The blog MassLive is saying the Boston Globe has a story about a suit alleging political sabotage involving Michigan-based Strategic National Consulting chief John Yob. Yob has several prominent Michigan Republican clients who have paid his firm more than $300,000 this election cycle. They are (with fees paid as of September 2010*): Rick Snyder for…
Image via Wikipedia Seeing convention Chair Brooks Patterson called an “asshole” Saturday by angry, shouting tea party delegates at the Republican State Convention reminded me that comparisons to the last big takeover of the GOP–in the 1980s–only go so far. The evangelical Christians who 30 years ago organized themselves into virtual control of the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 1, 2019 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan’s Sam Inglot Promoted to Deputy Director Inglot has been with the progressive advocacy organization for nearly 6 years LANSING — Progress Michigan is pleased to announce today that Sam Inglot has been promoted to be the organization’s…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 12, 2018 Focus on attracting and retaining quality teachers earns Greig award LANSING — Progress Michigan has named Representative Christine Greig its Legislator of the Month for January. Greig was honored for her work on TeA+chers for Michigan Education Plan, a package of bills that will help…
I do not like Senator Patrick Colbeck’s policies, his ego or his politics. Colbeck’s conservative agenda would throw Michigan’s backwards slide we’ve experienced during the Snyder/Schuette era into overdrive. Despite backing nearly every horrible policy supported by Sndyer, Schuette and other establishment Republicans, Colbeck just can’t get any love from his own caucus. In fact,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 25, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org The Flint Water Crisis: Three Years Too Long Republican elected officials have done little to help residents, solve problem MICHIGAN — Today marks the three-year anniversary of the switch to the Flint River as a water source, which was part…
By Matthew Kovac The right-wing Mackinac Center for Public Policy is making news after being charged $172,000 for Flint city records relating to the water crisis. They should get the records for a reasonable rate, as we have argued in our own battles for public records. But the story raises another, more pressing question: where…
Lame Duck has officially gotten out of control and we’re getting loud about it. This Week in PM Blogging: Thou Doth Protest the Protests Protests are disruptive by nature. That’s why they work. Don’t Mess With Our Elections Rigging the Electoral College? Not on our watch. Lame Duck Legislative Update Controversial laws often fly under…
What are you doing this Thursday? I’ll tell you what you should be doing: You should be supporting Eclectablog’s 10-year blogaversary! That’s right, our friends at Eclectablog are celebrating a decade of holding right-wingers accountable and advocating for progressive policies in Michigan. If you’d like to show your support and appreciation for all the work…
OK, you got us: not every day. But every weekday, we’ll be updating this thread with the most interesting, relevant, and entertaining Tweet of the Day. The best part? We’re accepting nominations and you can join the fun! All you have to do is tag your Tweet with the hashtag #MITOTD and we’ll include it…