LANSING, Michigan, March 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on March 24, 2021: Michigan Senate Republicans introduced legislation that would drastically impact voting rights for all Michiganders. The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) opposes the bills in this package that include voter suppression tactics designed to make it harder to vote by absentee ballot and in-person on Election day. These bills attack the guarantees that   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release on March 24, 2021: Michigan Senate Republicans introduced legislation that would drastically impact voting rights for all Michiganders. The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) opposes the bills in this package that include voter suppression  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, March 23 (TNSJou) -- Beaumont Health issued the following news release: A clinical study of a new cardiac ablation procedure for patients with an irregular heartbeat has launched at Beaumont Health, a worldwide leader in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, or AFib. Researchers at Beaumont, Royal Oak are testing whether pulsed field ablation to treat AFib improves success rate, reduces complications and decreases treatment time when compared to traditional ablation proced  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, March 26 (TNSops) -- Beaumont Health issued the following news release: Beaumont Health, a leader in the nonsurgical treatment of mitral valve disease, is now offering treatment for certain patients with a leaky mitral valve due to an enlarged or weakened heart - patients who had few options, until now. Joyce Smith, 69, of Detroit, said her symptoms improved greatly after the implantation of a MitraClip on March 5, 2021, to treat her mitral valve disease. Beaumont Interven  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 26 (TNSpol) -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is thrilled to see the House pass oral chemotherapy fairness legislation today. ACS CAN wants to take this moment to thank Rep. Daire Rendon for supporting and sponsoring this legislation. It has never been more critical for people to be able to stay home and still be able to access their pote  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 27 (TNSRep) -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives issued the following news release: Whether it was rolling out telehealth initiatives in the spring of 2020 or providing data support to COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the spring of 2021, digital healthcare executives and their teams have worked behind the scenes for more than a year to ease the burdens that COVID-19 has placed on their healthcare organizations. A report based on two surveys co  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 24 (TNSPer) -- The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan issued the following news release: Mariam C. Noland, president of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, has announced plans to retire at the end of 2021, concluding her 36th year with the organization. Noland is the founding president of the Community Foundation. Under her leadership, the Community Foundation has awarded more than $1.2 billion in grants to nonprofit organizations primarily throug  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 26 -- Comparative Studies in Society and History, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features change in human societies through time, from the Society for the Comparative Study of Society and History, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2021 edition: Empire and Ethnicity: * Colony and Empire, Colonialism and Imperialism: A Meaningful Distinction? * Ethnic Hatred and Universal Benevolence: Ethnicity and Loyalty in Precolonial Myanmar,   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 27 (TNSpol) -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following statement on March 25, 2021: * * * Following today's passage by the Ohio House of Representatives of House Resolution 13, which urges Michigan Gov. Whitmer and her Director of Natural Resources to keep Enbridge's Line 5 operating, Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) Midwest Executive Director, Chris Ventura made the following statement: "Today's overwhelmingly bipartisan vote in the Ohio House of Representatives dem  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 24 (TNSRep) -- Environment Michigan issued the following news release: Michigan could provide nearly three-quarters of its future electricity needs using offshore wind, according to a new report released Thursday by Environment Michigan Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group. The report, Offshore Wind for America, examines U.S. offshore wind potential by region and by state, while documenting the status of existing projects and technological advances. Michigan coul  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 23 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: A recent New York Times article cites Luke Shaefer and Kathryn Edin's 2015 award-winning book, $2.00 a Day as a marker that led to the passage of important elements of the $1.9 trillion "American Rescue Plan" which includes temporary measures to help Americans with no or little income, and reduces child poverty. The legislation includes sweeping anti-poverty measures, including "more immediate  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 23 -- NSF International issued the following news release: The Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) recently authorized NSF International (NSF) to audit and certify GRMA members to the NSF/ANSI 455 GMP standards. The new GMP certification program is available to GRMA members manufacturing dietary supplements, cosmetics/personal care products and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. These standards are designed to strengthen safety, quality and trust throughout th  more

SOUTH GATE, Michigan, March 22 -- The Infant Mental Health Journal, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on infant social-emotional development, caregiver-infant interactions, contextual and cultural influences on infant and family development from the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health and the World Association for Infant Mental Health, published research articles on the following topics in its March/April 2021 edition: REVIEW ARTICLE: * Smartphones in the nursery: Parental  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 22 -- The Journal of Clinical Investigation-Insight, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features preclinical and clinical research studies from the American Society for Clinical Investigation, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 22, 2021 edition: Research Articles: * Actin fence therapy with exogenous V12Rac1 protects against acute lung injury * Macrophage-derived PDGF-B induces muscularization in murine and human pulmonary h  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 26 -- The Journal of Personality Disorders, a journal that says it features diagnosis and treatment of personality disorder from the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2021 edition: * Borderline Personality Disorder Features and Risk for Prescription Opioid Misuse in a Chronic Pain Sample: Roles for Identity Disturbances and Impulsivity * Effect of Psychotherapy for Borderline  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 26 (TNSJou) (TNSPer) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: On March 25, the University of Michigan Regents approved the appointment of Katherine Michelmore as associate professor of public policy, with tenure, effective August 30, 2021. Michelmore is a leading scholar and educator on the social safety net, education policy, labor economics, and economic demography. She is a recognized expert on the efficacy of the Earned Income Tax   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 23 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit against Flint as the city failed to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request. The Mackinac Center sent a FOIA request for the names and gross salaries of the city's public employees on Jan. 7, 2021. After receiving no communication from the city, the Center sent a follow up correspondence on Feb. 26. Over two and a half months have  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 24 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, along with eight other organizations, signed onto a letter to the Michigan Legislature with recommendations for how the state should approach allocating the $5.7 billion in state funds it will soon receive from the American Rescue Plan Act. "Michigan's state budget was already made whole by the previous two tranches of federal stimulus dollars," said Da  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 23 (TNSGra) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on March 22, 2021: Shadyside Park in Mount Clemens will gain a playscape and splash water feature through a new crowdfunding campaign , the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and nonprofit Advancing Macomb announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of $40,000 by Ap  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 24 (TNSGra) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on March 23, 2021: The Michigan Strategic Fund today approved new talent initiatives, a business expansion and community revitalization projects along with other actions that will continue to strengthen Michigan's economy and position the state for future prosperity, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced. "Today's actions demonstrate our focus on supporting and st  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 24 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on March 23, 2021: The Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) Board today approved support for Michigan State University to administer the University Early Stage Proof of Concept-ADVANCE Fund. Over the past four years, this program has helped research at universities break into the commercial market. Through its work to support projects across the state, this program provides matching funds, resource  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 25 -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on March 24, 2021: * * * The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on the Michigan House's bipartisan passage of a series of bills today to reduce healthcare costs for Michigan residents. The bills were part of a broader legislative package, but the League's support focuses on the following: House Bill 4346 to cap insulin copays, House Bill 4349 to require hospitals   more

IRVING, Texas, March 24 -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving issued the following news release on March 23, 2021: New bipartisan legislation introduced today would ultimately require car manufacturers to install drunk driving prevention technology as standard equipment in new vehicles. U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Michigan), David McKinley (R-West Virginia) and Kathleen Rice (D-New York) introduced a bill that would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to issue a rulemaking to mak  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSpol) -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: The co-chairs of the National Governors Association's Economic Recovery and Revitalization Task Force discussed the vital federal-state partnership on infrastructure during a meeting with fellow Governors as they demonstrate bipartisan leadership on a key issue to post-pandemic economic recovery. Governors Henry McMaster of South Carolina and Andy Beshear of Kentucky joined Maine Governor Jan  more

ITASCA, Illinois, March 25 -- The National Safety Council issued the following agency statement: * * * The National Safety Council applauds Congresswoman Debbie Dingell's re-introduction of the Honoring Abbas Family Legacy to Terminate (HALT) Drunk Driving Act to establish a new requirement for motor vehicles to be equipped with advanced alcohol detection devices. The devices could even prevent the vehicle from operating if a driver is impaired. The bill was originally introduced in memory of  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSpol) -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association issued the following statement: * * * "The NCAA and the Division I Men's Ice Hockey Committee regret that, because of COVID-19 protocols, Michigan's student-athletes and coaching staff will not be able to compete in a tournament in which they earned the right to participate. "The Michigan-Minnesota Duluth game scheduled for this afternoon at Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota, will now be considered a no-contest,   more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 26 (TNSRep) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) and researcher Dr. Geoffrey Alan Boyce released a new report exposing how Border Patrol, an agency within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), uses racial profiling to target immigrants from Latin America and other people of color throughout Michigan. The report also reveals how Border Patrol collud  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 24 (TNSJou) -- NSF International issued the following news release: Researchers are urging consumers to avoid using weight loss or sports supplements that list deterenol as an ingredient. Scientists at NSF International (NSF), Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance recently tested 17 brands of supplements listing deterenol as an ingredient and found nine potentially harmful, experimental stimulants in the products. Researchers at the Netherlands' Nationa  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 24 (TNSGra) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has awarded The Nature Conservancy (TNC) nearly $40,000 to provide teachers with the tools and resources they need to engage students in the Oak Openings Region. This globally significant natural area is home to rare plants and animal species and extends like a green ribbon from southeast Michigan into northwest Ohio. The Oak Openings Region in Ohio runs through H  more

ST. JOSEPH, Michigan, March 24 -- Spectrum Health Lakeland issued the following news on March 23, 2021: Through a partnership with Spectrum Health Lakeland, Lake Michigan College, and the City of St. Joseph, a three-part virtual panel discussion will explore how historical laws, policies, and practices laid the foundation for today's racial inequities. The free event, "Hidden History: Understanding the Origins of Racial Inequity" will take place at 7:00 p.m. EDT on April 13, May 11, and June 15  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 24 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement by President Rory L. Gamble on the Colorado shooting: * * * On behalf of the UAW and all my sisters and brothers, I want to extend our sympathies and prayers on this tragic day to the families of the 10 victims in Boulder, Colorado, shot dead in yet another senseless and unimaginable act of gun violence. This horrific incident comes just days after the shootings in Atlanta, Georgia claimed eight innocen  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 26 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on March 25, 2021: In a sweeping decision issued, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found Tesla to have violated the law and ordered it to cease interfering with workers seeking to organize a union at its Fremont, California plant. The NLRB found that Tesla illegally terminated a union supporter, disciplined another union supporter for engaging in protected activity, and interrogated others for speak  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 26 -- The United Steelworkers issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: The United Steelworkers (USW) union today commended the Ohio House of Representatives' passage of H.R. 13, urging Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to help maintain economic stability across the Midwest by allowing Enbridge Line 5 to continue operating. In November, Whitmer and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed suit to revoke and terminate the 1953 easement that allows Enbr  more

QUEENS, New York, March 25 -- The Leadership Academy issued the following news on March 24, 2021: The West Michigan Leadership Academy, a program designed to cultivate school leaders' capacity and commitment to culturally responsive, antiracist leadership, will launch its fourth cohort of School Leader Fellows tomorrow. Twenty school leaders from nine districts and two charter schools across the Kent ISD will participate. The West Michigan Leadership Academy School Leader Fellowship is a three  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 26 (TNSops) -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: Dana Evans of Louisville, Naz Hillmon of Michigan, Rhyne Howard of Kentucky, and NaLyssa Smith of Baylor are the four finalists for the 2021 Wade Trophy, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced today. The prestigious award is presented by the WBCA each year to the best player in college women's basketball. Evans, Louisville's regular-season leading  more