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Working to build a more sustainable, equitable & welcoming Michigan. https://progressmichigan.org https://t.mtrbio.com/progress-michigan

August 2: last day for in-person early voting.
August 3, 4 p.m.: Deadline to vote in person with absentee at your clerk's office. After 4pm, you must vote at your polling place on Election Day (August 4).

Voting booths with American flags and 'VOTE' signage above text announcing 2026 Michigan August 4 primary key dates.

Activists holding anti‑ICE signs; ICE will offload the Romulus warehouse planned as an immigrant detention center.

Dark storm clouds; message: extreme weather is straining Michigan’s infrastructure and calls for investment now.

Hand holding a plastic water bottle; poll says Michiganders back royalties on bottled water to fund water infrastructure.

Contact US Sen. Gary Peters and US Sen. Elissa Slotkin; urge them to vote NO on the current farm bill. Michigan families and farmers deserve better.

Rows of corn in rolling fields with headline: New poll — Michiganders oppose cuts to nutrition assistance and farmer support.

Paper-cut people on blue background and headline: Michiganders want action on reproductive health funding. According to polling conducted by Progress Michigan. a majority of Michiganders believe that the state should take immediate action to address the funding shortfall for Planned Parenthood as a result of the Trump administration's cuts to Medicaid.

Baskets of fruits and vegetables; Muskegon, MI got a $481k state grant to expand it's thriving farmers market thanks to a grant from the state.

A quote from Bob Thompson from Michigan Farmers Union and fifth generation farmer on blue background.
While it's important to advance a farm bill, a bad one is worse than not having one.

U.S. House passed the farm bill which is a massive piece of legislation that covers the production, costs, and accessibility of food. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Here's what you need to know about why it will have a devastating impact on all of us. Picture of the capitol on the right in a vertical position.

Picture of the US Supreme Court building and the Mackinac bridge in the background. SCOTUS sided with Michigan attorney general; case to shut Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline should be heard in state court.

Pastel gradient with text saying it is Mental Health Awareness Month. While spreading awareness and fostering understanding is important, we need to back up our works with action.

International Workers Day: raised fists holding tools and text condemning wealthy corporations that harm workers.

Black graphic with white text. Black and white photo with "VOTE" buttons. Text:

Breaking News. The U.S. Supreme Court rules to decimate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

On April 29, the United States Supreme Court ruled to gut the Voting Rights Act (VRA). This decision decimates Section 2 of the VRA, which specifically protects against racial gerrymandering and discrimination.

The ruling is a devastating blow to critical civil rights protections and attempts to silence voters of color.

Purple background with the following text "Instead of helping improve health outcomes, Republicans in the Michigan legislature are trying to cut programs like Rx Kids, which provide critical resources to help mothers and babies thrive." Bottom right corner has woman hold a planet with their feet.

Purple background with a woman carrying a planet on the bottom right corner. The following summary of text says Earlier this month, Michigan recognized Black Maternal Health Week, noting Black mothers still face worse health outcomes than white mothers.

Northern Express header: "Infant Poverty and Mortality" — guest opinion by Justin Mendoza, Executive Director of Progress Michigan on April 25, 2026

Poster in the style of Dude Where's My Car? but it instead says Dude Where's My Representative?
Bill Huizenga is on the left and John James is on the right
Below them it says "No, seriously they never show up for Michigan"

Image with white background and black text "If this sounds confusing, that's because it doesn't really make sense. Consumers argue that this will reduce costs for ratepayers - but other experts say ratepayers are likely to see increased costs" Picture of a dam on the right side.

Aerial view of a dam with the text "What You Need to Know" and subtext "about the Consumers Energy dam scam."

Certificate style graphic with the following text "This Arab American Heritage Month, we're giving a shoutout to Arab American elected officials working to make our state better." Blue ribbon below the text.

As Secretary Rollins lied repeatedly, Tom Barrett was happy to stand by her side, because he's more interested in supporting Trump and the Project 2025 agenda than telling the truth to his constituents. Image has a picture of Tom Barrett and Secretary Rollins next to each other with others behind them.

Around 3 million acres in Michigan are national forests; the Trump administration is cutting forest offices and staff while misleading the public. Background is black and white with forest/trees.

Black background with the text "These efforts to defund TSA are all about giving money and power to private companies to profit off these services. It's the same old tactic as Republicans trying to defund public schools and funnel taxpayer money into unaccountable private and charter schools."; Second half of image has a photo of a TSA worker at an airport near a security line.

Text of Project 2025 in the background with the following text in the foreground saying Trump wants to cut $1.5 billion in TSA funding and fire thousands of workers. This is the Project 2025 agenda in action. Picture of Trump in the lower right hand corner.

White text on black background says "Now, people are bringing class action lawsuits against companies like Lululemon and Costco, arguing that (now text in red) if the companies are getting refund, their customers ought to benefits as well"; yellow "LAWSUIT" tape across the store fronts of Lululemon and Costco.

The following text on white background over flooded scene with submerged building and leaning power pole says; "On top of that, they've slashed funding for the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which help us anticipate weather events, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which helps us respond."

Aerial view of flooded homes; text on top says Right now, the entire state of Michigan is under a Flood Watch.
Bottom half has the follow text, While Michigan has seen floods before, the scale of what we're facing now is unprecedented, and the climate crisis is to blame.

Person dancing amid labeled crises (gas, bills, health care, war, MAGA) with caption 'Me trying to file taxes by 4/15'

Background has tax forms with the following text on top "You pay your taxes. The Trump adminstration is paying tech giant Palantir hundreds of millions of dollars including $1.8 million to build an IRS targeting system that handles sensitive taxpayer information. Who do they want this system to go after?"
Analog alarm clock in the bottom right corner that says "Tax Day"

Article from Bridge Michigan with the headline "Consumers Energy's sale plan would turn unprofitable dams into $270M payday"
photo of a concrete dam and powerhouse and article by Kelly House

Attorneys General across the country, including Michigan AG Nessel, are standing up against this unconstitutional power-grab; Background is wrinkled paper

Bold text saying President Trump signed an executive order that will make it harder to vote; Background is wrinkled paper

Movie poster with the title being 'NOT ANOTHER RATE HIKE'; Consumers Energy labeled as the nasty slacker, MPSC commissioners labeled as the pushovers, and DTE labeled as the rich enemy.