WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNStalk) -- EMILY's List issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2023: * * * Today Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan announced she will not seek reelection and is leaving office at the end of her current term in 2025. EMILY's List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement: "We thank Sen. Stabenow for a lifetime of service to our country and to Michigan. A history-making leader who not only broke glass ceilings, but created a path for the generation after  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNStalk) -- The International Fresh Produce Association issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2023, by Chief Policy Officer Robert L. Guenther: * * * The International Fresh Produce Association is incredibly grateful for Senator Debbie Stabenow's (D-MI) deep and decades-long commitment to the fresh produce industry. As Chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Senator Stabenow has been steadfast in looking out for the best interests of not j more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Jan. 5 (TNSgov) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2023: A school district in Rhode Island denied tenure to a teacher after he opted out of paying union dues, according to a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island by the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation. The lawsuit, filed in conjunction with attorney Joseph Larisa, Jr., claims that the school district violated the First and Fourteen more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 7 (TNStalk) -- The Michigan Health and Hospital Association issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2023, by CEO Brian Peters: * * * "On behalf of our member hospitals, we deeply appreciate the contributions U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow has made and will continue to make to improving the health and wellness of individuals and communities throughout her time in elected office. "While we are saddened to hear she will not be seeking a fifth term in 2024, we can confidently more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Jan. 6 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy posted the following news release on Jan. 5, 2023: Michigan voters support the state's right-to-work law by a 2-to-1 margin, a new statewide poll finds. Overall, 58% of voters support the law, while only 29% oppose it. Right-to-work laws make it illegal to require workers to pay dues or fees to labor unions in order to work, even if a person works in a unionized shop and under a collective bargaining agreement. Michigan more PR

LOVELAND, Colorado, Jan. 4 (TNSgov) -- The National Association for Gun Rights issued the following news release on Jan. 2, 2023: Yesterday, during her swearing in ceremony at the capitol in Lansing, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vowed to expand Michigan's gun control laws during the 2023 legislative session. Whitmer and Michigan Democrats have pledged to pass "Red Flag" gun confiscation, implement universal background checks, and mandate that all law-abiding gun owners lock up their personal firearms more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (TNStalk) -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2023: * * * In response to this afternoon's announcement by United States President Joe Biden of new "border security" measures along the southern border, which would expand expedited removals under Title 42, the following statement is attributable to Michele Heisler, MD, MPA, medical director at Physicians for Human Rights and professor of internal medicine and public health at the University o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSper) -- The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2023: The board of directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials unanimously elected Craig Thompson - secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation - as its 2022-2023 vice president on Thursday, Jan. 5. Thompson replaces former AASHTO Vice President and director of the Michigan Department of Transporta more PR