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News Tipoffs - Michigan Editors Newsletter for Friday December 13, 2024 ( 7 items )  

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Michigan - 2023'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 12, 2024, entitled "Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Michigan - 2023": * * * Private industry employers reported 78,900 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Michigan in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that this resul  more

Conn. A.G. Tong Announces New Partnership to Combat Gun Violence Through Civil Enforcement of State Laws
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Attorney General William Tong announced today that 16 attorneys general have formed a multistate coalition to hold irresponsible firearms industry members accountable for their devastating impact on gun violence. This multistate coalition, the first of its kind, aims to reduce gun violence through the coordinated enforcement of state civil liability and consumer prote  more

Mich. A.G. Nessel Joins Coalition to Combat Gun Violence by Holding Accountable Irresponsible Members of Firearm Industry
LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general to hold irresponsible firearms industry members accountable for their devastating impact on gun violence. This multistate coalition, the first of its kind, aims to reduce gun violence through the coordinated enforcement of the States' respective civil liability and consumer protecti  more

Mich. A.G. Nessel Sends Warnings to VoIP Service Providers That Have Allowed Robocalls to Bombard Michigan Residents
LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Nessel has warned four voice service providers that they have been transmitting suspected illegal robocall traffic on their networks, as a part of her national efforts on the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force. "Voice service providers must be held responsible for the traffic on their networks," said Nessel. "This bipartisan task force is  more

N.J. A.G. Platkin Steps Up Efforts to Combat Gun Violence Through Coalition With Other States
TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * New Jersey Leading Partnership to Reduce Gun Violence Through Civil Enforcement of State Laws * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that 16 Attorneys General have formed a multistate coalition to hold irresponsible firearms industry members accountable for their devastating impact on gun violence. This multistate coalition, the first of  more

U.S. Department of Education Surpasses 1.5 Million 2025-26 FAFSA Submissions
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The (Department) today announced that it has received more than 1.5 million 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA(r)) submissions from students and has successfully processed and sent 7 million student records to institutions of higher education and states to prepare and package aid offers. The Department made the 2025-26 FAFSA form widely available on Nov. 21 after nearly two months   more

U.S. Department of Education Surpasses 1.5 Million 2025-26 FAFSA Submissions
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights issued the following news on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * Department Launches Next Phase of FAFSA Student Support Strategy and College Support Strategy to Help More Students Complete the FAFSA and Pursue Higher Education * * * The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced that it has received more than 1.5 million 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA(R)) submissions from students and h  more