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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for 2023-02-26 ( 7 items )  
11 Groups Urge Mich. Supreme Court To Protect Waterways From Factory Farm Pollution (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (TNSgov) -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: Eleven environmental groups late last week filed a "friend of the court" brief asking the Michigan Supreme Court to reverse a state appellate court ruling that wrongly locks into place a failing Clean Water Act permit for industrial livestock operations that are polluting Michigan's waters with E. coli and contributing to toxic algal blooms. The Michigan Supreme Court is poised to decide whether to take more PR

AHRC Condemns Israeli Violence Against Occupied Palestinians, Calls For Action On Palestine (10)
DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 25 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) is alarmed by the ongoing and increasing escalation of conflict in Israeli- occupied Palestinian territories. While the world's attention is focused on the earthquake's tragedies in Turkey and Syria and the war in Ukraine, the most extreme Israeli government is escalating aggression against Palestinians. More Palestinians have been summarily killed or more PR

David Barfield, Terry Barclay Elected to Serve as TNC in Michigan Board of Trustees Chair and Vice Chair (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 23 (TNSper) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: The Nature Conservancy (TNC)-a global conservation organization committed to building a future where people and nature both thrive-today announced David Barfield, president and CEO of BarPellam, Inc., has been elected chair of TNC in Michigan's Board of Trustees. Terry Barclay, president and CEO of Inforum, has been elected vice chair, and former chair Jim Nicholson will now serve a more PR

Environmental Law & Policy Center Urges Michigan Supreme Court to Protect Waterways from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Pollution (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 23 (TNSgov) -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: Eleven environmental groups late last week filed a "friend of the court" brief asking the Michigan Supreme Court to reverse a state appellate court ruling that wrongly locks into place a failing Clean Water Act permit for industrial livestock operations that are polluting Michigan's waters with E. coli and contributing to toxic algal blooms. The Michigan Supreme Court is poised to  more PR

Michigan Retail Seasonally Adjusted Sales Rise Robustly (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: * * * 33 percent report increase, 61 percent anticipate continued growth * * * Michigan Retailers Association today reported that January 2023 sales rose over modest December sales - a positive direction for the state's retail climate and good indicator for the overall economy. The January Retail Index survey came in at 53.8, a significant increase over December's 41 more PR

MNA Nurses Ratify Agreements For New Contracts With McLaren Central, MyMichigan Alma (10)
MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- The Michigan Nurses Association issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: Nurses at McLaren Central Hospital in Mt. Pleasant voted yesterday to ratify a new three-year contract. Nurses at MyMichigan Alma had also previously voted last Thursday to ratify their tentative agreement. Both new contracts took effect immediately upon the ratification votes. While nurses at both hospitals were negotiating separate contracts with different health systems,  more PR

Recall Initiative Promised For Michigan Legislators Who Vote For Gun Control (10)
LOVELAND, Colorado, Feb. 21 (TNSgov) -- The National Association for Gun Rights posted the following news release: Second Amendment advocacy group Great Lakes Gun Rights promised to work with local political activists and begin recalling anti-gun politicians who vote for gun control legislation being pushing through the Michigan legislature. "Michigan Democrats are charging ahead with anti-gun proposals that would make California blush," said Brenden Boudreau, Executive Director for Great Lake more PR