As a young woman, Michigan has recently been a disheartening place to call home. A few months ago, we watched the conservative Michigan legislature deny women basic health care rights – forcing us to buy an abortion insurance rider, equating it to car insurance. That so-called rider does not exist. And then we have Terri…
We all know Terri Lynn Land’s ridiculous position on workplace equality, or really, workplace inequality. Land has stated that women don’t want equal pay for equal work because they would rather have workplace flexibility so that they can take time off to raise their children. Sounds ridiculous, right? Not only does Terri Lynn Land dismiss…
This Memorial Day weekend, as you’re hitting potholes on your drive up north, you can share the blame between the Michigan legislature and Terri Lynn Land’s years of government inefficiency for your imminent auto repair bill. Terri Lynn Land likes to talk about the “importance of efficiency” and how she made decisions to save taxpayer…
Since Terri Lynn Land has taken to platitudes when asked about some of her more questionable positions, we thought it would be a helpful public service to pull them together for interested Michiganders. There’s even a message from our good friends, “Corporate Oil” and “The Business Lobby” – try not to get it stuck in…
Today, I went to two rallies at the Michigan Capitol – both arguing for very different issues. Outside the Capitol, about a hundred people were rallying to affirm their constitutional right to bear arms, demanding “liberty” and “freedom.” Inside the Capitol, roughly several dozen men and women were supporting equal pay for equal work, demanding…
Terri Lynn Land recently released an ad arguing that simply because she is a woman, she knows more about women than men do. Yes, Terri Lynn Land is a woman, but that doesn’t mean she supports policies that benefit women. Land stated she doesn’t support equal pay for equal work. She even went so far as…
A few months ago, the conservative-led Michigan Legislature rushed through and passed a bill banning all insurance plans throughout the state from covering abortions and miscarriage surgeries. Next month, all Michigan women will now have to purchase a separate abortion rider to protect their health — and their bank accounts — from the possibility of…
Last week, Progress Michigan gave you a taste of what it was like to party with Michigan Republicans. Now we’d like to give you a sample of what was actually said by conservative “leaders” at the conference. In the Grand Ballroom for breakfast on Saturday morning, Attorney General Bill Schuette said he was proud to…
This year, and for the past sixty years, the Michigan Republican Party held their Leadership Conference at the prestigious Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, a location famous for its rich décor and $10 entrance fee just to peek inside its doors. This year, Progress Michigan decided to see what it was like to party with…