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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for Sunday March 09, 2025 ( 6 items )  

74% of Consumers Consider Organic Ingredients Important in Personal Care Products
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 8 -- NSF, a testing and certification organization in the water industry, issued the following news: * * * 74% of Consumers Consider Organic Ingredients Important in Personal Care Products NSF research demonstrates the growing demand for cleaner choices and third-party certification for skincare, cosmetics and soaps, among other products. ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- NSF, a leading global public health and safety organization, has released new consumer data demonstrating th  more

Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Reduce the Toll of Tobacco and Improve Access to Care
WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Reduce the Toll of Tobacco and Improve Access to Care LANSING, MICH. - Today, cancer patients, survivors and caregivers from across the state traveled to the Capitol to meet with their elected officials during Cancer Action Day. They told lawmakers that Michigan can and must do better to reduce the toll of tobacco on Michiganders and  more

Another Court Finds the "Corporate Transparency Act" Unconstitutional
WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Another Court Finds the "Corporate Transparency Act" Unconstitutional "Unreasonable search in violation of the Fourth Amendment. " On Monday, the Western District Court of Michigan properly declared the misnamed Corporate Transparency Act unconstitutional. The case was brought by the Small Business Association of Michigan. The CTA would create an enormous federal database filled wi  more

CAIR-MI Safe Spaces & Islamic Center of Detroit Provide Dates for Incarcerated Muslims Observing Ramadan
WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-MI Safe Spaces & Islamic Center of Detroit Provide Dates for Incarcerated Muslims Observing Ramadan The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today, in collaboration with the Islamic Center of Detroit (ICD), successfully provided 140 boxes  more

Michigan House Republicans Forced to Re-Propose Income Tax Cut that was Unfairly Denied by Democrat Justices.
WASHINGTON, March 6 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Michigan House Republicans Forced to Re-Propose Income Tax Cut that was Unfairly Denied by Democrat Justices. Just yesterday, State Representative Kathy Schmaltz and a host of other house Republicans introduced HB 4170 -- legislation that would lower Michigan's income tax rate from its current 4.25% to 4.05%. The bill also clarifies the state's automatic income tax reduction, ensuring   more

Trump-Musk DOGE Cuts Are Axing Jobs In Communities Across Country
WASHINGTON, March 7 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Trump-Musk DOGE Cuts Are Axing Jobs In Communities Across Country Washington D.C. - President Donald Trump and unelected bureaucrat Elon Musk's dangerous cuts to government services aren't just impacting federal agencies' ability to do their jobs in Washington, D.C. In states from Nevad  more