BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to organizing separate multi-year schemes that defrauded internet users via scam virus alerts and distributed controlled substances online. Doyal Kalita, 36, of Redford, Mich., pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of conspiracy to import Schedule II and Schedule IV controlled substances and one count  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 7, 2024, entitled "Union Members in Michigan - 2023": * * * In 2023, union members accounted for 12.8 percent of wage and salary workers in Michigan, compared with 14.0 percent in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state was   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * * Employer: Michigan Multi-King Inc., doing business as Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, 4897 Rochester Road, Troy, MI 48085 * Investigation findings: An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found teens working at a Troy Popeyes franchise in violation of hours allowed by the Fair Labor Standards Act's child labor standards. The investig  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news brief on Feb. 9, 2024: * * * Employer: Koda Group Inc., 200 North Center St., Northville, MI Actions: Fair Labor Standards Act consent judgment Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Investigation findings: On Feb. 8, 2024, U.S. District Judge Matthew Leitman of the Eastern District of Michigan entered a consent judgment and order requiring Koda Group Inc. and owne  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief on Feb. 5, 2024: * * * * Employers: Reliance Staffing LLC, Fahim Uddin, owner * Actions: Fair Labor Standards Act consent judgment * Courts: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan * Investigation findings: On Feb. 2, 2024, Judge Sean F. Cox in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered a consent judgment requiring Reliance Staffing LLC and it  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket No. 23-237, WT Docket No. 02-378) on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * The Region 21 (Michigan)1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Beginning at 10:00 am, the Region 21 800 MHz RPC meeting will convene at the Michigan State Police Headquarters, 7150 N. Harris Drive, Di  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: The following states have elections for federal office in the next 90 days: P- Presidential Primary; S- State Primary; D- District Primary; T- Territory Primary; R- State Runoff *Dates subject to change. Election dates marked with an asterisk are updated and state-approved. February 2024: February 3rd: South Carolina (P) - Democratic February 6th: Nevada (P) Februa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Michigan to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding from Aug. 24-26, 2023. The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Eaton, Ingham, Iona, Kent, Livingston, Macom  more

CALUMET, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The National Park Service Keweenaw National Historical Park issued the following news release: Keweenaw National Historical Park, its Advisory Commission, and Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Association seek an artist to create an art installation on the western side of US-41, near the Dry House Ruins. The Keweenaw Peninsula has been the site of copper extraction for more than 7,000 years. Visitors come from all over the world to visit what remains of one of the Ear  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Steven William Anderson, Jr., 45, of Selinsgrove, PA, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a multi-year conspiracy to traffic stolen diabetic test strips from the Battle Creek Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. During Anderson's sentencing, C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56945) involving Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan: * * * Rep Org: Ascension Providence Hospital Licensee: Ascension Providence Hospital Region: 3 City: Southfield State: MI License #: 21-02-802-03 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Vrinda Narayana HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 02/02/2024 Notification Time: 12:00 [ET] Event Date: 02/01/2024 Event Time:  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The White House issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Michigan and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding from August 24 to August 26, 2023. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Eaton, Ingham, Iona, Kent, Livin  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 6 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Michigan for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to drought and excessive heat that began on April 7, 2023. The declaration covers t  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Eddie Lee Pope, age 51, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced on February 6, 2024, to 240 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Helmick, after being convicted by a jury, in October 2023, of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Pope was sentenced to ten years of supervised release after he serves his prison term and ordered to pay a $100 spe  more