Wednesday - September 30, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Michigan

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AEI Report Alleges Ideological Imbalance in Graduate Teacher Training
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued 'Pedagogy of the Progressives: A Review of Syllabi from Graduate Schools of Education,' by Daniel Buck. Issued Sept. 9, 2026, the report reviews more than 400 assigned readings from 75 courses at eight graduate schools of education and argues that several teacher-preparation programs emphasize progressive and critical-theory frameworks over classroom instruction, subject knowledge and management practices. Buck examined   more
Coast Guard, Michigan State Police rescue missing hiker from Lake Superior island
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard, Michigan State Police rescue missing hiker from Lake Superior island * CLEVELAND -The Coast Guard and Michigan State Police rescued an injured, ailing man Saturday after he went missing in Isle Royale National Park on Sept. 5. With the assistance of good Samaritan backpackers, Michigan State Police troopers and K-9 units located Craig Berg, 70, who was reported  more
Historic comeback lifts Texas over Ohio State
WACO, Texas, Sept. 13 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Historic comeback lifts Texas over Ohio State * Trailing No. 1 Ohio State, 23-3, entering the fourth quarter, the Texas Longhorns scored 21 unanswered points to come from behind and beat the Buckeyes, 24-23. Texas became the first team to erase a 20-point deficit in the fourth quarter against a No. 1-ranked team since 2004. It was also the Longhorn's first win over a No. 1-r  more
Nurses to sympathy strike, picket on September 15 at five Prime Healthcare hospitals in four states
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses to sympathy strike, picket on September 15 at five Prime Healthcare hospitals in four states * Registered nurses at three Prime Healthcare hospitals in two states -Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada; West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, California; and nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, California -will ho  more
Olympia Fields nurses to hold one-day strike, Saint Mary's nurses to picket on September 15
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Olympia Fields nurses to hold one-day strike, Saint Mary's nurses to picket on September 15 * Registered nurses at Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields, Illinois, will hold a strike for one day on September 15 to protest the administration's retaliation against nurses who speak up and fight for their patients, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), an af  more
University of Michigan-Dearborn: How Bug-catching Research Helps Capture Biodiversity Data
DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- The University of Michigan Dearborn Campus issued the following news: * * * How bug-catching research helps capture biodiversity data September 8, 2026 A College of Arts, Sciences and Letters SURE project traps insects to gather critical information about environmental health, habitat loss and climate impacts like weather extremes. Daniel Acosta's summer break included plenty of hikes and water views. But instead of relaxing, he collected bugs from the riverba  more
USDA Reports Growth in Tile Drainage, Limited Use of Water-Quality Controls
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued Economic Information Bulletin 301, 'Tile Drainage Systems Management and Conservation,' by Daniel Szmurlo, Benjamin M. Gramig, Steven Wallander and Jane Frankenberger. Issued in September 2026, the report finds that U.S. cropland drained by subsurface tile systems grew by about 18 million acres between 1980 and 2022, while use of practices that limit nutrient pollution from those systems remai  more