CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 6 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announced they had awarded the first construction contract for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project on November 27. The Brandon Road project is a partnership between USACE and the States of Illinois and Michigan that is designed to prevent invasive carp from getting into the Great Lakes. The barrier is a major priority for more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Michigan Democrats Are Trying to Pass a $13.5 Million Tourist Tax Hike By Joey Webb Have you ever wanted to visit Michigan? Well, Michigan Democrats' expanded tax hike on tourism will only make your trip more costly. Earlier this week, Rep. Tyrone Carter introduced House Bill 6166, legislation which would increase the maximum amount the Travel and Convention Bureau can assess from 2% to 3%; more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Michigan Democrats Want to Hike the Corporate Tax Rate in Lame Duck Session By Atticus Vernacchio Earlier this week, Michigan Democrats introduced House Bill 6217, legislation raising the Michigan corporate tax rate from 6 to 8.5%. Beginning next year, Michigan may have one of the highest corporate rates in the nation. With this new adjustment to their tax system, they would be ranked amon more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Traverse City, Mich. On December 2, 2024, For Love of Water (FLOW), Great Lakes Business Network (GLBN), and Sierra Club filed an amici curiae brief opposing Enbridge's motion for summary disposition in the Line 5 lawsuit Nessel v. Enbridge. The three groups, representing tens of thousands of Michigan residents and hundreds of Michigan businesses, weighed in as "friends of the court", arguing that M more PR

TROY, Michigan, Dec. 5 -- The Kresge Foundation issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2024: * * * The Kresge-backed loan will help drive an equitable transition to renewable energy with a focus on solar and solar-plus storage * * * Sunwealth, a clean energy impact investment firm, announced today a $30 million construction loan facility with the Urban Investment Group (UIG) at Goldman Sachs Alternatives to develop solar, solar-plus-storage and standalone storage projects across the United Sta more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Dec. 7 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: * * * The First SME PRIME Program Supported by the Charles L. Shor Foundation * * * In the 2025-26 academic year, students at Ludlow High School in Ludlow, Kentucky will have the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge training in advanced manufacturing through SME PRIME(R), the signature program of the SME Education Foundation. The Foundation operates as the philanthropic arm of SME, the  more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following study on November 26, 2024 entitled "How States Can Improve Education Programs in Prisons". The study was written by Ben Stickle, Steven Sprick Schuster and Emerson Sprick. Here is an excerpt: * * * This policy brief builds on recent research showing that prison education programs should be viewed as an investment rather than a cost. The payoff of prison education is clear. The best available res more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following study on November 26, 2024 entitled "State Ranking of Prison Education Programs". The study was written by Ben Stickle and Steven Sprick Schuster. Here is an excerpt: * * * In this brief, we rank each state based on the level of prison education offered at state and private prisons and on their use of these policies. The ranking criteria focused on two main parts: 1) availability of educational p more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Dec. 2 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: MIDLAND, Mich. As the Michigan Legislature considers a new wave of corporate welfare handouts during its lame-duck session, a new study from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy sheds light on two decades of broken promises tied to taxpayer-funded business subsidies. The study reveals that only 9% of the jobs announced in major state-sponsored deals more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center issued the following news release: NCLC Announces Hobbs, Rossman, and Greenfield Fellowships Awarded Annually to Law Students Committed to Consumer Advocacy and the Pursuit of a Public Interest Career BOSTON The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) has awarded its annual summer fellowships to second-year law students at University of Michigan, Harvard, and Washington University Law Schools. NCLC awarded its Hobbs Fel more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Dec. 1 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: * * * Celebrating 35 years with industry-leading education, a show-stopping show floor and strategic colocation with mobility and additive heavy hitters * * * (DETROIT, Dec. 1, 2024) - RAPID + TCT, North America's premier event for additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing, will return to Detroit April 8-10, 2025, at Huntington Place. Coproduced by SME and Rapid News Publications more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost Upper Midwest $22 Billion Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found the decision puts 30 million acres of wetlands in the Upper Midwest (I more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost Michigan $4.8 Billion Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found the decision puts 6.4 million acres of wetlands in Michigan at risk of des more PR