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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for Sunday November 10, 2024 ( 10 items )  

ACI Announces 2025 Middle East Concrete Conference
FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The American Concrete Institute (ACI) along with the ACI UAE Chapter will co-host the ACI Concrete Conference - From Gray to Green in Dubai, UAE, on February 12-13, 2025. The 2-day conference will be held at Kempinski Central Avenue, Dubai, UAE, and will explore the cutting-edge practices and innovations driving the concrete industry toward a carbon-neutral future. The ACI Concret  more

American Concrete Institute Publishes Code Requirements for Low-Carbon Concrete
FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Nov. 6 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The American Concrete Institute, through the work of ACI Committee 323, has released ACI CODE-323-24: Low-Carbon Concrete--Code Requirements and Commentary. The Code provides provisions for concrete where reduced global warming potential (GWP) is required. The Code was developed by a consensus process and provides commentary along with references for the user desiring to study individual que  more

CAIR Condemns Racist Messages Sent to Black College Students in Numerous States
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned racist messages sent to Black students and others in numerous states, telling them they were selected to be enslaved and to pick cotton on a plantation. Alabama law enforcement authorities are investigating after Black college students received raci  more

FFRF TV show guest warns about religious school voucher programs
MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 7 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: Watch the teaser here. An expert who has done decades of research on school voucher programs asserts on Freedom From Religion Foundation's latest TV show episode that they are harming our education system. Josh Cowen is a professor of education policy at Michigan State University. He's written about education, politics, school choice and culture wars for The Hechinger Rep  more

Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities: Done Right, Rail Stations Can Spawn Remarkable Economic Development
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities issued the following statement on Nov. 4, 2024: * * * AUTHOR: Michael Goldman Brown Jr The next essential study for the North+South Passenger Rail is launching now, and one of the key areas of research will be looking at community economic development spawned by train stations in towns along the proposed line. Here we take a look at a couple of high-profile train stations in the United States that have had  more

Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to The Hill: Myth of the 'Working Class' Voter
NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to The Hill on Nov. 4, 2024: * * * The Myth of the 'Working Class' Voter By Michael Hartney and Vladimir Kogan As the 2024 presidential race enters its final week, media coverage has increasingly focused on the candidates' efforts to win over a supposedly crucial swing group: working-class voters. For example, even though Vice President Harris talks incessantly about her "middle-class" roots, Michigan   more

MEDC Releases Documents After Lawsuit
MIDLAND, Michigan, Nov. 7 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: MIDLAND, Mich. Michigan Rising Action and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy have successfully compelled the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to release nearly 150 pages of unredacted records, the two groups announced today. The Mackinac Center represented Michigan Rising Action in a lawsuit to obtain the documents, which shed light on t  more

New Study Reveals Substantial Economic Impacts of New England Boat Show
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: The NMMA and Massachusetts Marine Trade Association (MMTA) released today the results of the first economic contribution study of the Discover Boating New England Boat Show, revealing its substantial impact to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the recreational boating industry, and the adverse effects of the show's recent move from its traditional February timef  more

NFIB Files Lawsuit Against FTC's Onerous Automatic Renewal Rule
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: D.C. (Nov. 6, 2024) NFIB filed a legal challenge against a recent rule from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which targets businesses that engage in automatic renewals of subscriptions or memberships. NFIB filed a petition for review of the FTC's rule in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit arguing that the Court should strike down the rule. NFIB f  more

University of Michigan's Dr. Katherine Gallagher to receive the 2024 Joseph A. Vita Award
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Embargoed until 7 a.m. CT/8 a.m. ET, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 DALLAS, Nov. 6, 2024 Katherine A. Gallagher, M.D., FAHA, the Leland Ira Doan Research Professor of Surgery and vice chair of basic and translational science at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will be awarded the 2024 Joseph A. Vita Award at the American Heart Association's Scientific Ses  more