DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 21 (TNSPol) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release: The ACLU of Michigan applauds state lawmakers for introducing legislation to reform Michigan's bail and pretrial system. This bipartisan package of bills will ensure that people are not jailed because they cannot afford bail, a practice that contributes to Michigan's mass incarceration crisis and disproportionately impacts Black people and other people of color. House Bills more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 22 (TNSPol) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) sent a letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer supporting a veto of an anti-voter bill package passed by the Michigan legislature. The ACLU denounces this proposed legislation designed to make it harder for Michiganders to vote. "This proposed anti-voter legislation is intended to gut the progress Michiganders have made to modern more PR

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 21 (TNSJou) -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news: By Debbie Bunch ECMO Survival Numbers Drop ECMO has been a last ditch life-saver for many patients with COVID-19, but new research from international investigators, including those from the University of Michigan and Columbia University, suggests the effectiveness of the treatment has declined over time. In a study conducted among three groups of patients -- those treated before May 1, more PR

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Oct. 20 (TNSOps) -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The seventh annual ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards showcased dozens of innovative concrete projects from around the world. The "Overall Excellence" award was presented to Aldilonda promenade around Bastia fortress, located in Corse-du-Sud, France. The winning concrete project also received first place in the flatwork category at the ACI Excellence in Concrete Constr more PR

YPSILANTI, Pennsylvania, Oct. 22 (TNSPol) -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following statement: * * * This week, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer released, in direct cooperation with the Michigan Department of Corrections, an expansion of "Maternal and Post-Partum Healthcare for Prisoners." This new policy allows nursing in the visiting room, extends access to pumping, limits restraint use, allows a loved one support person and doula to be present during birth, enforces a more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Oct. 20 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC) will be holding its virtual annual "Spirit of Humanity" Awards Gala on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. originally set for Friday, October 22, 2021, the rescheduling is due to pressing and unforeseen circumstances. AHRC extends its warm appreciation to all the proud sponsors who have already contributed to this signature event. The sponsorship will more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Oct. 21 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following statement by Executive Director Imad Hamad on Oct. 20, 2021: * * * No doubt that election periods are the perfect time to compel candidates, both incumbents and challengers, to be closer to the electorate. They will be more responsive and more than ready to listen and engage. During these times every candidate is very busy campaigning and appealing for support. All of them will do their utmost best to be the more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Oct. 22 (TNSOps) -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine issued the following news release: Early in her 19 years as a physician in the emergency department in Michigan, Tory Snyder, DO, realized many of the patients she had been seeing had something in common: substance use disorder (SUD). The shared element of SUD, however, often presented itself differently. Smokers came in with issues tied to COPD. Other patients with SUDs came to the ER as a result of a car ac more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 19 (TNSRes) -- The American Society of Human Genetics issued the following news release: Alcohol and tobacco use are associated with increased "epigenetic age" in adults and heavy alcohol use in men was associated with increased epigenetic age acceleration in their offspring, according to new research presented by Wei Zhao, PhD, an assistant research scientist at the University of Michigan, at the American Society of Human Genetics 2021 Annual Meeting. It is well docu more PR

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Oct. 22 (TNSOps) -- ASTM International, an international organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: ASTM International's concrete pipe committee (C13) presented the 2021 Robert R. Liteheiser Award to William E. Washabaugh, president of Northern Concrete Pipe Inc (Bay City, Michigan, USA). Washabaugh was honored for his outstanding work on box c more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 20 (TNSOps) -- The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan issued the following news release: The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and its local and national partners announced $200,000 in a new round of investments in technical assistance from the Community Policing Innovations Initiative, a program launched earlier this year and committed to collaborative police reform in southeast Michigan. This latest round of support brings the total investments of t more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 22 (TNSOps) -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives issued the following news release: The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has added a prominent executive to its leadership team. David Finn has joined the organization as Vice President to lead the expansion of CHIME's three professional associations: the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Applications (AEHIA), Association for Executives in Healthc more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Oct. 20 (TNSPol) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: The Michigan Legislature passed Senate Bills 687 and 688 and House Bills 5404 and 5405. This legislation would let students across the state use opportunity scholarships. Several families who are challenging the state constitution's anti-religious Blaine Amendment support this move, as does the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation, which represents them in court. Their st more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 21 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following news release: The cultural campus of the Adrian Center for the Arts will soon be home to three new studios that will bring the fine craft arts of glassblowing, metalsmithing-jewelry and sculpture to its creative footprint. This effort will be made possible through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and Adrian Center for the Arts (ACA) announced today. The camp more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 22 (TNSRes) -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release: Michigan Retailers Association today reports a decrease in the September sales performance compare to August numbers. The September Retail Index survey came in at 47.6, a decrease from August's 61.2. Forty seven percent of Michigan retailers reported a sales decline; 40% noted an increase, and 13% reported no change. The seasonally adjusted performance Index is conducted by Michigan Re more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 22 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Nurses Association issued the following news release: Caregivers at Sparrow Hospital announced that they will be holding an informational picket on the sidewalk outside the hospital on November 3. Nurses and health professionals say that they are speaking out to advocate for patients and each other. "The pandemic has shown us the flaws in our health care system and how vital it is that these flaws be fixed. Sparrow executives cannot keep choo more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (TNSOps) -- The National League for Nursing issued the following news release: The National League for Nursing 2021 Education Summit concluded with a new NLN Chair and Chair-Elect in place, following the Board of Governors election and installation, held during the Annual Business Meeting. Kathleen Poindexter, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, an assistant dean of undergraduate programs and faculty development at Michigan State University, was elevated to NLN Chair, having served since 2019 more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 19 (TNSRep) -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives issued the following news release: The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Security (AEHIS) fielded a survey of its membership's Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) to determine the impact cybersecurity incidents had on healthcare in the last year, finding widespread impacts on organizations and the need more PR