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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for 2022-05-01 ( 17 items )  
- American Concrete Institute: Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete Announces Executive Director (10)
FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, April 28 (TNSPer) -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete has hired Dr. Andrea Schokker as Executive Director. Dr. Schokker will lead all NEU activities along with recruiting partners willing to assist in mitigating the concrete industry's carbon footprint. Dr. Schokker was previously Professor and Head of Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth, where she also more PR

= American Concrete Institute Foundation Announces Election of New Chair, Trustees (10)
FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, April 27 (TNSPer) -- The American Concrete Institute Foundation issued the following news release: The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of new chair of Trustees-- Jeffrey Coleman, election of two new trustees -- Khaled Awad and Keith Kesner, and the re-election of an existing trustee -- Robert Frosch. The ACI Foundation is honored to have these outstanding individuals continue the work of the ACI Foundation. They join Ronald G. Burg, Joseph M. Brac more PR

ACLU Mich. Statement in Support of Federal Investigation Into Central Michigan University Eliminating Men's Track and Field (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, April 29 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following statement : * * * Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for launching an investigation into Central Michigan University's (CMU) decision to both eliminate its men's track and field program and then replace it with a golf program. The inquiry will examine whether there is or has been racial discrimi more PR

American Diabetes Association: Collaboration Between Leading Health Organizations Aims to Advance Access to Health Care in Communities of Color (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 28 -- The American Diabetes Association issued the following news release on April 27, 2022: Bank of America, in collaboration with the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association(R), the American Cancer Society and the University of Michigan School of Public Health, announced today, the launch of a signature health equity initiative, an impact-driven program to advance healthy outcomes for under-resourced communities. This $25 million, four-year i more PR

Battelle PFAS AnnihilatorTM Mobile Unit Makes 1st-Ever Commercial Demonstration to Destroy 'Forever Chemicals' (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 28 -- Battelle, a nonprofit research and development organization, issued the following news release: Battelle launched a weeklong pilot demonstration in early March of its first-to-market total solution for PFAS removal and destruction at a wastewater treatment facility operated by Heritage-Crystal Clean in western Michigan. The Battelle PFAS AnnihilatorTM Mobile Unit, a closed-loop, on-site destruction solution powered by supercritical water oxidation (SCWO), was used to more PR

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan: 6 Local Journalism Projects Receive Over $200,000 in Grants From the Community Foundation's Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, April 28 (TNSfund) -- The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan issued the following news release: The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has announced that six journalism projects will receive a total of $208,333 from the Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund. Grants from the Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund total $1.3 million over the past five years. The Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund was launched in March 2017 as a partnership between the John S. and Ja more PR

Environmental Council of the States: Michigan Boosts Recycling Rate With Investments in Access and Awareness (10)
WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSPol) -- The Environmental Council of the States posted the following news: Recycling in Michigan has reached a new all-time high, increasing from 14.25% to 19.3% between 2019 and 2022. This 35.4% increase was documented in a new analysis conducted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy (EGLE). The higher recycling rate means that Michigan is annually capturing over 500,000 more tons of cardboard boxes, milk cartons, plastic bottles, and other o more PR

Mackinac Center for Public Policy: Michigan Economic Development Corporation Sued for Lack of Transparency (10)
MIDLAND, Michigan, April 28 (TNSRes) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is violating the Freedom of Information Act by refusing to release documents related to its Pure Michigan tourism program, according to a lawsuit filed by the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation. The Center has requested public records from the state agency for more than a year and has been repeatedly redirected or ignored. The Center sent  more PR

Michigan Education Association Member Librarians Concerned About Lack of Equity in School Services (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 29 (TNSRes) -- The Michigan Education Association issued the following news release: As School Library Month draws to a close, Michigan Education Association member and veteran media specialist Kathy Lester is working tirelessly to advocate for Michigan's certified school librarians, who play a pivotal role in preparing students for success but whose numbers have drastically declined in the state. Lester, a media specialist in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, wi more PR

Michigan EITC Coalition: Business, Faith, Health, Poverty-Fighting Groups Join to Support Major Increase in State EITC (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 29 (TNSCapV) -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following joint news release on April 28, 2022, with 79 organizations: The co-signers are Detroit Regional Chamber, Grand Rapids Chamber, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Catholic Conference, Small Business Association of Michigan, Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association, Oakland University, Michigan Family Forum, Lake Trust Credit Union, Michigan Consensus Policy Project, Michigan's Childr more PR

Michigan League for Public Policy: League Applauds Sen. Stabenow's Leadership on Farm Bill, Outlines Priorities for 2023 Reauthorization (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 30 (TNStalk) -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on April 29, 2022: * * * The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry's field hearing in East Lansing today on the 2023 reauthorization of the Farm Bill. The statement can be attributed to League President and CEO Monique Stanton, who also attended the hearing today. "The U.S. Farm Bill is a v more PR

National Milk Producers Federation Co-Op Member Outlines Dairy Needs in Farm Bill Kickoff Hearing in Michigan (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 30 (TNSPol) -- The National Milk Producers Federation issued the following news release: Michigan dairy farmer Ashley Kennedy, a member of the Michigan Milk Producers Association, testified on behalf of MMPA and the National Milk Producers Federation at the Senate Agriculture Committee's first hearing dedicated to the upcoming Farm Bill, the twice-a-decade reauthorization of all USDA programs. "I couldn't have come back to the family farm if it were not for many of t more PR

Progress Michigan: Is Bellino Reluctant to Regulate Top Campaign Donors? (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release: After months of devastating and prolonged power outages, Democratic lawmakers in the House have proposed new regulations to hold energy companies accountable to Michiganders. Meanwhile, Rep. Joe Bellino (R-Monroe), chair of the House Energy Committee, refuses to say whether these bil more PR

Public Justice Food Project: Michigan Court Advances Lawsuit Advocating for Workers' Compensation for Undocumented Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSPol) -- The Public Justice Food Project, an organization that focuses on food system and animal agriculture that is owned by independent farmers, issued the following news release: The State of Michigan Court of Claims ruled to deny the defendant's motion for summary disposition in a case concerning workers' compensation for undocumented immigrants in Michigan. This allows the case to proceed. The case is brought by the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (https://michiga more PR

Sierra Club: Conservation, Justice, and Public Health Advocates Tell EPA to Reconsider Detroit Ozone Pollution Proposal (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, April 29 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: 20 organizations, led by Sierra Club and Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, submitted comments urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider their proposal to redesignate the Detroit area from ozone nonattainment because it would prematurely halt state planning and actions to improve air quality. The EPA recently announced a proposal to approve Michigan's maintenance plan and redesigna more PR

United Automobile Workers, NRDC File Joint Lawsuit Against USPS Over Controversial Oshkosh Defense Truck Contract (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, April 29 (TNSPol) -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following joint news with Natural Resources Defense Council: A lawsuit filed jointly by the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) Thursday in federal court claims the United States Postal Service (USPS) failed on multiple levels when evaluating and finalizing a contract for next generation postal trucks and demands the agency halt production. In the lawsuit, UAW and NRDC highli more PR

Violence Policy Center: Gun Deaths Surpass Motor Vehicle Deaths in 34 States and the District of Columbia (10)
WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSRes) -- The Violence Policy Center issued the following news release: Gun deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths in 34 states and the District of Columbia in 2020, the most recent year for which data is available, a new analysis from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) reveals. That year, gun deaths (including gun suicide, homicide, and fatal unintentional shootings) outpaced motor vehicle deaths (both occupant and pedestrian) in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware more PR