8, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Presents Transparency Case at Michigan Supreme Court Case stems from former AG Schuette’s use of private emails for public business LANSING — On Wednesday, Progress Michigan went to the Michigan Supreme Court seeking transparency and accountability in a long…