LANSING, Michigan, March 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Highlights Consumer Protection Efforts LANSING - As National Consumer Protection Week comes to a close, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is highlighting some of the work her office does to protect Michigan residents. From mediating consumer complaints to advocating for stronger protections, the Department of Attorney General has a proven track record of supporting consum  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Highlights Illegal Robocall Efforts During National Consumer Protection Week LANSING - As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is highlighting her office's ongoing efforts to combat illegal robocalls. According to the FTC's 2024 Do Not Call Data Book (PDF), Michigan residents filed 32,647 robocall complaints to the agency last fis  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Re-issues Consumer Alert on Data Breaches as Part of National Consumer Protection Week LANSING - As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is drawing Michigan residents' attention to the department's consumer alert on data breaches, providing tips and resources to residents who have had their personal information stolen or misused. Mi  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Reissues Consumer Alert on Pig Butchering as Part of National Consumer Protection Week LANSING - As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing her consumer alert on Pig Butchering, a sophisticated scam that combines a romance scam with an investment spin. "Consumers must always remain vigilant and alert for scams, especiall  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Preliminary Injunction to Block Trump Administration's Attempt to Unlawfully Cut Critical Research Funding LANSING - Today, a federal court ordered a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump Administration from cutting funds that support cutting-edge medical and public health research at universities and research institutions across the country. The preliminary injun  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Shares Top Consumer Complaints of 2024 LANSING - As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is highlighting the accomplishments of the Department's Consumer Protection Team and the top complaints from consumers in 2024. Attorney General Nessel and the Consumer Protection Team partner with the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Supports Wayne County in Urging Michigan Supreme Court to Reinstate Anti-Terrorism Law LANSING - On Friday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed an amicus brief (PDF) in support of the emergency application filed by the Wayne County Prosecutor with the Michigan Supreme Court to reverse a recent Michigan Court of Appeals decision that struck down the state's anti-terror  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Withholding Critical Federal Funding LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration (PDF) to block its illegal policy that would withhold funding for essential federal ag  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Calls on Court to Keep Labor Board Functioning LANSING - On Friday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) in Wilcox v. Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia supporting Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in her lawsuit against Pres  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Files Lawsuit Against President Trump, Agencies to Stop Mass Federal Firings LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit (PDF), as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, against President Donald Trump and numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees. The coalition argues in their lawsui  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Coalition Defending the Integrity of the National Labor Relations Board LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing a legal challenge that, if successful, would severely limit the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) ability to carry out its responsibility of protectin  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Takes Action to Enforce Court Order Stopping Trump Administration's Illegal Disruptions of Federal Funding LANSING - On Friday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in filing a second motion for enforcement (PDF) in their ongoing lawsuit against the Trump Administration's illegal and destructive disruptions to fe  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 4 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * What happens when you return bottles in Michigan? Expert weighs in on the logistics behind state's deposit program Author: Eric Baerren Michigan's dime deposit program is almost 50 years old and is always in the news because of efforts to expand or repeal it. But, do you know what happens to that plastic and aluminum when you take it back to a retailer? Frederick Lawrence is a logistics facult  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 6 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU engineering students develop mobile robot prototype for real-time object tracking Author: Robert Wang What if robots could track objects in real-time with ease? That's exactly what a team of engineering students at Central Michigan University set out to accomplish with PIXBOT, an innovative autonomous mobile robot designed for pigment-based object tracking. Kyle Kieser and Gavin Kelly, stud  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 4 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU researcher exploring the future of battery technology Author: Robert Wang Dr. Brad Fahlman, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Central Michigan University, is leading research that could change the way we power electric vehicles and other battery-driven technologies. With new funding secured, his team is focusing on metal-sulfur batteries--specifically lithium-sul  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Court Orders Reinstatement of NLRB Board Member Illegally Dismissed by President Trump LANSING - Today, Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered President Trump and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Marvin Kaplan (PDF) to reinstate Gwynne Wilcox to the Board. Last week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of at  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 3 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * COVID-19, 5 years on: Lingering impacts and pandemic preparedness EXPERTS ADVISORY March 11 will mark five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. University of Michigan experts look back on successes and failures in public health and medicine; discuss continued effects in education, business and society; and offer insights on how prepared we are for a future pa  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 4 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Dicamba drift: New use of an old herbicide disrupts pollinators Weeds grow at the edge of an agricultural field. Drift from the herbicide dicamba could impact pollinator populations in patches of plants such as these.courtesy: Regina Baucom, University of Michigan Study: Off-target drift of the herbicide dicamba disrupts plant-pollinator interactions via novel pathways (DOI: 10.1111/nph.20438) An h  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 3 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Expert weighs in on Trump addressing joint session of Congress EXPERT Q&A President Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, six weeks after being sworn into office. Aaron Kall University of Michigan speech and debate expert Aaron Kall, editor and co-author of "Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States: Addresses to a Joint Session of Congress," said he expects the speech   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 4 -- Community Newspaper Holdings issued the following company news: * * * Homeless struggles, unmasked corruption and public records rights highlight Best of CNHI winners By Jim Zachary MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Humanizing the plight of the addicted homeless, exposing a former sheriff's criminal misdeeds and dogged pursuit of public records accented the annual Best of CNHI journalism awards. Newsrooms from CNHI newspapers in 19 states submitted their work from 2024. Th  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 3 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Millions of children live with parents who have a substance use disorder Study: U S Youth Exposed to Parental Substance Use Disorder in the Home: A Comparison of DSM-IV and DSM-5 Criteria (DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001469) Nearly 17 million children and adolescents in the United States are estimated to live with a parent who has a substance use disorder, according to a study led by Texas State Unive  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * MPSC Disallows $30 Million in DTE Electric's Cost Recovery Proposal LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's arguments before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) succeeded in convincing the Commission to disallow $33,774,728 in attempted cost recovery sought by DTE Electric, per an order issued by the MPSC last week. Regulated utilities file cost recovery cases ann  more

NEW YORK, March 5 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Announces Key Leadership Appointments and Oversight Expansions for its Valuation & Advisory Practice March 5, 2025 4:00 PM Newmark announces key promotions and expanded scope for Valuation & Advisory leadership; Cameron J. Palmer, MAI, AI-GRS to Market Leader - Southwest, James E. Agner, MAI, AI-GRS, MRICS, SGA to Co-Leader of Golf Specialty Practice while continuing to lead the F  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Organizations File Brief and Amicus Briefs in Support of Michigan's PA 233 for Energy Siting and Permitting LANSING, MI - Diverse stakeholders today announced the filing of a brief from industry organizations and multiple amicus curiae brief petitions in support of the Michigan Public Service Commission's actions to implement Public Act 233 (PA 233), which was passed by the legislature  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 5 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Psychology Professor Publishes Study on How Optimism and Pessimism Influence Well-Being Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? If you rewind to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are you experienced some level of pessimism. And who could blame you? With social isolation, health concerns and economic uncertainty, fear and anxiety became a daily reality for many. A team of researchers from S  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Sriro to Speak on Cybersecurity for Business Leaders Panel Taft Data Privacy Partner Jon Sriro will serve as a panelist at the "Technology Today Briefing: Business Leader Cybersecurity Event" on March 18 in Detroit, Michigan. Alongside other cybersecurity and financial experts, Sriro will discuss strategies for businesses to prevent cyber threats and maximize cybersecurity investment  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, March 7 -- Stout, a consulting firm specializing in corporate finance, accounting, valuation, disputes, claims and investigations, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Stout Advises Priority Waste on a Leveraged Recapitalization Stout has advised Priority Waste on a successful leveraged recapitalization completed in conjunction with TPG Angelo Gordon.The transaction closed on November 1, 2024. Stout served as the exclusive advisor to Priority Waste in  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, March 7 -- Stout, a consulting firm specializing in corporate finance, accounting, valuation, disputes, claims and investigations, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Stout Advises Sparks Belting on Sale to Belt Power Stout has advised Sparks Belting, an operating company of JSJ Corporation (JSJ) on its sale to Belt Power, a portfolio company of Platte River Equity. Stout served as the exclusive sell-side financial advisor to Sparks and JSJ in connec  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, March 7 -- Stout, a consulting firm specializing in corporate finance, accounting, valuation, disputes, claims and investigations, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Stout Advises Stamback Services on Its Sale to FusionSite Services Stout is pleased to announce that its client, Stamback Services, has been acquired by FusionSite Services, a portfolio company of The Cynosure Group. Stout served as exclusive financial advisor to Stamback in connection   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 4 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Study led by CMU College of Medicine faculty member shows positive effects of steroids on preterm infant development Author: College of Medicine A study recently published by the Journal of the American Medical Association shows preterm babies born after their mom received a single dose of steroids had a 1% increase in survival and a 1% increase in survival without illness for every hour that pa  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 4 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * The hidden costs of believing women are more socially oriented How perceived gender differences cost women opportunities and influence Concept illustration of decision making gender stereotypes.credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney Study: Believed Gender Differences in Social Preferences A new study from the University of Michigan reveals that people strongly believe women are more generous  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 4 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M, OpenAI launch partnership to expand AI research The University of Michigan has established a partnership with OpenAI that will bring additional artificial intelligence resources, research funding and computing power to campus. The collaboration also will include joint research projects between the university and OpenAI, focusing on AI applications that broadly benefit society. The agreement wi  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 3 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-Michigan, UC Riverside launch alliance to promote hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines US lags behind other countries in support of hydrogen technologies Andre Boehman, the University of Michigan's Vennema professor of engineering, a professor of mechanical engineering and the director of the Walter E. Lay Automotive Engineering Laboratory, will serve as a co-director of the new Hydrogen En  more

MERCED, California, March 6 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Research Team Focuses on the Next Generations of Scientists By Lorena Anderson The Biology Integration Institute (BII): The Institute for Symbiotic Interactions, Training and Education in the Face of a Changing Climate, or INSITE, stands out because it is supported by $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation, one of the largest NSF grants UC Merced has ever received. But there is an  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 4 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Wildland-urban fires trigger biological changes in firefighters, may explain increased cancer risks Study: Epigenetic Modifications Associated With Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Firefighting (DOI: 10.1002/em.70002) Related research from Goodrich on firefighters' risk from PFAS exposure. Firefighters who fight fires in wildland urban interface zones, where undeveloped and developed land meet, appea  more