ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 2 (TNSAwa) -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives issued the following news release: As digital technologies increasingly drive the quality of healthcare, leaders behind the scenes are making crucial improvements in technology that help save lives. Led by Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Curtright and Chief Information Officer Bryan Bliven, University of Missouri (MU) Health Care's IT team designed digital health care tools to help prevent patie more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- The American Federation of Teachers issued the following statement on Nov. 30, 2021: * * * The following statement can be attributed to Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers and David Hecker, president of AFT Michigan: "Today, we mourn those lost in the Oxford High School shooting and express our deepest condolences to all the students, staff, families, and community members affected by this tragic event. Our schools must be places t more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 30 (TNSRep) -- The Altarum Institute issued the following data brief (No. 110) in November 2021 entitled "New Mexico Residents Struggle to Afford High Healthcare Costs, Particularly in Rural Areas": * * * A survey of 1,170 New Mexico adults, conducted from July 16, 2021 to August 11, 2021, found that people living in rural areas of New Mexico experience greater healthcare affordability burdens than people living in non-rural areas of the state. Roughly 7 in 10 (72%) r more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Dec. 2 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: Hamad, the executive director of the American Human Rights Council, volunteered at a food giveaway in Dearborn, and then returned home to his house in the 6900 block of North Evangeline Street in Dearborn Heights. What he thought would be a restful evening watching television and maybe napping ended up with him in the back of a police cruiser. Shortly after 5 p.m., Hamad got a phone call from th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSPol) -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2021: * * * Brady applauds Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy for calling on the U.S. Senate to pass H.R. 8, a bill expanding and strengthening Brady background checks, by unanimous consent. Sen. Murphy's righteous call to action responds to the recent mass shooting at Oxford High School in Oakland, Michigan and the hundreds of other shootings nationwide since that have not attract more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following statement on Nov. 30, 2021: * * * Following the mass shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, Brady calls for action to prevent mass shootings, school shootings, and gun violence in all of its forms. Brady President Kris Brown shared: "Students across the country returned to school yesterday after a short break where they celebrated Thanksgiving with loved ones, yet less than 48 hours la more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSPol) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: On November 30, four students were killed and another seven people were injured during a school shooting in Oxford, Michigan. Sadly, gun violence in America has reached epidemic proportions. Every day, more than 100 people are killed and more than 200 are injured with a gun in the United States. "We are deeply saddened by this terrible news, and our hearts go out to the families devastated by thi more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 1 (TNSPol) -- Citizen Action of New York issued the following news release: As members of the New York State Senate heard testimony about childhood lead poisoning, Citizen Action of New York released a video, "New York Children Are Being Poisoned by Lead," exposing the severity of New York's childhood lead poisoning crisis. In Buffalo, there are neighborhoods where children test positive for lead poisoning at rates eight times higher than the children in Flint, Michigan d more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following statement on Nov. 30, 2021: * * * Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading energy and environmental advocate for families and businesses, issued the following comments today after the State of Michigan dropped a state lawsuit over the Line 5 project. "It's unfortunate that instead of working to protect Michigan jobs and the Great Lakes by supporting Line 5 and the Line 5 Tunnel Project, Governor Whitmer and more PR

HAMMOND, Indiana, Dec. 3 (TNSOps) -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: BP must pay $512,450 in penalties and increase the use of air pollution control systems at the more than century-old BP Whiting Refinery on Lake Michigan as part of an agreement released today that resolves a lawsuit filed by environmental organizations. The oil refinery in Northern Indiana, one of the nation's largest and oldest, was sued in federal court in 2019 by the  more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, Dec. 2 (TNSOps) -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than 1 million mothers and their families, issued the following news release: Statement of Gloria Pan, Vice President for Member Engagement, Campaign Innovations, Gun Control at MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on yesterday's school shooting in Michigan. "Another tragic school shooting, devastating students, parents, edu more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- The National Parent Teacher Association issued the following statement: * * * National PTA President Anna King and Michigan PTA President Tracey Troy issued the following statement on the fatal shooting at Oxford High School in Detroit. "Tuesday afternoon, there was a shooting at Oxford High School, during which three students were fatally shot and eight other people were injured, including a teacher. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSRep) -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following news release: As Congress finalizes the details of the Build Back Better agenda, the National Women's Law Center is launching a national campaign to bridge the gap between the way poverty is discussed in the media and the reality endured by millions of women and families. Show Me The Receipts documents the financial lives of ten people from Nevada and Michigan at or near the poverty line fighting to support the more PR

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: On September 14, 2021, the North Carolina Building Code Council (BCC) voted to accept ACI's proposal to amend the 2018 North Carolina Existing Building Code to reference ACI CODE-562 Code Requirements for the Assessment, Repair and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures, it was subsequently approved for adoption by the North Carolina Rules Review Commission on November 18, 2 more PR

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Nov. 30 (TNSOps) -- NTEA, The Association for the Work Truck Industry issued the following news release: NTEA, in collaboration with Lincoln Electric, a global leader in welding products and solutions, and National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3), a value-driven organization for career and technical education, announces the Work Truck Industry Welder Certification Program. Through this new initiative, work truck industry businesses will have access to a cons more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 4 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Nurses Association issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2021: The elected bargaining team of Sparrow Hospital caregivers and the administration reached a tentative agreement for a new 3-year contract today, averting a possible strike. This agreement will not be final until voted on by the membership of the Professional Employee Council of Sparrow Hospital, a local of the Michigan Nurses Association (PECSH-MNA). Highlights of the agreem more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following statement by Michigan State Director Ben Locke on Nov. 30, 2021: * * * Teach Plus Michigan and the entire Teach Plus community are heartbroken by the news of the shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan today. We extend our deepest condolences to the students, teachers, and famili more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 1 (TNSPol) -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on Nov. 30, 2021: UAW President Ray Curry joined a roundtable hosted by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at UAW Region 1A in Taylor, MI to discuss the nation-wide semi-conductor shortage and its impact on autoworkers across the state and country. Michigan's Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the state's Senators and Democratic members of Congress, as well as rep more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (TNSOps) -- The Women's National Basketball Association issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: WNBA Draft Lottery 2022 presented by State Farm(R) will be conducted on Sunday, Dec. 19 at 3 p.m. ET, the WNBA announced today. ESPN will broadcast a 30-minute WNBA Draft Lottery special between games of its women's college basketball doubleheader that afternoon featuring Baylor vs. Michigan and Louisville vs. Connecticut. WNBA Head of League Operations Bethany Donaphin w more PR