Speak Out
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama issued a powerful challenge to the nation's lawmakers, to the conservatives trying to obstruct progress, and to people like us. His message was clear:...(more)
Already the right-wing flank of Michigan's cong...(more)
"I would love Michig...(more)
For years, Michigan's perpetual budget deficit has been closed the wrong way – with cuts. In the last decade alone we've cut over billion in funding for police and fire protection, forced .7 bill...(more)
Imagine all the money we have to pay for schools, roads, police and fire protection, and other essential community needs filling a bucket. We have a bucket of money to provide all these things for Mic...(more)
"I would love Michig...(more)
Last week we told you about the .8 billion Michigan lost in 2009 by doling out special-interest won tax exemptions and launched A Better Michigan Future's "Tax Loophole of the Week."
This week's...(more)
In 2009, Michigan gave away .8 billion.
That's five times the general fund, and a vast sum of money that hasn't been tapped to fund our state's real needs, such as quality education, roads, poli...(more)
Michiganders have been the victim of some pretty awful pranks – subsidizing the business of wealthy oil well owners, enduring devastating budget cuts so satellite dish companies don't have to pay taxe...(more)
Imagine all the money we have to pay for schools, roads, police and fire protection, and other essential community needs filling a bucket. We have a bucket of money to provide all these things for Mic...(more)
The Department of Environmental Quality's decision to permit the Bay City coal plant is bad news for Michigan. It means decades of dirty coal-fired power plants, 30% rate hikes for working families, m...(more)
The legislature is debating a Regional T...(more)
You’ve been with us every step of the way a...(more)
As soon as Tuesday Michigan lawmakers will decid...(more)
When state Rep. Kim Meltzer introduced legislation similar to Arizona’s controversial immigration law, she did so over the expert legal opinions of many who agreed: portions of the law were problem...(more)
We can stop this tremendous backwards step together if you act now. Tell your state Representative to oppose the Senate Substitute for House Bill 5220.
Other states have rejected more than...(more)
Coal ash is a concentrated toxic byproduct of burni...(more)
Consumers Energy CEO David Joos is proceeding...(more)
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Diesel exhaust is a silent killer, contributing to an estimated 484 premature deaths in Michigan each year - not to mention 667 non-fatal heart attacks, 10,500 asthma attacks, and 61,000 lost work day...(more)
The U.S. Senate took a major step toward creating clean energy jobs and jump starting Michigan’s economy with new federal clean energy legislation that can help turn things around for our state.
C...(more)
A handful of Senators in the Michigan State Senate are holding Michigan's future hostage.
Senators Roger Kahn, Wayne Kuipers, Bruce Patterson, Valde Garcia, and Randy Richardville refuse to act on...(more)
Jobs for Michigan families is what we need and I have some really good news to share.
Your commitment to making sure Senators Levin and Stabenow know Michigan wants clean energy jobs is already pay...(more)
What's scarier than Dr. Frankenstein's monster?
What Michigan will look like if Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop and his Four Horsemen of the budget apocalypse, -- Randy "Back In The Saddle" Rich...(more)
Every day our Senators stall on passing the clean energy jobs legislation before them is another day Michigan, and America, loses out on the chance to inject our economy with hundreds of thousands of...(more)
You are required by law to buy auto insurance. What’s required of your insurance company? Nothing.
Insurance companies can raise rates without explanation and use subjective factors such as educat...(more)
Let your state representative know you want to ReEnergize Michigan!
Clean Michigan Energy, Good Michigan Jobs
Investing in clean energy is essent...(more)
Thomas Paine set this country on a path of innovation and leadership hundreds of years ago when he challenged Americans to "lead, follow, or get out of the way." It's time for Michigan to lead.
Th...(more)
My friend John always said that folks know they should recycle, and they’re pretty good about reusing – especially at Thanksgiving, when we all go home with Cool Whip containers full of mashed potatoe...(more)
Thomas Paine set this country on a path of innovation and leadership hundreds of years ago when he challenged Americans to "lead, follow, or get out of the way." It's time for Michigan to lead.
Th...(more)
Allow a vote to extend help Michigan's unemployed!
We don't have to hear the news to know that times are tough in Michigan. Our state is leading the nation in unemployment and more than a...(more)
Real health care reform means giving every American access to quality, affordable health care. The only way to make sure that happens is through a strong public option on the health insurance excha...(more)
It's high time that our Michigan Senators and Representatives showed their cards, and Michigan Health Care for America Now partners are leading the charge to make sure that happens. The insurance indu...(more)
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Of all the unreasonable arguments and outrageous claims...(more)
Did you know Michigan is one of only 13 states that still doesn't protect its workers from secondhand smoke?
That's right. Workers in Michigan are coughing their way through each shift because our...(more)
Health care reform is about giving all Americans access to affordable, quality health care. The bill that passed the House does just that – unless you’re a woman.
Michigan Congressman Bart Stupak’...(more)
The Stupak amendment is headed for the Senate right now, and we need your immediate action to stop it.
Senators Orrin Hatch and Ben Nelson are planning to introduce an amendment to the Senat...(more)
Evidently, an overwhelming majority of Michigan...(more)
This afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop presented his prescription for "reforming" Michigan. But what Bishop and his "Say NO!" Senate compatriots are really offering is more of the same:...(more)
Reports of health care's demise are greatly exaggerated. The Massachusetts electorate voted for a candidate. They did not vote to derail health reform for the millions of Americans who stand to finall...(more)
Michigan's women and families hav...(more)
A record-setting snow storm may have stalled the hearings...(more)
Last week we told you about an attempt to restrict choice in your own backyards.
In just a few days, your neighbors generated 1142 emails to Kalamazoo County Commissioners telling them to put fami...(more)
Michigan's hard-working families are hurting, and we've been hurting for years. When the economic crisis hit, it us first and it hit us hardest.
But in November 2008, we voted to change that.
We...(more)
Millions of Americans are teeteri...(more)
A. State Senator Tom George.
Almost two...(more)
In just a few short weeks, world leaders will gather in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Yet, despite massive pressure from the international community to take de...(more)
Michigan's hard-working families are hurting, and we've been hurting for years. When the economic crisis hit, it us first and it hit us hardest.
But in November 2008, we voted to change that.
We...(more)
First, the Republican National Committee spen...(more)
Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative must be confused. When the state denied Wolverine’s permit for a Rogers City coal plant because the company could not demonstrate a need for it, that was a big fat “...(more)
Election season is just as messy and hairy as construction season, but this takes the cake: the right-wing Great Lakes Education Project, a group funded in large part by conservative stalwarts Dick an...(more)
You did it! Because of your commitment to protecting Michigan's workers from the dangerous effects of secondhand smoke, smokefree workplace legislation is on its way to the desk of Gov. Jennifer Granh...(more)
While our lawmakers wait to act on a comprehensive workplace smoking ban, Michigan’s workers, children and the public's health suffer. According to the American Cancer Society, in the time since the L...(more)
Listen to the stories of victims of dangerous drugs in Michigan, then click 'Participate' to the right to take action.
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Write to the editors of local and national newspapers
Make your voice heard to your state legislators!
Protect a Woman's Right to Choose
You can tell it’s an election year in Michigan. Our state legislators, including House Speaker Andy Dillon, are cowering to anti-choice forc...(more)
Your action today urging your state Representative to oppose the .2 billion in Senate budget cuts can make a difference for Michigan’s future. Police, fire protection, immunization programs, lo...(more)
It's only fair that when our Senators and Representatives slash education funding or ask Michiganders to sacrifice again and again in the name of turning Michigan around, they do the same.
Now Sen...(more)
