January 30, 2018 Partisanship, past failures to protect vulnerable citizens raise real concerns LANSING — Watchdog group Progress Michigan issued the following response to the appointment of former governor John Engler as interim president of Michigan State University. The statement should be attributed to Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan: “At a time…
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January 30, 2018 Focus on national issues should include a look at impacts on state policies as well Lansing — State-based progressive advocacy groups will respond in real time to President Trump’s first State of the Union address. The groups which focus their work on state policy and accountability note a need for more…
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Today, Bill Schuette’s campaign announced an eight-step ethics plan if he’s elected governor. You read that right: The state’s top law enforcement officer couldn’t be bothered to release an eight-step plan when he was first elected to be attorney general, but he can now when he wants to run the whole state. Unfortunately, this is…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 26, 2018 Secchia Donations Must Be Returned After He Blames Nassar Survivors GOP Mega-Donor has given over hundreds of thousands to Republicans in last decade alone LANSING — Progress Michigan is calling for Republicans like Bill Schuette to return donations from mega-donor Peter Secchia after he made tone-deaf…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 18, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org GOP-led Legislature Votes to Send School Dollars to For-Profit Charters Vote shows GOP put DeVos campaign contributions ahead of students MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding SB 574, which would divert public funds from public schools and move…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 18, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan MSU Alumni Call on Simon to Resign MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan is calling on Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon to resign. The decision to call for resignation was made after consideration by the entire staff…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 18, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Amazon Skips Michigan, Proving Snyder Years a Total Fraud Tax giveaways instead of investing in critical infrastructure leave Michigan out of the running LANSING — Today, Amazon announced the 20 finalists for its second headquarters leaving Detroit and other Michigan…
DetailsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 18, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progressive Leaders Call on DNC for Bold Leadership on Abortion Letter urges party leaders to redouble commitment to pro-choice policies A coalition of progressive leaders from across the country called on the Democratic National Committee to boldly support abortion rights in…
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Progress Michigan has been at the forefront of calling for FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) reform for years. We have been joined in our calls for reform by citizens across the state, the media, good government groups and even the rabid right-wing corporate front group The Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Members of the Michigan House…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 17, 2018 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Republicans Shouldn’t Be Given Credit for Tax Fix Michigan Republicans lied about Trump tax scam bill, adopted Dem proposal to fix it MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan is calling out Michigan Republicans for the tax fix that’s moving through the legislature. What’s…
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