LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 28 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: Reliability matters were at the top of the Michigan Public Service Commission's priority list in 2021 as severe storms knocked out power to millions of Michiganders, underscoring the need for the state's electric utilities to commit to strengthening the grid to withstand challenges brought about by climate change. After a series of summer storms with winds topping 70 mph led to widespread ou more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's latest intervention in a rate case before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) contributed to an 88% reduction from Consumers Energy's original request. MPSC's ruling in U-20963, issued Dec. 22, approved an annual increase of $27,118,00 in Consumers' electric rates. The original request, filed in March 2021, requested a $225 million increase,  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general urging the federal government to take critical and needed action to help borrowers by addressing failures to implement mortgage restructuring programs to ensure those most financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can afford their mortgages and remain in their homes. During the pandemic, the Federal Housing A more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general from around the nation in calling on the U.S. Senate to protect pregnant individuals and families by passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The PWFA, which received bipartisan support from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee earlier this year, secures the rights of pregnant indivi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 29 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is sharing year-end highlights and previews as 2021 ends. "Every single day, the dedicated people working for the Department of Attorney General remain focused on the important cases we handle, the consumers we protect and the clients we represent," Nessel said. "I am proud to serve alongside some of the hardest working people in state government. As 2022 more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 29 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Dec. 28, 2021: A federal judge granted summary judgement in three civil lawsuits filed by white male police officers against Michigan State Police (MSP), alleging that they were discriminated and retaliated against because of their race and gender, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan Judge Robert J. Jonker dismissed more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 29 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: For decades, redistricting in Michigan has been controlled by politicians and shrouded in secrecy and darkness. The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission's work brought the mapping process into the public light for the first time. Michiganders were able to give input and observe as the MICRC created the state's first citizen-drawn maps. The Michigan Democratic Party recognizes and t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 29 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 28, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer celebrated yesterday's signing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 into law by President Joe Biden, which will directly support Michigan's defense sector economy and support our state's service members, veterans, and their families. "Our country has long counted on Michigan to support our national defense, both through  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 29 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer signed House Bill 5447 and 5448 to facilitate the reopening of the Lewis College of Business as the Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design in Detroit as Michigan's first and only Historically Black College or University (HBCU). "I am proud to play a part in helping reopen the Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design in Detroit," said Governor Whitmer. "I am committed  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 28 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer signed House Bill 4294 to address the substitute teacher shortage, helping keep schools open and students learning in person. House Bill 4294 would temporarily allow trusted staff members such as secretaries, paraprofessionals, and others to work as substitute teachers until the end of the current school year. "Making sure every child in Michigan has access to a high-quality pub more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The Whitmer-Gilchrist administration is counting down the last 10 days of 2021 by celebrating Michigan's progress on 10 fundamental kitchen-table issues. Today we celebrate progress Michigan has made on expanding high-speed internet. "High-speed internet is critical to education, employment, and daily household functions," said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. "I am proud of the actions we have taken more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 29 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 28, 2021: Governor Whitmer today announced that schools are recruiting and in the process of hiring 560 more school psychologists, school social workers, school counselors, and school nurses with the help of funding from the FY22 State School Aid Act. "The pandemic reminded us that school-based mental and physical health professionals are not luxuries. Healthy students-physically, menta more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 30 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute issued the following news: Lydia Salus grew up about 20 miles from Lake Michigan, in a Wisconsin village graced with Mammoth Spring, where water seeps through cracks on top of the shallow aquifer that underlies much of Waukesha County. Since her formative years, water has been a part of Salus's life. As an undergraduate, Salus worked on a project to facilitate fish passage through urban culverts. She got a  more PR