Poll: 2011 Michigan Government Job Approval Survey
There is no secret that the 2010 midterm election was one of the biggest Michigan has seen in almost 30 years. This closing calendar year, residents of Michigan have seen a vast array of legislative...
View Article6 Reasons To Attend MLK Occupy Democracy Rally January 16
Brit Satchwell, President of the Ann Arbor Education Association gives six reason why you should join the Occupy Democracy Protest Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 16 at 4PM. Colleagues, Unions,...
View ArticleANNARBOR.COM: Rick Snyder protesters: ‘We don’t want our elected officials to...
As hundreds of marchers demonstrated outside the gates of Gov. Rick Snyder’s private residence near Ann Arbor, loudly chanting in protest of Michigan’s emergency manager law, the Rev. Charles E....
View ArticleMichigan Forward and Detroit Branch NAACP Call On Governor For Transparent...
On Monday, January 23, Michigan Governor, Rick Snyder received a letter from Michigan Forward and the Detroit Branch NAACP calling for greater transparency and accountability from the Governor’s teams...
View ArticleSnyder Review Teams Ordered to Meet in Public, Michigan Forward and Detroit...
FREEP.COM – The group making a recommendation to Gov. Rick Snyder on whether to appoint an emergency manager in Detroit must meet in public, an Ingham County judge ruled this afternoon. Ingham County...
View ArticleCall to ACTION: Monday 10.28 – Kevyn Orr and Rick Snyder testimony in Detroit...
On Wed 10.23 Hundreds of people took to the streets around the Federal Courthousesending a strong message of SOLIDARITY about the filing of Detroit’s Bankruptcyand the illegitimacy of Emergency...
View ArticleMichigan should not support predatory lending on municipalities
This article was originally posted in the Detroit Free Press, October 26, 2013 Detroit’s City Council unanimously rejected a Debtor in Possession (DIP) deal on Monday, October 21, 2013. The DIP was...
View ArticleFourth Day of Bankruptcy Testimony Highlights More of Detroit’s Road to Takeover
Brandon Jessup is Chairman of Michigan Forward. Detroit’s bankruptcy eligibility hearing continued today with the testimony of Governor Rick Snyder. Snyder’s testimony follows the deposition of Detroit...
View ArticleMEDIA ADVISORY: New Report Challenges Analysis Behind Detroit Bankruptcy Filing
WHAT: Press conference to unveil the in-depth findings researchers at DEMOS have discovered regarding Detroit’s financial problems and current bankruptcy filing. WHEN: Wednesday, November 20, 2013...
View ArticleMichigan Forward Challenges Detroit Bankruptcy, Call for Urban Policy Reform
Today, Michigan Forward along with members of the labor, faith based and civic community held a press conference to denounce the analysis behind the Detroit bankruptcy filing. Demos, a public policy...
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