LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 10 (TNSAwa) -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine issued the following news release: The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine--a national nonprofit with more than 17,000 doctor members--has awarded three Michigan legislators, Sen. Paul Wojno, D-Warren, Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, and Rep. Matt Koleszar, D-Plymouth, with the Legislative Leadership Award for their work to protect animals and improve research in the state. Sen. Wojno, Sen. Polehank more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Dec. 7 (TNSOps) -- The Adventure Cycling Association issued the following news release: Adventure Cycling Association is proud to announce the designation of U.S. Bicycle Route 1 in Maryland and the realignment of additional routes through Florida, Michigan, and Ohio, adding nearly 150 miles to the U.S. Bicycle Route System and improving connectivity and the cycling experience. The addition of USBR 1 in Maryland extends the overall length of the route by connecting it to add more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Dec. 9 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) board, staff and volunteers express their gratitude and sincere appreciation to all friends, supporters, and sponsors for making AHRC's December 2, 2021, virtual gala a great success. The gala began with the US national anthem performed by Dr. D. Teamor and special greetings messages from both Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Congresswoman Brenda Lawren more PR

PALO ALTO, California, Dec. 11 (TNSJou) -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2021: Green is a color that is almost universally associated with plants--for good reason. The green pigment chlorophyll is essential to plants' ability to generate food; but what happens if they don't have enough of it? New work from Carnegie, Michigan State University, and the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment in France reveals the comp more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (TNSPol) -- Children's Rights, an organization engaged in child welfare advocacy, issued the following news release: The Biden administration has revoked Trump-era waivers that allowed taxpayer-funded child welfare agencies to override non-discrimination rules when they conflicted with providers' religious beliefs. This move came after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would reinstitute an Obama-era nondiscrimination policy in three states that had  more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, Dec. 7 -- Direct Relief issued the following news: By Amarica Rafanelli That was a key finding of research conducted by Direct Relief's University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy intern, Celia Sawyerr, who interviewed providers from four federally qualified health centers in Houston, Texas, Washington, D.C., and The Bronx, New York. African migrants face high rates of chronic disease and mental health issues--similar to other minority populations  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSPol) -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Board of Immigration Appeals, the nation's immigration appellate court, on the legal issue of whether an alien who has been convicted of aggravated assault in Michigan has committed a "crime involving moral turpitude" under federal immigration law, and thus should be deported. To be convicte more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation issued the following news release: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation selected 14 artists and arts organizations to share more than $1 million from the 2021 Knight Arts Challenge Detroit to bring their ideas to life and connect people to each other and to their community. Since its creation in 2008, the Knight Arts Challenge has funded hundreds of ideas from artists and arts organizations that have helped  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 9 (TNSPol) -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2021: * * * The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement in support of Senate Bill 417 to increase the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to 30% of the federal credit. The bill was up for discussion in the Senate Finance Committee today and a variety of groups spoke or submitted written testimony in support of the bill, including the League, the Sm more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments issued the following news release: SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, has awarded $2,812,081 in Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding for four projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and FY 2023. SEMCOG will consider additional projects in March, June, and September 2022. "These transformative projects will implement regional and local planning priorities, such as road safety, transpo more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 8 (TNSOps) -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: The UAW celebrates the release of Yang Kyung-soo, President of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). On November 25, a Korean court sentenced Brother Yang to serve a year in prison but suspended the sentence for two years. Yang has been in jail since September 2, when police stormed the KCTU offices and detained him forcefully. UAW President Ray Curry condemned the action and called for Yan more PR