LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson issued the following news: Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that absent voter ballots are available with clerks across the state so voters can now request an absentee ballot for the presidential primary election. Due to the constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2018, all eligible and registered voters in Michigan may request an absent voter ballot without providing a reason. They can visit their local cl more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recently joined a coalition of 21 other Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration's legally flawed attempts to immediately expand the use of expedited removal. Expedited removal is a fast-tracked deportation process that generally prohibits access to legal representation, witnesses or an opportunity to present evidence more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel - along with the Michigan Civil Rights Commission and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights - filed an amicus brief Wednesday with the Michigan Court of Appeals asking appellate judges to accept the argument that state laws which require modifications be made to residential units for new tenants with disabilities should also apply to existing tenants who more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: Clark Hill announced that Jason Schwent has joined Clark Hill as Senior Counsel in the Cybersecurity, Data Protection & Privacy Group. "Adding Jason to our Cybersecurity group provides a senior level boost for our clients," said Melissa Ventrone, Business Unit Leader of Clark Hill's Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Business Unit. "Jason's significant experience in software, information technology, cyber and priva more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: Clark Hill represented Myles Kirby, liquidator of Westman Plant and Civils Limited, in his investigation of the company and the eventual institution of fraudulent trading proceedings against Kevin Rabbitte, the director of the company. Mr. Kirby had been appointed as liquidator by the Revenue Commissioners. Such proceedings are extremely rare in Ireland and are hardly ever successful given the very high standard more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: Clark Hill attorneys Dana L. Abrahams, Jordan M. Bullinger, Vicki L. Coe, Mark W. McInerney, Jeremy S. Motz, Nancy L. Mullett, Kara T. Rozin, and Ann L. VanderLaan recently co-presented at the School Law & Finance Seminar held on January 25, 2020. This annual seminar was presented by Clark Hill and Plante Moran and addressed important key education topics such as: critical legal updates, emerging technologies a more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news on Jan. 28: * * * - Five Lawyers Join Clark Hill Immigration Law Practice, With Team of Five Paralegals and One Specialist * * * Clark Hill announced that the firm has combined with Los Angeles immigration law boutique, Law Offices of Carl Shusterman, well known in California and nationwide for the firm's leading immigration law practice. Founded by Carl Shusterman, the eleven-member group includes five lawyer more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: Congratulations to Member Elizabeth Cromwell and Senior Attorney Chase Potter for being honored as two of Dallas' Best Lawyers Under 40 which recognizes young lawyers in the North Texas area. They were included in the January issue of D Magazine's 2020 Best Lawyers under 40 feature and were honored at the reception for the winners on Thursday, January 23rd. To be nominated for this recognition, their fellow atto more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 29 -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release: James Reid, one of Michigan's best-known and most accomplished young attorneys, has brought his team of three lawyers to Dinsmore & Shohl LLP in Detroit. Along with partner R.J. Cronkhite and associate Zoey Mayhew, Reid migrates from Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller, P.C., where he practiced for more than 15 years. Reid counsels entrepreneurs, C-suite executives, in-house counsel, and human resources d more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: After months of watching him betray their interests as he fully transforms into a stalwart member of the Washington elite, Michigan voters are ready to throw Fred Upton his retirement party. But rather than calling it quits, Upton has instead decided to push back against the mounting pressure from his voters, blowing past self-imposed deadlines and providing the same canned, robotic non-an more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- General Motors issued the following news release on Jan. 27: * * * - $2.2 billion investment will support 2,200 good-paying manufacturing jobs * * * General Motors' (NYSE: GM) vision of an all-electric future is coming into clearer focus and gaining momentum with a $2.2 billion investment at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. GM's first all-electric truck will be a pickup with production scheduled to begin  more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- Dow Chemical issued the following news release: * * * - Entries Now Open for the 2020 Packaging Innovation Awards by Dow - This is the third year Dow is the title sponsor of the globally recognized awards program Past Diamond winners include Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd, Procter & Gamble and Solutions Inc. * * * Dow (NYSE:DOW) is launching its call for entries for the 2020 Packaging Innovation Awards. Submissions for the international awards program will be acce more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- Dow Chemical issued the following news release: * * * - Collaboration with PPG to offer solutions with reduced GHG emissions to the industrial coatings market and help lessen high maintenance costs of steel infrastructure * * * Announcing the latest contributor under Dow's Official Carbon Partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Dow (NYSE: DOW) is teaming up with PPG (NYSE: PPG) to reduce the carbon impact of anti-corrosion coatings for steel c more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- Dow Chemical issued the following news release: Two innovative technologies from Dow (NYSE:DOW), the world's leading materials science company, were recognized with 2020 BIG Innovation Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group. The annual awards program recognizes the organizations, products and people that bring new ideas to life. "We innovate to create products and services that surpass customer expectations on performance and that are simultaneously su more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release on Jan. 27: * * * - Agreement continues half-century of raising awareness of freshwater issues * * * The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the Department of Lake Biwa and the Environment of the Shiga Prefectural Government of Japan signed an agreement to share knowledge and expertise to protect some of the world's largest bodies o more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 -- GI Dynamics issued the following news release: GI Dynamics(R) Inc. (ASX:GID), a medical device company that is developing EndoBarrier(R) for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity, is pleased to announce the first patient in the United States (U.S.) STEP-1 clinical trial has been enrolled at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan Medicine is one of five clinical study sites for the STEP-1 trial; the site is led by principal investigator Allison  more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release on Jan. 30: * * * - Ford is coming aboard to serve as official vehicle of the King of The Hammers, ULTRA4 series - one of the most difficult, most extreme off-road competitions in the world combining high-speed desert racing with low-speed rock crawling - Johnson Valley, the home of King of The Hammers, is a test-bed for the all-new Ford Bronco * * * With its growing lineup of rugged off-road trucks and SUVs, Ford i more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: * * * - After working collaboratively with Ford Motor Company and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's mobility initiative PlanetM, the city of Detroit announces its winning projects from the City:One Michigan Central Station Challenge - The three winners - Mercy Education Project, AbleLink Smart Living Technologies, and a proposal from the Downtown Detroit Partnership, DTE and local artists - will split $2 more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: * * * - Lincoln and Rivian will work together to develop an all-new fully electric vehicle, based on Rivian's skateboard platform - Building on Lincoln's product momentum, the all-electric vehicle will progress Lincoln's Quiet Flight DNA and feature advanced and intuitive technologies * * * The Lincoln Motor Company announced that it is working together with Rivian to develop an all-new electric vehicle previously  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: In July the spotted knapweed springs forth, its spindly bright pink flowers and thin, elongated stems with spare foliage adding a delicate-looking feature to the summer landscape and an attraction for bees and butterflies. But the plant has a dark side. Anything but delicate, this invasive plant from Europe and Asia is an aggressive species with both its own weapon and armor to secure dominance in its ter more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: A mosquito-borne illness last summer was seriously sickening people and even leading to some deaths, creating a public health crisis and calls for government officials to fight the spread of the virus by spraying insecticide. But despite the threat of Eastern equine encephalitis, spraying was met with resistance by some who feared potential harm to pollinators or the effects on people whose health conditio more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 28 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Indiana State Rep. Gregory W. Porter, D-Indianapolis: State Rep. Gregory W. Porter (D-Indianapolis) discussed a proposal that would have taken the $1.8 million in tax cuts for the RV and cargo trailer industry and invested $1 million dollars in preserving Northern Indiana's lake shore along Lake Michigan and $800,000 in the human capital of our state. "This bill puts the cart before the horse b more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises 2020 U.S. house candidate for Michigan (district 8), Kristina Lyke, for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. Previously, Mike Detmer also signed the pledge. The special election is scheduled for August 4, 2020. U.S. Term Limits has the support of nearly 70 pledge signers in Congr more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Feb. 1 -- Marshall University issued the following news release on Jan. 31: Marshall University's Dr. Stephen M. Underhill has published The Manufacture of Consent: J. Edgar Hoover and the Rhetorical Rise of the FBI with Michigan State University Press. It is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million and other retailers. Underhill examines how longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover incited the Red Scare to undermine Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Har more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel last week joined 21 other Attorneys General in opposing a proposal by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to exempt entities that are not national banks (including payday and other high-cost lenders) from state usury laws. Usury laws prevent predatory lenders from taking advantage of consumers by limiting the interest rates that can be char more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on the Trump administration's finalized Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) which will significantly scale back the waters regulated under the Clean Water Act: "The Clean Water Act's job is to provide a federal floor of water protection, not a basement," said Nessel. "States share water resources with one another and wit more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Jan. 27: As tax season gets underway, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel kicked off Tax-related Identity Theft Awareness Week and her office will share information daily to raise awareness and motivate consumers to ensure their personal information is protected. "Beginning today and through Friday, Jan. 31, my office will share tips to ensure Michiganders are equipped with the necessary  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: The medical license of former University of Michigan pediatric rheumatologist Mark Franklin Hoeltzel was permanently revoked earlier this month after multiple criminal sexual conduct convictions and inappropriate interactions with patients, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today in coordination with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. The Board of Medici more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recently joined 23 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief arguing that the U.S Supreme Court should preserve consumer protections provided under Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act, which includes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and other tools the states use to combat fraud and abusive practices. "The Consumer Financial Protection Bur more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: The celebrated literature on this year's list of Michigan Notable Books encompasses the entire Great Lakes basin from the far reaches of the Upper Peninsula to stories about Detroit; and even cookery from the west side of Michigan. The Library of Michigan shared that this year's list of 20 titles reflects the rich stories and culture of our state. Each year, the Michigan Notable Book (MNB) lis more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer delivered her second State of the State address to the Michigan Legislature, where she announced a series of bold administrative actions to get things done for the people of Michigan. In her speech, the governor announced plans to ask the State Transportation Commission to issue state road bonds, financed without an increase at the gas pump, so we can start fixing the roads now.  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 27: * * * - Facility will become GM's first fully-dedicated electric vehicle assembly plant. * * * Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined leaders from General Motors and state, local, federal, and UAW officials to celebrate the company's plans to invest $2.2 billion at its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant to produce battery electric trucks and other electric vehicles. When the plant is fully oper more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer signed House Bills 4051, 4411, 4309, 5241, 5242, 5243, and 4156 as well as Senate Bills 434 and 184. House Bill 4051 amends the Mental Health Code to establish a Michigan CARES (Community, Access, Resources, Education and Safety) hotline for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. This bill was sponsored by Representative Mary Whiteford, R - Casco Township. "As gover more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: With an eye toward saving some of Michigan's most vital highways before they crumble beyond the point of no return, the State Transportation Commission authorized the sale of $3.5 billion in road- and bridge-building bonds "Michigan has the worst roads in the nation, and the longer we wait to fix them, the more expensive it will get," said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. "That's why I'm rolling up my sle more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Bronna Kahle: * * * - Kahle applauds governor's signage of instrumental House plan * * * A bipartisan plan supported by State Rep. Bronna Kahle to create a permanent statewide mental health hotline was signed into law on Monday. The new Michigan Crisis and Access Hotline (MCAL) will be available 24 hours a day and will connect people in need with important behavioral health more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Annette Glenn, R-Midland: Rep. Annette Glenn, R-Midland, after completing one year representing parts of Bay and Midland counties in the state House of Representatives, has been named chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military and Veterans Affairs and State Police, Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield announced Thursday. "Rep. Glenn earned this leadership resp more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Sarah Lightner: State Rep. Sarah Lightner, of Springport, recently supported proposals working to expand broadband services to more areas across southern Michigan, including Eaton, Jackson and Lenawee counties. House Bill 4266, proposed by state Rep. Triston Cole of Mancelona, makes it easier for state electric cooperatives to build and expand broadband networks on existing in more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on Jan. 28 on behalf of State Rep. Greg Markkanen: * * * - Legislator: Specialty licenses should not be required to work on pickup trucks * * * A plan introduced by state Rep. Greg Markkanen would update Michigan's licensure rules for auto mechanics to more accurately reflect the larger size of modern pickup trucks. Markkanen, of Hancock, said mechanics are required to have a special certification more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Doug Wozniak: State Rep. Doug Wozniak introduced a plan to improve access to health care for Michigan patients via telehealth. Under current law, telemedicine visits between a patient and a health care provider must be done in real-time. Wozniak's legislation, part of a bipartisan package of bills, would change the law to allow patient data in the form of video and images to b more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by spokesman Christian Slater after President Trump's announced trip to Warren: "Michiganders are used to Trump coming to Warren and making big promises, but now we've seen his record: lost manufacturing jobs and agenda that benefits the rich and powerful over working families. When Trump campaigned in Warren in 2016 he promised 'you won't lose one plant' -- but he was too ineffective to follow through o more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Ahead of Donald Trump's visit to Warren on Thursday, the Michigan Democratic Party is reminding voters about the broken promises Trump doesn't want Michigan voters to hear. Just last week, a new report emerged showing Michigan lost 5,300 manufacturing jobs in 2019 alone, and pointed to Trump's erratic trade war as a leading cause. The plummeting manufacturing job numbers come despite Trump promising  more PR

WARREN, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Yesterday, Michigan Democrats and worker Tony Durkacs slammed Donald Trump for his broken promises to Michigan workers, highlighting the 5,300 manufacturing jobs lost in the state last year and the nearby General Motors Warren Transmission plant that shut down. Here's what they're saying: Detroit News The state's Democratic Party leader on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump for "broken promise more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes, Macomb County Commissioner Robert Mijac, and worker Tony Durkacs blasted Donald Trump for his broken promises to Michigan workers outside his Warren event. In their remarks, they highlighted the 5,300 Michigan manufacturing jobs lost in the last year due to Trump's erratic trade war and the workers who lost their jobs last summer in the General Motors War more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: A total of $3 million is available through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's (EGLE) Recycling and Organics Infrastructure Grant program for the development of recycling infrastructure or food waste management programs. Schools and universities, local units of governments, non-profits, tribal governments, health departments, and solid wa more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The Michigan Commission on Services to the Aging and the Aging & Adult Services Agency are inviting the public to join community conversations throughout the state to discuss the needs of older adult residents. Every three years the Aging & Adult Services Agency, which is part of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, develops a state plan and seeks input regardi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced this month that they have awarded the State of Michigan a $1 million Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) grant for the ongoing replacement of the Second Avenue overpass above I-94 in Detroit. Over the next 18 months, MDOT will be replacing the bridge that was originally constructed in 1954. The AID grant is legislativel more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Michigan Department of Treasury issued the following news release: Michigan's individual income tax filing season officially begins, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury. Effective immediately, Michiganders can start filing their 2019 tax year state income tax returns online or by mailing paper forms and supporting paperwork through the U.S. Postal Service. All individual income tax returns must be e-filed or postmarked by Wednesday, April 15, 2020 more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced approval of a hazardous waste renewal and expansion operating license for U.S. Ecology, Inc.'s Detroit North facility under Part 111, Hazardous Waste Management, of the Natural Resources and Environment Protection Act of 1994. In approving the license, EGLE determined that U.S. Ecology's  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The Michigan Liquor Control Commission, an agency of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release: The Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (CSCL) issued a Cease and Desist Order against De-Nexus Transportation Services II LLC in Clinton Township - effective January 27, 2020 - for operating as a limousine carrier without registering with the Departm more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Gary Eisen: State Rep. Gary Eisen this week testified before the House Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Committee in support of his legislation to help prevent further water damage to homes and property near state waterways during high water conditions. Eisen's plan would authorize the Michigan Department of Natural Resources or the local sheriff to promptly issue appr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Phil Green on Jan. 29: State Rep. Phil Green is helping sponsor a plan, calling on Congress to prevent Canada from placing a permanent high-level radioactive waste storage site near the shores of Lake Huron. The resolution, approved by the House Committee on Natural Resources today, calls on Congress to take every legal action possible to prevent the Canadian government from a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Beth Griffin: State Rep. Beth Griffin, of Mattawan, issued the following response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's State of the State address by declaring her plan to bond roughly $3.5 billion for road funding over upcoming years as a "misstep." "Just one year ago, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put forward one of the most unpopular policy proposals in the history of our state: A massive 45- more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Roger Hauck: State Rep. Roger Hauck responded to the governor's State of the State address, which included a plan to fund road repairs through an expected $3.5 billion in bonds over the coming years. A House Fiscal Agency report from January revealed Michigan's government still owes over $1 billion for road projects that were approved as far back as two decades ago. An estimat more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Shane Hernandez: Rep. Shane Hernandez - chair of the Michigan House Appropriations Committee - issued a statement tonight after Gov. Whitmer's State of the State address: "Tax increases are not the answer. Creating more government debt is not the answer. How do we fix the roads, improve our schools, and protect our Great Lakes without raising taxes - that's the only answer the more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Michele Hoitenga: State Rep. Michele Hoitenga voiced her support for a resolution that calls on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her administration to reverse their licensing rules requiring marijuana businesses to receive approval from a union to operate in Michigan. Hoitenga, of Manton, said the proposed rule requiring "labor peace agreements" isn't authorized by the ballot languag more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Gary Howell: State Representative Gary Howell (R -North Branch) this week testified in opposition to Senate Bill 431 in the Senate Transportation Committee. The Senate bill, if enacted, would strip away local control and give aggregate companies full authority to establish gravel mines anywhere in Michigan regardless of what the local citizens and their township officials say a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Gary Howell: Hearings began recently in the Senate Transportation Committee on Senate Bill 431, sponsored by Senator Adam Hollier (D-Detroit), which would strip every Michigan township of local control over mining activities in their communities. The bill would deny local governments the right to prevent gravel mining at any location. The decision on whether or not mining woul more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Beau LaFave on Jan. 29: State Rep. Beau LaFave, of Iron Mountain, said a plan from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to sell bonds for road funding isn't new - and that seeking $3.5 billion in upcoming years won't be any different except for the massive financial burden it lays at the feet of taxpayers for generations to come. "This isn't Washington, D.C. We are not in the business of fo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following column by State Rep. Sarah Lightner: Over the past year of my time serving as state representative, I've had the opportunity to observe firsthand the fantastic job that our law enforcement officers do in the face of struggle. From visiting many of our state's prisons and talking with the corrections officers that guard them to participating in 'ride-alongs' - both on the road and in the air - there are a couple t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Jack O'Malley: State Rep. Jack O'Malley, chair of the House Transportation Committee, said a plan from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to bond for road funding has been tried before - and that seeking billions of dollars in upcoming years won't be any different except for the even larger burden it lays at the feet of taxpayers. O'Malley cited a House Fiscal Agency report from January wh more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Daire Rendon: State Rep. Daire Rendon is helping sponsor a plan that calls on Congress to urge Canada from placing a permanent high-level radioactive waste storage site near the shores of Lake Huron. The resolution, introduced earlier this month, asks Congress to take every legal action possible to prevent the Canadian government from allowing the Ontario Power Generation Compa more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Jason Sheppard: "Michigan has made a lot of progress over the past decade, and we cannot allow our momentum to slow down just because the governor is from one political party and the Legislature's majority is from another. We must work together to solve problems and get things done to improve the lives of families in every corner of our state. "The governor and the Legislature more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Rodney Wakeman: State Rep. Rodney Wakeman, of Saginaw Township, issued the following response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's State of the State address by declaring her plan to bond roughly $3.5 billion for road funding over upcoming years as a "fiscally-irresponsible split decision" that falls short of fixing the roads dilemma. "Yes, Michigan has a split government. But that does more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Mary Whiteford on Jan. 31: Is the final day of Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the world, second only to drug trafficking as the most profitable form of crime, according to the U.S. Department of State. Approximately $87 million is made per day from sex trafficking transactions. "It was an honor to attend today's eve more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Douglas Wozniak: State Rep. Douglas Wozniak, of Shelby Township, responded to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's State of the State address by declaring her plan to bond for road funding in upcoming years as "severely irresponsible." "Instead of working with the Legislature to find a practical solution, she's kicking the problem to our children and grandchildren in the form of debt," Woz more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Doug Wozniak: State Rep. Doug Wozniak praised President Donald Trump's signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement - a landmark trade deal that will benefit Michigan's workers and economy. President Trump traveled to Macomb County a day after signing the historic agreement. He spoke at Dana Incorporated, an auto parts supplier in Warren. "This agreement is a huge win more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The Michigan House Republicans issued the following news release on behalf of State Rep. Jeff Yaroch: State Rep. Jeff Yaroch of Richmond was joined by Len Konwinski, Richmond Lions Club member, Marine Corps veteran, and co-owner of Wild Lotus Yoga Studio in Richmond for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's annual State of the State address on Wednesday. Mr. Konwinski is a lifelong Michigan resident who has committed himself to the betterment of his community and country. He sp more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: On Tuesday, Roll Call released its "Key Votes 2019", highlighting Senator Peters' steadfast loyalty to Democrat leadership. According to the report, Peters joined his party on all 10 of the votes that CQ Roll Call identified as "key votes" for 2019, giving him a 100% score for "Party Unity on Key Votes." Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox said the news is especially troubling given the upcoming imp more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 [TNSgrants] -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Scott Stark, MSU assistant professor in the Department of Forestry, and Marielle Smith, MSU research associate in the Department of Forestry, have each spent more than a decade studying the rainforest ecosystem in Brazil. A $1.12 million National Science Foundation grant --$839,000 for MSU -- will now allow them to expand their research into the topic of tropical forest drought. Most res more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 1 [TNSgrants] -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: The Michigan State University Construction Management program in the School of Planning, Design and Construction, or SPDC, was selected by the National Science Foundation, or NSF, to develop a research model of intelligent social network interventions. This grant builds upon a grant received from NSF in 2018. Project teams in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction, or AEC, indust more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Radar-operated speed feedback signs are successful at slowing motorists down along freeway interchange ramps, safety research at Michigan State University has found. The research -- Evaluation of Alternative Messages and Sign Locations on Driver Response to a Dynamic Speed Feedback Sign on a Freeway Interchange Ramp -- won national recognition at the 99th annual meeting of the Transportation Research more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: A new initiative led by the Michigan State University College of Nursing and Detroit Medical Center will address health disparities among women of color throughout the state. According to the state, black women are three times more likely than white women to die of pregnancy-related causes. A large factor has to do with ingrained biases among health care professionals, who can sometimes discount the more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 29 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: For people with psychiatric disorders, comorbidity -- or the presence of two or more disorders in a single patient -- is quite common. One of the most common comorbidities is alcohol use disorder and major depressive disorder. In fact, people with alcohol use dependence are almost four times more likely to also have a major depressive disorder. Studies have already shown those p more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 [TNSenvironmentresearch] -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Spanning eight states from Texas to South Dakota, the Ogallala Aquifer is one of the largest and most stressed aquifer systems in the world. Underlying some of the most dynamic irrigated area in the country, it supports a $20 billion agricultural economy, but groundwater use is unsustainable over a large part of the aquifer. According to experts, maintaining and even expandi more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Michigan State University and Stanford University scientists have invented a nanoparticle that eats away - from the inside out - portions of plaques that cause heart attacks. Bryan Smith, associate professor of biomedical engineering at MSU, and a team of scientists created a "Trojan Horse" nanoparticle that can be directed to eat debris, reducing and stabilizing plaque. The dis more PR

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Jan. 26 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news: The formation of lithium dendrites is still a mystery, but materials engineers study the conditions that enable dendrites and how to stop them. Historically, as in decades ago, rechargeable lithium metal batteries were dangerous. These batteries were quickly abandoned in favor of Li-ion batteries which contain no metallic lithium and are now widely used. In efforts to continue to more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Laura Cox: The Michigan Republican Party released the following statement on behalf of Chairman Laura Cox, regarding President Trump's visit to Michigan, to celebrate the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The agreement is projected to add $68.2 billion of investment into our economy, and create 176,000 jobs - much of which is expected to be concentrated in Michigan more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Laura Cox welcoming President Trump back to Michigan on Jan. 30 regarding the signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: "Thanks to President Trump's leadership on trade and the economy, Michigan is thriving and we are once again the automotive capital of the world. "Renewed trade agreements like the USMCA and Phase One Trade Deal with China, bust open the door for our producers to compete more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Laura Cox regarding State of the State address by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: "Tonight's address is yet another reminder of Gretchen Whitmer's failed first year as governor, and even more of the same empty promises for the future. "Instead of committing to work with Republicans to find commonsense solutions to Michigan's problems, Governor Whitmer made it clear that she'll go it alone wi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a unanimous settlement agreement that permits Indiana Michigan Power Co. (I&M) to raise rates for its Michigan customers by $36.4 million per year, effective Feb. 1. That amount is nearly 38 percent lower than the $58.5 million increase the utility had sought (Case No. U-20359). All parties to the case, which included a full evidentiary hearing more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: The Michigan Public Service Commission announced it has posted on its website a list of alternative providers of voice telephone service with reliable access to 911 and emergency services for customers who will need a new provider as Talk America Services, LLC, (TAS) prepares to exit Michigan's local exchange market. In August 2019, TAS filed notice (Case No. U-20623) proposing to discontinu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 31: The Michigan Public Service Commission's annual Status of Electric Competition report finds electricity consumption by customers enrolled in Michigan's electric choice program grew by 46 megawatts in 2019. Choice customers had approximately 2,016 megawatts of electric demand, up from 1,970 megawatts in 2018, while the number of customers participating in the program remained about  more PR

MERRILLVILLE, Indiana, Feb. 1 -- Northern Indiana Public Service Co., a subsidiary of NiSource, issued the following news release: NIPSCO and Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) partnered together to support the Junior Achievement's new Finance Park utility room in its Fort Wayne, Ind., headquarters. This room will serve as an area of education for high schoolers to learn about budgeting and personal finance. Students will be educated on income, saving, investing and risk management, debit and credi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: The Michigan Public Service Commission's annual Status of Competition for Video Services in Michigan report released found that the number of video and cable television providers in Michigan dropped to 37 serving nearly 1.7 million customers in 2019. The number of providers decreased by two from 39 in 2018 while the number of customers decreased by 313,066, to a total of 1,686,006, according  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * - Additional specimen from Washtenaw County sent for testing * * * Test results on three possible cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus came back negative, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Macomb and Washtenaw County Health Departments announced. A specimen from a fourth possible case, from Washtenaw County, was sent to the Centers for Disease Con more PR

WAUSAU, Wisconsin, Jan. 26 [TNSgrants] -- Northcentral Technical College issued the following news on Jan. 24: Northcentral Technical College (NTC) and Northern Michigan University (NMU) are pleased to announce a transfer agreement for students who are pursuing a degree in electrical engineering technology. The agreement gives students the opportunity to earn the Electromechanical Technology Associate Degree at NTC and then continue their education online by seamlessly transferring their credit more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Jan. 29 -- The University of New England issued the following news release: Stacey Pierce-Talsma, D.O., M.S., MEdL, has assumed the role of associate dean of Academic Affairs in the University of New England's College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM). Pierce-Talsma is a 2007 graduate of Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine. She holds a master's degree in medical education and leadership from UNE and is a graduate of the Health Policy Fellowship at the  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * - School has launched new vision for graduate education at U-M * * * Much emphasis has been placed over the last decade or so on reforming the educational experience for undergraduates. Now, the University of Michigan is leading the charge to transform graduate education and is inviting national education leaders to join in a conversation about the future of the graduate student experience.  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A new University of Michigan report detailing access to career and technical education programs in Michigan has found that while CTE courses are popular among high school students, there's a gap in access to them. Career and technical education courses prepare students to work in specific careers. Some enter the labor market right out of high school, while others enroll in college. Michigan's CTE inc more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 30 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Conventional thinking is that bone regeneration is left to a small number of mighty cells called skeletal stem cells, which reside within larger groups of bone marrow stromal cells. But new findings from the University of Michigan recasts that thinking. In a recent study, Noriaki Ono, assistant professor at the U-M School of Dentistry, and colleagues report that mature bone marro more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: It's known that some joint function is often permanently lost after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and re-injury is common even with intensive physical therapy, but it's unclear why. New research from the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology shows structural changes in the brains of patients who underwent ACL reconstruction. These changes hinder recovery and may contribute to perfo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Humans have been cooling metal mixtures from liquid to solid for thousands of years. But surprisingly, not much is known about exactly what happens during the process of solidification. Particularly puzzling is the solidification of eutectics, which are mixtures of two or more solid phases. Ashwin Shahani, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Michigan, is wor more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Consumer sentiment remained at very positive levels, with the January reading of 99.8 insignificantly below the cyclical peak of 101.4, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The maintenance of consumer sentiment near cyclical peak levels is surprising given the overall slow pace of economic growth, which was accompanied in January by renewed military engagements in the Mideast,  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Jan. 29: * * * - Latest ESA launch will be the first mission to get hi-res images of the sun's poles * * * Our understanding of space weather, its origin on the sun, and its progression and threat to Earth, comes with critical gaps--gaps that the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter hopes to help fill after its upcoming launch. The mission to study the physics of the sun will be the first to cap more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * - By looking at tissue oxygen and cell metabolism at the same time, doctors could have a fast and noninvasive way to monitor the health of brain cells * * * With no way to reliably tell whether an athlete has a concussion, many may be playing with an undiagnosed injury. Likewise, 2 million people die every year because we don't have an early warning when brain cells are dying--and another 4 mil more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Feb. 1 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news on Jan. 30: In new research fittingly published in the year marking the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote in the U.S., two political scientists trace the evolution of women's voting behavior, turnout and candidate choice. "A Century of Votes for Women: American Elections Since Suffrage," from University of Notre Dame Professor of Political Science Christina Wolbrecht and her co-author J. Kevin Corder more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 30 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on Jan. 29: Next-generation materials will be defined by their ability to adapt, change their properties, change their shape--shapeshifters. "We want to be able to make material that can flow when it wants to flow, that can be rigid when it needs to be rigid, that can appear one way or appear another way," said Sharon Glotzer, John Werner Cahn Distinguished University Professor of Engineering and the Stuart W. Chu more PR

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Visteon, a provider of instrument clusters, head-up displays, information displays, infotainment, audio systems and telematics solutions, issued the following news release: Visteon Corporation (Nasdaq: VC) plans to release its fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 financial results, and financial outlook, prior to 7 a.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 20. The company will host a conference call for the investment community at 9 a.m. ET to discuss the results, outlook  more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Feb. 1 -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: For the second consecutive time, Western Michigan University has received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, which recognizes higher education institutions across the country for their outstanding institutional commitment to transformative collaboration locally and beyond. Only 359 colleges and universities maintain the classification, an elective endeavor that requires institutions to voluntar more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Ahead of Donald Trump's visit to Warren on Thursday, the Michigan Democratic Party is reminding voters about the broken promises Trump doesn't want Michiganders to hear. After launching his campaign on the promise that he would, "save Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security without cuts," Trump has repeatedly threatened the critical programs. In the past week alone, Trump has indicated he will "take  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Ahead of Donald Trump's visit to Warren on Thursday, the Michigan Democratic Party is reminding voters about the broken promises Trump doesn't want Michigan voters to hear. The Trump tax scam has devastated Michigan workers, slashing taxes for corporations and the wealthy while incentivizing companies to move jobs overseas and hiking taxes on working families. Meanwhile, the federal budget deficit is more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: After failing to make any progress on her signature campaign promise to "fix the damn roads," Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is giving it another try with yet another plan that is already drawing a sharp rebuke from legislators and transportation officials. Whitmer failed miserably to execute on her pledge in 2019, proposing a half-baked plan which was opposed by 75% of Michiganders and even panne more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Tony Evers, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Gov. Tony Evers is requesting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conduct a Preliminary Damage Assessment in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties, following severe winter storms and lakeshore flooding that occurred Jan. 10-12, 2020. The process is the first step in determining whether the state will request a federal disaster declaration. "A severe winter storm earlier this month, more PR