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News Tipoffs - Michigan Editors Newsletter for Tuesday December 17, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $109 Million from Investing in America Agenda to Clean Up Legacy Pollution on Federal Lands and Waters
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a $109.6 million investment through President Biden's Investing in America agenda to put people to work plugging, remediating and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells in national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and on other public lands and waters. Five federal agencies within the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture will addres  more

Court of Appeals Upholds Mich. A.G. Nessel's Criminal Charges in Voter Intimidation Robocall Case
LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Friday, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the criminal charges against Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl and affirmed the Circuit Court's denial of defendants' motion to quash, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. In its opinion, the Court of Appeals found there was sufficient evidence presented at the preliminary examination to show that the robocall issued by defend  more

Final 6 pilot projects selected for NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has launched six pilot projects to bridge scientific gaps between current quantum technological capabilities and those needed to fully harness quantum properties of energy and matter for practical uses. The six projects join five others that the agency announced in August. Collectively, they are supported by the NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NSF NQVL  more

Mich. A.G. Releases Report of Alleged Abuse at Diocese of Lansing
LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced the release of a report (PDF) (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/December/Lansing-Diocese-Report-December-2024.pdf?rev=a3e5078915c04a56a9db6368b5ddc7e7&hash=7253D2CC94BC8B2DFA046D47FAB0C107) by the Department of Attorney General concerning allegations of sexual abuse and other sexual misc  more