NEW YORK, May 14 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Abortion Restrictions Struck Down by Michigan Court Court rules that abortion restrictions, designed to stigmatize patients and make abortion difficult to provide and access, are unconstitutional Today, a Michigan state court permanently struck down several onerous and baseless abortion restrictions in the state. The court ruled that three challenged restrictions violate Michigan's  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Michigan GOP Votes to Continue Risking Great Lakes for Oil Industry Profits LANSING, MI - Today the Michigan Legislature passed HR 91, "A resolution to support President Trump's policies to increase the nation's energy infrastructure and security, which have facilitated emergency permitting for the Enbridge Line 5 project". The resolution passed 58-48 along party lines. The Army Corps of Enginee  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * EGLE fails to meet own pollution reduction plan, Sierra Club files notice DETROIT, MI \- Residents in Southeast Michigan have lived with unsafe levels of ozone pollution for nearly a decade, a dangerous problem that should have been addressed by Michigan's State Implementation Plan under the requirements of the Clean Air Act. However, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 15 -- The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services Receives NASCUS Reaccreditation The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) is pleased to announce that the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS), Office of Credit Unions has successfully earned reaccreditation. Michigan was the first state to receive NASCUS Ac  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 15 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Michigan Republicans Boost Trump's Great Lakes Oil Tunnel LANSING, Mich. - In response to the news that the Michigan House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution today which supports President Trump's energy policies including permitting for the Enbridge L  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 15 -- NSF, a testing and certification organization in the water industry, issued the following news: * * * NSF Research Shows Americans Demand Greater Clarity and Standardization in Food Labeling Survey reveals striking gap between US consumer requirements and current labeling practices. NSF, a leading global public health and safety organization, today released key findings from a survey focused on understanding the effectiveness of US food labeling and its role in  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Celebrates the Striking Down of the 24-Hour Waiting Period for Abortion in Michigan Detroit, MI -- On Tuesday, a Michigan Court of Claims judge struck down state laws mandating a 24-hour waiting period for an abortion. Judge Sima Patel ruled that the laws violated the Reproductive Freedom for All amendment to Mic  more