FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 12, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Demands that Snyder Admin Resends FOIA without Redactions MDOC redactions clearly based on politics, not FOIA law MICHIGAN — In light of recent news that a redaction within a series of emails between Gov. Snyder’s chief of staff and the head of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 11, 2014 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan FOIA Reveals Aramark Scandal Reaches Top Levels of Snyder Administration MICHIGAN — Today, Progress Michigan released a document that was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request that shows the top levels of Snyder’s administration pulling strings…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Monday, August 19, 2013 Contact: Lonnie Scott, (734) 323-6028, lonnie@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Issues FOIA Request for Dillon Phone Records “Governor Snyder claimed that he would bring transparency to Michigan Government, yet his administration has been one of the most secretive in history,” said Lonnie Scott, Executive Director of Progress Michigan. “Today…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Contact: Jessica Tramontana, jessica@progressmichigan.org, 517-974-6302 LARA responds to FOIA request with pro forma letter, no supporting documentation LANSING – After initially denying two FOIA requests for any documents related to taxpayer resources used in production of a flier promoting the state’s new RTW law that…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan and We Are the People Wednesday, August 1, 2012Contact: Jessica Tramontana, 517.974.6302, jtramontana@progressmichigan.org | Roger Kerson, 734.645.0535, roger@rkcommunications.net More than 14,000 Citizens Join Call for Bolger’s Resignation Lansing – We Are the People, Michigan (WATP) and Progress Michigan announced today they have filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request…
Lake Effect newsletter highlights Michigan opinion on BRITE Act and FOIA reform. “Michiganders have long shown unwavering support for bringing more transparency to Lansing,” said Sam Inglot, executive director of Progress Michigan. “For years, poll after poll after poll—not to mention the 2022 ballot initiative—has shown the desire for a transparent and accountable government crosses all demographic and partisan lines. Government is supposed to be of, by, and for the people, a goal impossible to reach without true transparency and accountability from our elected officials.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan April 10, 2024 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, (313) 400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org Poll: Michiganders Reaffirm Support for Reproductive Freedom Transparency reforms, extreme risk protection orders also prove popular MICHIGAN – On Wednesday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly poll that tracks public opinion about a variety…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan December 11, 2023 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, denzel@progressmichigan.org New Poll: Voters’ Holiday Wishlist Includes More Progressive Legislation in 2024 Michiganders are ready to build on the progress made this year MICHIGAN – To close out a year of Lake Effect poll newsletters, Progress Michigan released a December edition focused on…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan July 12, 2023 Contact: Denzel McCampbell, 313-400-0298, denzel@progressmichigan.org New Poll: Voters Show Strong Support for Transparency Reform, 2024 Budget Priorities pushed by Gov. Whitmer, Democratic legislature, continue to be popular MICHIGAN – On Wednesday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly research newsletter that tracks public opinion about…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan May 12, 2023 Contact: Sam Inglot, sam@progressmichigan.org New Poll: Voters Show Support for Polluter Pay, Government Transparency Monthly newsletter digs into opinions about everything from tax loopholes to septic tanks MICHIGAN – On Friday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly research newsletter that tracks Michigan voters’ opinions…