Thank you for your support of Safe Roads Yes and Proposal 1. Governor Snyder and the campaign have been traveling across the state holding town halls, attending editorial board meetings and sharing pieces of the road trying to educate people about Proposal 1 and the importance of Voting YES on May 5th. As a supporter and investor in Safe Roads Yes we wanted to provide an update and tools/resources so you can continue to talk to employees, friends and family.
Currently we have over 115 coalition members made up of associations, business groups, unions and safety units. Below are a few that reflect the diversity of the coalition and the millions they represent who are supporting Proposal 1.
Business Leaders for Michigan
Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Michigan
Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce
Flint and Genesee County Chamber of Commerce
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
International Union of Operating Engineers – Local 324
Iron Workers Local 25
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
Michigan Agri-Business Association
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
Michigan Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus
Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs
Michigan Association of Police Organizations
Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel
Michigan Catholics for the Common Good
Michigan Education Association
Michigan Farm Bureau
Michigan Laborers’ District Council
Michigan Manufacturers Association
Michigan Professional Firefighters Union
Michigan Public Transit Association
Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters
Michigan Sheriff’s Association
Michigan State Firemen’s Association
Police Officers Association of Michigan
Sierra Club
Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM)
Southwest Michigan First
Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce
West Michigan Policy Forum
Governor Snyder held press conferences March 19th in Detroit, Lansing, Grand Rapids and Flint. As well as press conferences on March 20th in Traverse City and Marquette. He has also traveled the state meeting with the local papers and spending time on the radio talking about Proposal 1. Please click on the links below to read some of the articles that resulted from his editorial board meetings:
Finley: No Prop 1, no good roads. Guaranteed
My Take: Proposal 1 is an opportunity to invest in Michigan
For safety’s sake, vote Yes on Proposal 1
We only hurt ourselves by rejecting Proposal 1
The team has held briefings, prepared legislative kits and PowerPoints for both Democrats and Republicans. We have held briefings for Senate, House and all staff on messaging.
Our Speakers Bureau contains more than a dozen professionals that have stepped up and been trained on our messaging. This group includes the Governor and Lt. Governor. They have attended roughly 90 events to date with at least another 50 upcoming this month.
We held our first of three TeleTown halls on March 23rd. This TTH was for absentee voters. Governor Snyder was live to answer questions.
We hold individual weekly conference calls for labor, transportation and education groups to update the nearly 100 coalition groups on current events, share ideas and give assignments. Coalition members from across the board came together to listen to Governor Snyder and share ideas on March 11th.
Absentee ballots became available March 21st and people will start seeing them in the mail this week. Our Facebook page is at 15,145 likes as of March 30th and continues to grow daily – please push people to the page and ask them to click “LIKE”. Over the next month you will see polls go up and down – we have the strategy to win on May 5th. Know that with your support and the hard work and dedication of over 115 coalition members Safe Roads Yes will be able to educate on the safety of our roads and the ONLY plan to fix them.
In addition to all the earned media we currently have 3 commercials on the air – if you haven’t seen them or if you want to share them with others below are the links along with the 2 minute advocacy video.
Plywood
School Bus
Mary Jo
2 min. Advocacy video “The Problem and Why Prop 1″
Finally if you want to get more involved please review the following kits that will provide you with resources to educate others on the importance of voting yes for Proposal 1 on May 5th.
Employer Kit: Download here
Coalition Kit: http://bit.ly/safe-roads-kit
Business Powerpoint: http://www.bit.ly/safe-roads-business
Questions? Contact the MITA office at 517-347-8336. You may also email the following staff:
Mike Nystrom, Executive Vice President, mikenystrom@mi-ita.com
Lance Binoniemi, VP of Government Affairs, lancebinoniemi@mi-ita.com
Mariam Robinson, Outreach Coordinator, mariamrobinson@mi-ita.com
