DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 2 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release and letter on Nov. 1, 2022: As book-banning efforts proliferate statewide amidst alarming anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) sent a letter today urging Michigan's public school districts to protect the constitutional rights of students and their families by opposing censorship in school libraries and fostering a learning environment that more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (TNSawa) -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2022: The American Immigration Council (the Council) and Welcoming America are pleased to announce that 9 localities will receive Gateways for Growth (G4G) awards as part of the fifth cohort of the initiative. Launched in 2016, G4G is a competitive opportunity for localities to receive research support, technical assistance, and/or matching grant funds from the Council and Welcoming Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNStalk)(TNSrpt) -- The Beer Institute issued the following agency statement on Nov. 3, 2022: * * * The Beer Institute released the following statement in response to Public Sector Consultants' report on ready-to-drink beverage price increases in Michigan and Nebraska. "This new report shows how Michigan and Nebraska legislators and consumers got a raw deal with these massive tax carveouts for big liquor," said Alex Davidson, director of public affairs at the Beer Institu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 25 (TNSgov) -- The County Road Association of Michigan issued the following news release: With passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in 2021, county road agencies throughout Michigan are finding new opportunities to partner with their county and township governments to secure ARPA funds for much-needed road and bridge repairs. The County Road Association of Michigan (CRA) recently contacted four county road commissions (Marquette, Menominee, Houghton and Baraga) more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 5 (TNSgov) -- The Detroit Regional Chamber issued the following news release: The city of Detroit's unemployment rate is the lowest it's been since September 2000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The city's unemployment rate was 7 percent in September, down from 7.9 percent in August and 12.5 percent this time last year, according to a news release from Mayor Mike Duggan's office. The city's unemployment rate spiked to 38 percent in May 2020 during the more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: The U.S. has shuttered seven nuclear energy reactors in the past four years, but high electricity rates and growing climate concerns have caused longtime nuclear opponents to take a second look at - and even embrace - nuclear energy. California called a last-minute audible to save its plant, and Michigan is scrambling to reopen its own mere months after retiring it. This renewed interest has prompted many to more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Nov. 1 (TNSgov)(TNSrpt) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy posted the following news release on Oct. 31, 2022: Few Michiganders could have imagined the impact Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's COVID-19 emergency orders would have on their daily lives and livelihoods. While the governor's unchecked emergency authority was eventually struck down, there are still laws on the books that could similarly be misused. A new study from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy analyzes every  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 4 (TNSjou) -- The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago issued the following news release: * * * New study from leading researchers at NORC at the University of Chicago, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Michigan, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows higher prevalence rates of AMD, a leading cause of vision loss in the United States- * * * A new study "The Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degen more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 4 (TNSrpt) -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2022: Despite shouldering the dual crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recession it triggered for nearly three years, as well as national and state efforts to restrict reproductive rights, Black women voters in Michigan remain optimistic about the impact of their vote and the future that lies ahead. But according to the findings of an online poll of Michigan voters th more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 2 (TNSgov) -- Priorities USA issued the following news release: Priorities USA announced it is intervening as a defendant in Karamo v. Winfrey, a lawsuit that threatens to limit how Michigan voters can request and return absentee ballots. Priorities is also supporting and funding the intervention of three individual voters and the Detroit/Downriver chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute (DAPRI). The lawsuit was brought by Republican candidate for Michigan Secretary  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- 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 Tuesday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly research newsletter that tracks Michigan voters' opinions about important issues and political figures. This month's issue focuses heavily on the upcoming election. "As Election Day approaches, more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 5 (TNStalk) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Nov. 3, 2022: * * * On November 3, DTE filed an updated 15-year energy plan (Integrated Resource Plan) at Michigan Public Service Commission which proposes to. * Build an additional 800 MW of solar and 240 MW of battery storage over the next five years, and a total of 15.4 GW of renewables plus 1,810 MWs of storage over the next 20 years; * Retire their Belle River coal plant and convert it to a fossil g more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 1 (TNSgov) -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on Oct. 31, 2022: The International Union, UAW filed a petition for election with the Cleveland office of the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of approximately 900 workers at Ultium Cells, LLC in Warren Ohio. "A majority of Ultium workers have signed cards authorizing the UAW to represent them," says UAW President Ray Curry. "By refusing to recognize their majority will, Ultium - which is a jo more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 4 (TNSsel) -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on Nov. 3, 2022: On Nov. 1, the choice to form a union by a strong majority of 1,500 graduate and undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistants, as well as Tutors and Graders and others (collectively known as Academic Student Employees or ASEs) was confirmed by the Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission. Final certification is expected next week. Their union, WSU-CASE/UAW (Coalition o more PR