ADRIAN, Michigan, May 26 (TNStalk) -- Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following agency statement on May 25, 2022: * * * The General Council of the Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following statement, calling for common sense gun safety laws in the wake of the May 24, 2022, mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas - the third mass shooting in 10 days. Our hearts are broken and enraged that another community in our nation has suffered the ravaging impact of mass murder at  more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, May 25 (TNSpol) -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) condemns all killings of innocent civilians, especially the targeting of journalists. In this spirit we call for moral consistency on human rights, especially human lives, and call on President Bien to pause his trip to Israel. Journalists and other media personnel must be protected, let alone not directly targeted. The demographic background  more PR

CANTON, Michigan, May 24 (TNSpol) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on May 23, 2022: The Michigan chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local branch of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the suspension of a Metro Detroit teacher who reportedly used a worksheet in class which compared former President Barack Obama with monkeys. A teacher from the prestigious Roeper School in Bloo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 24 -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives issued the following news release: As patients increasingly permit access to their health information by way of third-party applications (apps), the need to ensure the privacy and security of this data has exponentially grown. Many of these apps are not covered entities under HIPAA and are not bound by any current privacy and security requirements. In response, the College of Healthcare Information Manage more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 27 (TNSper) -- 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 the volunteer leadership team of its Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Applications (AEHIA). Stacey Johnston, MD, Vice President, Chief Application Officer (CAO) and Epic Program Executive of Baptist Health has joined the professional associa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSpol) -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement on May 24, 2022: * * * Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director, fair courts program, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate's vote to confirm Judge Stephanie Davis to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. "The Sixth Circuit will be well served by Judge Davis, who has a record of being a fair-minded judge with a  more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, May 26 (TNSreact) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: Unions shouldn't be allowed to force a settlement in an attempt to avoid litigation on a constitutional violation, the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation argued today. The Foundation made its assertion during oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in a case that challenges New Jersey's restrictive opt-out windows law. The Founda more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 26 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release: Michigan Retailers Association today reports that April 2022 sales slightly fell over March. Sales in Michigan have decreased, month-over-month, since a strong increase from February over January 2022. The April Retail Index survey came in at 52.4, a small decrease over March's 53.5. Forty percent (40%) of Michigan retailers reported a sales increase over March; 34% noted a decrease, and more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 26 (TNStalk) -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on May 25, 2022: * * * The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on the Michigan Senate Finance Committee's hearing today on Senate Bill 417, sponsored by Sen. Wayne Schmidt, to increase the state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to 30% of the federal credit. The statement can be attributed to League President and CEO Monique Stanton. "The bipartisan and cross- more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 25 (TNSfund) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: In partnership with ADM and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $2.6 million in grant awards to help farmers plant cover crops across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan and Minnesota. Awarded under NFWF's Midwest Cover Crop Initiative, these  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 26 -- 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 on May 25, 2022: At least 19 children and two adults were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, about 85 miles outside of San Antonio. The following response can be attributed to Myaia Holmes, gun violence prevention campaign manager at Progress Michigan:  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 24 (TNSreact) -- 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: On Monday evening, the State Bureau of Elections released a staff report detailing tens of thousands of forged signatures from several Republican gubernatorial candidates and concluding that five candidates - half the field - did not have enough signatures to qualify for the  more PR

MILPITAS, California, May 27 (TNSpol) -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on May 26, 2022: SEMI and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation that the SEMI Foundation has been awarded $1.5 million in funding to design and develop the SEMI Career and Apprenticeship Network (SCAN) in Michigan. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and CARES  more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, May 27 (TNStalk) -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement on May 25, 2022: * * * "Our union grieves today over another senseless and violent tragedy. "Nineteen children were taken from their families in Uvalde, Texas yesterday. "Two educators who devoted themselves to their profession are gone. "UAW members will stand with the community of Uvalde both today and tomorrow." [Category: Union] more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, May 25 (TNSreact) -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement on May 24, 2022: * * * Today CNH Industrial released a statement regarding the status of contract negotiations with the UAW. In response to the company's statement, the UAW provides the following assessment of negotiations. CNH Industrial entered negotiations with a predetermined bargaining strategy based on the principles of fear and intimidation. After a month of offering little resolve to b more PR