WASHINGTON, March 24 (TNStalk) -- The American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement on March 23, 2023: * * * The American Petroleum Institute (API) released the following statement from API Vice President of Midstream Policy Robin Rorick expressing API's disappointment that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has decided to further delay permitting on the Great Lakes Tunnel. * * * "The Great Lakes Tunnel is a much-needed project that will protect the Great Lakes for genera more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 (TNSgov) -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: Brady, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, and GIFFORDS, released the following statements applauding Michigan Senate lawmakers - with the help and support of Governor Gretchen Whitmer - for passing critical gun safety bills to require the secure storage of firearms and to require background checks for all unlicensed gun sales. The bills now head to Governor Whitmer's desk to more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, March 23 (TNSrpt) -- The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan issued the following news release: In 2021, a record-shattering 107,000 people died from overdose in the United States, including 2,375 opioid overdoses in Michigan. One contributing factor has been weak protocols for overdose response in hospital emergency rooms, where people may end up after a nonfatal overdose, leaving patients without follow up and access to the most effective overdose prevention methods more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 25 (TNStalk) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following statement on March 24, 2023: * * * Gov. Whitmer signed legislation today repealing right-to-work protections in Michigan. This will once again require private sector workers in unionized workplaces to choose between paying a union or losing their jobs. Since right-to-work passed in 2012, nearly 140,000 people across the state have chosen to leave their union. * * * Joseph G. Lehman, president  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 25 (TNStalk) -- NextGen America issued the following statement on March 24, 2023: * * * In response to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer officially repealing Michigan's right-to-work law, NextGen America President Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez released the following statement: * * * "When young Michigan voters voted progressive, pro-worker majorities into the legislature last election, they communicated clearly the type of future they wanted to see for their sta more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 24 (TNSgov) -- The Ocean Conservancy issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: Yesterday afternoon, the Illinois House passed HB 2376: EPA-Disposable Food Containers. The legislation would phase out the use of single-use plastic polystyrene foam food ware in Illinois by January 2024. In reaction to the vote, Ocean Conservancy, the Illinois Environmental Council, Alliance for the Great Lake, and Illinois Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) issued the fo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 25 (TNSgov) -- 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 March 24, 2023: After Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills restoring worker freedom, repealing so-called "Right to Work" and reinstating prevailing wage for state construction projects, Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan, made the following statement:  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 17 (TNSpp) -- 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: Lapeer County Prosecutor John Miller is reportedly weighing filing criminal charges against employees or officials of the Lapeer District library if they continue to refuse to remove the graphic novel "Gender Queer: A Memoir" from shelves. Miller then attempted to walk back hi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 23 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following statement on March 22, 2023: * * * The Michigan Republican Party has once again proven itself to be a vehicle for spreading hate. Today, their Twitter account tweeted a message to oppose sensible gun violence legislation in meme format, using what appears to be an image of seized wedding rings fro more PR

NEW YORK, March 22 (TNSrpt) -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release: * * * New Report Shows State's Emergency Room Programs Improved Access to Treatment * * * In 2021, a record-shattering 107,000 people died from overdose in the United States, including 2,375 opioid overdoses in Michigan. One contributing factor has been weak protocols for overdose response in hospital emergency rooms, where people may end up after a nonfatal overdose, leaving patients without follow up and ac more PR