DETROIT, Michigan, July 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds today's Michigan Supreme Court ruling that pro bono attorneys in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases must be paid in full for their work by the government agency that unlawfully withheld public records. The ruling, in Woodman v. Michigan Department of Corrections, arises from FOIA lawsuits filed in 20  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds today's Michigan Supreme Court ruling that establishes the right of unmarried LGBTQ+ people in same-sex relationships to retain involvement in their children's lives following a breakup. The court, in Pueblo v. Haas (https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/opinions/final/sct/1640  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, July 28 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on July 27, 2023: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Baylor regarding Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's signing Wednesday of HB 4616, a bill that censors conversations between clients and counselors by dictating what goals can be pursued and what ideas can be discussed: "The government has no business censoring conversations between patients a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 27 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following statement on July 26, 2023: * * * Today, Governor Whitmer signed a bill prohibiting licensed therapists in Michigan from subjecting minors to conversion therapy, a dangerous practice that seeks to change a young person's sexual orientation or gender identity. In June 2021, the Governor issued an executive order barring the use of state funds for conversion therapy. The new law both codifies that d  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 27 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following news: Since 1904, an impressive column of granite and bronze, nearly 70 feet tall, has adorned the center of Lviv in western Ukraine. It survived untouched by the devastation of World War II. So far, it is unscathed by Putin's invasion. That fact is especially poignant, because it is a monument to the brotherhood between Ukraine and a neighboring nation only 40 miles away. The man the column honors, Adam M  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- commends Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer for signing HB 4616 and HB 4617 into law, banning conversion therapy statewide. This comes on the heels of Governor Whitmer establishing the first ever, state-wide LGBTQ+ Commission this past June, in addit  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, July 29 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following statement on July 28, 2023: * * * Former Michigan State Representative Gary Glenn, who represented Midland as part of the 98th district, passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. During his time in Lansing, Glenn served as chair of the House Energy Policy Committee and was a staunch advocate for expanding energy choice and independence, as well as initiatives that strengthened worker freedom.  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 27 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Michigan Retailers Association today reports that June retail sales saw a short rise over May. Retailers' optimism for positive sales through September is bouncing-back from lows seen in its May Retail Index. The June Retail Index survey came in at 56.0, a much-welcomed increase over May's 50.7. Half (50%) of Michigan retailers surveyed reported a sales increase over Ma  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Today, a federal lawsuit was filed to challenge a Michigan statute that the Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) has interpreted to ban the use of drones to locate already downed game. Michigan's "Drone Statute," passed in 2015, bans drone-assisted "hunting," which the Michigan DNR interprets to include using drones to locate downed game, even after the hunter has stored his weapons  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: A new poll released today by EDF Action, Earthworks Action Fund, Sierra Club, and CATF Action finds that voters in battleground and key oil and gas producing states, like Pennsylvania, support the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) taking strong, swift action to limit methane pollution from the oil and gas industry. The poll, conducted by Global Strategy Group, found more than two thirds of v  more