| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for Monday March 23, 2026 ( 9 items ) |
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Amy Brass helps future teachers rewrite the story of math
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 22 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news:
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Amy Brass helps future teachers rewrite the story of math
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Math can become a quiet kind of gatekeeper long before students ever realize it.
Sometimes it arrives as a knot in the stomach before a test. Sometimes it sounds like, "I'm just not a math person." And sometimes it takes hold in the very people who will one day stand at the front of elementary classrooms, shaping how children come to
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As Trump Tries to Take Over U.S. Elections, Reed Delivers Speech Opposing Anti-Voter SAVE Act
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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As Trump Tries to Take Over U.S. Elections, Reed Delivers Speech Opposing Anti-Voter SAVE Act
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U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says that when American citizens register to vote, they should be thinking about the issues that matter to them and who they want to cast a ballot for, not on jumping through bureaucratic hoops, locating old documents, and being burdened by financial and logistical barrier
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Federal Maritime Commission Receives Complaint Over Container Charges From Orleans International Against Hapag Lloyd
WASHINGTON, March 23 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Maritime Commission received a complaint from Orleans International Inc., Farmington Hills, Michigan, against Hapag Lloyd AG, Hamburg, Germany, regarding the assessment of demurrage and detention charges on March 19, 2026.
The complainant alleges the ocean carrier violated federal shipping laws during periods when container pickup or return was constrained. According to the filing, the dispute involves charges applied during periods when Orleans Inter
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Fisher Phillips Issues Commentary: Can Your AI Chat History Be Used Against You in a Lawsuit? 5 Practical Takeaways for Employers as Courts Start to Split
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 21 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 20, 2026, by executive partner of the management committee Danielle H. Moore, chief knowledge and innovation officer Evan Shenkman and partners Keia James Atkinson and Usama Kahf:
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Can Your AI Chat History Be Used Against You in a Lawsuit? 5 Practical Takeaways for Employers as Courts Start to Split
If you or your employees use ChatGPT or other generative artificial intelligence to help du
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Groups Take Trump Administration to Court Over Illegal Craig Coal Plant Extension
NEW YORK, March 18 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release:
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Groups Take Trump Administration to Court Over Illegal Craig Coal Plant Extension
Public interest groups and state of Colorado challenge DOE's emergency order
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Public interest organizations today filed a challenge in federal court to overturn the Trump administration's illegal emergency order extending the life of Colorado's Craig Unit 1, a coal-burning power plant. By unnecessarily keeping the un
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Prince William County Public Schools Unveils 62 New Propane Buses Equipped With Industry-First Driver Airbags
MACON, Georgia, March 18 -- Blue Bird, an electric and low-emission school buses, issued the following news release:
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Prince William County Public Schools Unveils 62 New Propane Buses Equipped with Industry-First Driver Airbags
* District will operate the first Blue Bird Vision buses with standard driver airbags
* District aims to transition 50-60% of its fleet to propane buses by 2030
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MANASSAS, Va. (March 18, 2026) - Prince William County Public Schools unveiled its new emission
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The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of March 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of March 23, 2026
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Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week:
Supporting DHS Employees and Calling to Fully Fund DHS
It's Day 37 of Democrats' DHS Shutdown, and Americans across the nation are suffering the consequences.
Over 100,000 DHS workers - including more than 50,000 frontline TSA employees - aren't getting paid, missin
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University of Colorado-Boulder: Study Probes the 'New Normal' for Older Adults, Post-COVID
BOULDER, Colorado, March 16 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus issued the following news:
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Study probes the 'new normal' for older adults, post-COVID
Researchers from CU Boulder find that the pandemic reshaped how people age 55 and older interact with their communities while highlighting the importance of 'social infrastructure'
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The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped how people interact with their communities, but its effects on older Americans have been especially complex--alteri
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University of Windsor: From Haiti to Windsor, Researcher Examines Migration Through Art and Sociology
WINDSOR, Ontario, March 18 -- University of Windsor issued the following news:
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From Haiti to Windsor, researcher examines migration through art and sociology
By Lindsay Charlton
From a young age, Dr. Carlo Charles has been interested in the human experience, first exploring that curiosity through art and storytelling.
As a boy growing up in Haiti, the sociology professor wrote songs, poetry and plays. By age 14, he had formed a theatre troupe of about 25 friends and staged plays at
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