Attorney General Bill Schuette spoke on 1320 WILS this morning and was asked a simple question, what he thought about Donald Trump’s proposed 97 percent funding cut to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which would cut funding to protect the massive freshwater source from $300 million to $10 million. His answer was a word salad…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 14, 2017 Contact: Hugh Madden, 734-250-2070, hugh@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Applauds House and Senate Democrats for Bills to Address Unemployment Insurance Agency Bills needed after latest Republican privatization scheme, GOP attacks on working families LANSING — Progress Michigan is applauding the sponsors of a package a bills that…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 31, 2017 Contact; Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Michiganders Continue to Front Bill for Snyder Administration Sins in Flint Public already footing the bill for Snyder’s legal defense — and now his EMs MICHIGAN — Flint residents should not have to pay the legal bill for the emergency…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan January 23, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Judge Calls Schuette’s Amicus Brief Defending Flint Residents ‘Superficial Posturing’ Judge throws out Schuette’s brief, saying he can’t defend both state and residents LANSING — Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette cannot defend the state’s refusal to deliver bottled water to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan December 28, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette Failed to Mention AG Office Role in Flint Crisis Schuette’s political ambitions outweigh any transparency LANSING – Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the recent revelation that Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office approved documents related to Flint’s 2015…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan December 20, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette’s Charges Against Ex-Emergency Managers Doesn’t Change Law For real accountability, legislature must overhaul disastrous EM law MICHIGAN — Despite the fact that Attorney General Bill Schuette has charged two former emergency managers for their role in the Flint Water Crisis,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan November 18, 2016 Contact: Hugh Madden, 734-250-2070, hugh@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan: Attorney General Schuette Must Condemn Post Election Violence Latest incident in Grand Rapids amplifies need for leadership LANSING — In light of the most recent example of post-election violence, Progress Michigan is calling on Michigan Attorney General and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 12, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Flint Resident Does What Schuette Won’t Petition for a one-person grand jury filed regarding Snyder’s use of public funds for criminal defense MICHIGAN — A Flint resident has done what Attorney General Bill Schuette should have done long ago: filed…
Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette is the state’s top law enforcement official. It’s his job, as he put it when talking about the Flint Water Crisis, to seek out justice “without fear or favor.” So why is it that he continues to back someone like Donald Trump for president? Trump claims to be the candidate…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan September 28, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette Does DeVos Family Bidding with Ruling on Detroit Schools Republican AG does corporate donor bidding, lays groundwork for charter takeover DETROIT — By ruling that struggling Detroit Schools can be closed this year, Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette is…