DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * The ACLU of Michigan (ACLU) applauds the Michigan Legislature for passing a 19-bill package that will bring sweeping reform to the state's juvenile justice system, but is disappointed that a critical piece did not pass that would have greatly improved the ability of juveniles to obtain qualified legal counsel. Among other things, the legislation will: * Eliminate  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following statement on Nov. 10, 2023: * * * American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan Executive Director Loren Khogali issued the following statement in response to the lawsuit Right to Life and others filed this week asking a federal court to overturn the voter-approved constitutional amendment that enshrines the right to reproductive freedom, including abortion, into the state constitution: "This week,   more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following agency statement on Nov. 7, 2023: * * * Advocates for abortion access in Michigan released the following statement following the Legislature's final vote today in the passage of the Reproductive Health Act: "The Michigan Legislature's passage of the Reproductive Health Act comes one year after voters made it resoundingly clear through Proposal 3 that Michigan should protect and ensure access to ab  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- Altarum, a non-profit organization that works with federal and state health agencies and foundations to improve health outcomes of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, issued the following news: The Michigan Sustained Patient-Centered Alcohol-Related Care (MI-SPARC) program was a free initiative funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) that supported primary care practices in implementing behavioral health integration into clinical workflows  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: * * * State Will Operate on 100-Percent Clean Energy by 2040 * * * An ambitious package of renewable energy bills that just passed the Michigan Legislature--now on its way to be signed into law by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer--is drawing strong praise from business-friendly clean energy-focused organizations throughout the state and across the nation. Dubbed the Clean Energy Future Plan, the  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Nov. 9 -- The American Kidney Fund issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: The American Kidney Fund (AKF) commends Michigan for making living organ donor protections state law with SB 384, signed on Nov. 7 by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. SB 384 will go into effect Jan. 1, 2024, and prohibits life, disability and long-term care insurers from discriminating against living organ donors by refusing to insure them, limiting their coverage or charging them a different rate o  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 10 -- The Michigan Health and Hospital Association issued the following open letter on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * The following letter is on behalf of all Michigan hospitals and health systems signifying their unified opposition to proposed House Bills 4550-4552, which threaten to put patient care at risk across Michigan. Dear Michigan Families, Our shared mission as hospitals is to advance the health of individuals and communities. For decades, we've worked collaboratively   more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 10 -- The Arts Council of Greater Lansing issued the following news on Nov. 9, 2023: The Arts Council of Greater Lansing is pleased to announce its fiscal year 2024 grant recipients for the Greater Lansing Region. Area artists and arts and culture organizations will receive funding totaling $40,000. The funds will be used to engage area youth, support creative capacity building and provide professional development for artists and arts and cultural organization staff. As  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: Poverty in the United States is not the unsolvable problem many people paint it as, said Matthew Desmond, PhD, a professor of sociology at Princeton University and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, during a plenary speech at Learn Serve Lead 2023: The AAMC Annual Meeting on Monday, Nov. 6. During his talk and a subsequent conversation with moderator Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FA  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following statement: * * * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Michigan Chapter of CAIR (CAIR-MI) today condemned the House of Representatives for censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the lone Muslim Palestinian-American woman in Congress. She is being targeted for daring to support Palestinian human rights and calling for a ceasefire in response to Israel's ruthless killing of more than 10,000 Pale  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Environmental and Energy Study Institute issued the following news release: The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) is welcoming two new members to its board of directors: Philip R. Sharp, a former U.S. representative from Indiana who also led Resources for the Future between 2005 and 2016, and Robert Jackson, a leader in the nonprofit space and former Michigan state energy official. "Phil and Robert are going to bring so much to EESI's board," said EESI B  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 10 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following news: By Jon Miltimore Since 1992, the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Order Zaslugi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) has been awarded to a small number of foreigners selected for defending Polish liberty and fostering relations between Poland and other countries. This weekend, the President of Poland will bestow the award upon Lawrence W. Reed, president emeritus of the Fou  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 9 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following news: As more parents gain the opportunity to abandon a compulsory schooling assignment for other options, including homeschooling and microschooling, it's no surprise that those who favor top-down control of education feel anxious about this bottom-up education transformation. This nervousness is occurring on both ends of the political spectrum. On the political left, The Washington Post did some pearl-cl  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 10 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following news: By Peter Jacobsen The 20th century was full of attempts to centrally plan population. Scientists like Paul Ehrlich and businessmen like Hugh Moore spent their lives putting direct pressure on politicians and citizens into addressing the looming specter of "overpopulation." Population doomer language was often dramatic and often included predictions of mass death within just decades. The predictions  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 11 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following news: In November 1986, Lawrence W. Reed arrived at the Warsaw-Okecie Airport in Poland to catch a plane back to the United States after a two-week visit to the Soviet satellite state. The 33-year-old economist was hoping to be back in time for Thanksgiving, but his plans for turkey dinner hit a snag when a customs agent began to scrutinize his passport. "Wait here," the agent said. Moments later, the ag  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 11 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following news: Lawrence W. Reed, Interim President of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), will be honored with the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, a prestigious award previously bestowed upon such figures as Queen Elizabeth II and President Ronald Reagan. Reed's extensive career in political and economic affairs spans 87 countries on six continents since 1985. As a freelance jo  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following news: In a 2016 interview, Stephen King was asked if he had "a personal favorite" film adaptation of one of his stories. The first movie out of the bestselling author's mouth was not Carrie or Misery. It was not The Shining, the Stanley Kubrick film King famously hated. It wasn't Pet Semetary or It. The film King mentioned was Shawshank Redemption, Frank Darabont's adaptation of the novella Rita Hayworth a  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following news: The global e-commerce market is growing at an impressive rate. Amazon is undoubtedly the sector's leader with a roughly 37 percent market share, but new competition is always on the rise. Sites like AliExpress (China), Rakuten (Japan), and Flipkart (India) are just a few of the new e-commerce platforms attracting attention and new shoppers. Temu and Shein, both based in China, are the leading contende  more

TROY, Michigan, Nov. 9 -- The Kresge Foundation issued the following Q&A on Nov. 8, 2023, with Veronica Reed, executive director of Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative, by Loren Berlin: * * * Veronica Reed is the executive director of Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative, a New Orleans-based nonprofit and Kresge Foundation grantee with a mission to transform unjust housing policies, discriminatory practices and inequitable development. Founded in 2008, staff at Jane   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 9 -- The Michigan State University Research Foundation issued the following news: The Lansing Regional SBIR + MedTech Accelerator has helped early-stage medical technology companies secure SBIR/STTR grants and bridge critical funding gaps while fostering collaboration and growth in the region, with promising success stories such as Tarn BioSciences and CavGene Therapeutics. Written by Rich Keener In a 2019 U.S. News and World Report survey of the 50 states, Michig  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 10 -- The Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service issued the following news release: Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) is pleased to announce a partnership with Yoga Alliance, the largest nonprofit association representing the international yoga community. Through the partnership, LIRS and Yoga Alliance will establish a pilot program that will incorporate yoga to help refugees and immigrants heal from the emotional trauma they experienced on their journe  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Health and Hospital Association issued the following news release: * * * New report outlines hospital community health efforts in FY 2021 * * * The Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) released today the Making a Difference in Our Communities report that highlights how hospitals invested more than $784 million in community and voluntary-based activities in fiscal year (FY) 2021, from education and prevention services to community ou  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 10 -- The Michigan Health and Hospital Association issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: The MHA published a letter today on behalf of all Michigan hospitals and health systems signifying their unified opposition to proposed House Bills 4550-4552, which threaten to put patient care at risk across Michigan. MHA CEO Brian Peters announced the letter during his testimony in the House Health Policy Committee, which contains the names of leaders from all Michigan  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 10 -- The Michigan Nurses Association issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2023: * * * In response to the Michigan House Health Policy Committee announcing a hearing to be held Thursday on the Safe Patient Care Act, Jamie Brown, RN, a critical care nurse and president of the Michigan Nurses Association, put out the following statement: "For years, frontline nurses have been sounding the alarm about the decisions that hospital executives have been making in our hos  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- The Michigan Health and Hospital Association issued the following news release: A diverse coalition of healthcare, business and advocacy organizations published a letter to members of the Michigan Legislature today opposing the proposed House Bills 4550-4552 and Senate Bills 334-336, which threaten to put patient care at risk across Michigan. "These partners from a broad collection of industries all agree imposing a one-size-fits-all legislative mandate to hospital  more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 10 -- CALSTART, an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release: Workplaces hold the keys to supercharging electric vehicle (EV) uptake in the United States according to the newly launched Charge@Work program, which aims to help workplaces plan, build and implement critical EV infrastructure for workers across the country. Top brands like IKEA, Siemens, Prologis, The Ohio State Univer  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 9 -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: Today, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) of Michigan commends Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Legislature for their actions in protecting living organ donors and promoting living organ donation across the state. The Living Donor Protection Act prevents insurers from denying, limiting coverage, or charging higher premiums to living organ donors solely based on their stat  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 3 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: Today, the Michigan House of Representatives approved energy bills--Senate Bills 271, 273 and 502--updating the state's renewable electricity standard, energy waste reduction targets, and considerations the Michigan Public Service Commission must apply in reviewing utility electric generation plans, but many crucial policies were left out of the legislation. These bills will return to the Senate, w  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- The Healthcare Leadership Council issued the following news release: The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) honored the University of Michigan's Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) with its Redefining American Healthcare Award at a ceremony in Ann Arbor on Friday, November 3rd. IHPI is the nation's largest university-based community of health services researchers, uniting nearly 700 faculty members across many U-M schools, colleges and campuses  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Oct. 31 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The ninth annual ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards showcased dozens of innovative concrete projects from around the world. The "Overall Excellence" award was presented to Quay Quarter Tower, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The winning concrete project also received first place in the repair and restoration structures category at the ACI Excellence in Concrete Co  more