DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release: After years of fighting Detroit water shutoffs through litigation and advocacy, a coalition of civil rights lawyers and organizations publicly calls on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to order a moratorium on the interruption of water service to thousands of Detroit households to end a public health emergency. The coalition privately asked the Governor to end the water crisis in a   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 24 -- The Altarum Institute issued the following news release, dated Jan. 22: Last year Altarum began working with communities in Central Texas to address opioid misuse among postpartum women, particularly those who are struggling to make ends meet. We set out to help WIC and community health centers increase screening of new mothers for substance misuse and refer them to recovery support services so they can get the help they need. We're already seeing promising resul  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to announce a new seminar: ACI 562: Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures. The ACI 562 code is the first U.S. code produced specifically for the repair of existing reinforced concrete structures and has been adopted in several states and municipalities, with additional locations considering. This performance-  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Jan. 22 -- The American Concrete Institute Foundation issued the following news: The ACI Foundation's Strategic Development Council (SDC) will host its Technology Forum 47, in Charleston, SC, USA, February 11-13, 2020. The forum will include technology showcases that highlight new and innovative equipment, materials, and applications that have the potential to advance the industry, including: * The Science of Seawater-Mixed Cementitious Materials * Handheld Instant  more

RESTON, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following news: Decker Hains, Ph.D., P.E., PMP, F.ASCE, a Master Faculty Specialist jointly appointed to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University, has been named a Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction. Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Hains has served in key leadership positions throughout his 22-year career as an officer in the U.S. Army, most   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Jan. 22 -- The Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law, a journal that says it focuses on the initiation, formulation and implementation of health policy and analyzes the relations between government and health - past, present and future, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2020 edition: * Macroeconomic Feedback Effects of Medicaid Expansion: Evidence from Michigan * Filling the Organ Donor Pool by Giving Priority * The Grassroots of G  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 22 -- The Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, a journal that says it focuses on the initiation, formulation and implementation of health policy and analyzes the relations between government and health, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2020 edition: Articles: * Macroeconomic Feedback Effects of Medicaid Expansion: Evidence from Michigan * Filling the Organ Donor Pool by Giving Priority * The Grassroots of Grass: Cannabi  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Jan. 22 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: * * * - The state has no right to force companies to unionize * * * The Mackinac Center for Public Policy praised the Michigan Senate for passing a resolution opposing the forced unionization of marijuana businesses. The Marijuana Regulatory Agency, a state department, has been pursuing rules that would force any company applying for a marijuana license to enter into a "labor peace agreeme  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Jan. 21 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: * * * - Lawsuit claims UAW scammed employee under guise of collecting union dues * * * The United Auto Workers demanded that its employees fund a fake union and threatened to fire workers who didn't pay, a former UAW employee alleges in a new lawsuit filed by the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation. Jim Shake was an actuary at the UAW headquarters in Detroit for a decade. Beginning in 2014, t  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 25 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * - Five Michigan businesses to join MEDC at Arab Health in Dubai, Jan. 27-30, 2020 - Trip will increase companies' export opportunities with important trade market - Show will boost visibility of Michigan's healthcare industry * * * Business leaders from five Michigan companies will join the Michigan Economic Development Corporation at Arab Health, taking place January 27 through  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Projects that will provide investments to further solidify Michigan's global leadership in the automotive industry and also expand MEDC's commitment to transforming underutilized properties into vibrant spaces in Michigan communities have received Michigan Strategic Fund approval, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced. The projects are expected to generate nearly $3.6 billi  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Jan. 24 -- Education Trust-Midwest issued the following news release: * * * - New report calls for investing much more in students from low-income backgrounds, rural students and other vulnerable students * * * Michigan is now in the bottom five states nationwide for equitable school funding, and should take immediate steps to invest much more in students from low-income backgrounds, rural students and other vulnerable students, according to a report released. A new rep  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 24 -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement: The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on the state's Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) credits program following the news that General Motors has agreed to reduce and cap what they're owed by the state. The League has previously joined the Mackinac Policy Center and legislators from both sides of the aisle to support House Bill 5424 to eliminate MEGA credit  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 24 -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release: Retailers in Michigan reported higher sales in December and predict stronger winter sales than a year ago, according to the Michigan Retail Index. The December Retail Index survey came in at 60.0, an increase from December 2018's 38.0, and up from November 2019's 52.2. The seasonally adjusted performance index is conducted by Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) in cooperation with the Federal R  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Jan. 22 -- NTEA, The Association for the Work Truck Industry issued the following news release: NTEA recently published its eighth annual Fleet Purchasing Outlook to showcase purchasing trends for the commercial vehicle community. The insights provided by fleet professionals give the entire work truck industry perspective on anticipated purchasing intent and areas of greatest interest to fleet managers. "The market demand for commercial vehicles remains robust," sai  more

ADRIAN, Michigan, Jan. 24 -- Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following news: Human trafficking - slavery - has been in existence for thousands of years, and the modern version of this insidious, evil practice must be recognized and prevented. That was the core message Sisters Marilyn Winter, OP, and Patricia McDonald, OP, brought to an assembly of Adrian Dominican Sisters January 16, 2020, during Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The month begins on January 11, 2020, National Human Traffi  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Jan. 21 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release on Jan. 20: As manufacturers aim to become increasingly nimble in the marketplace,distributed manufacturing--making parts or finished products at or near the location where they will be used instead of at a central factory--is emerging as a way to advance a faster, more flexible and cheaper supply chain. Critical to the process is technology that secures the Digital Thread. "Manufacturing pr  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 24 -- The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, a journal that says it features studies of birds and short communications that describe observations of particular interest from the Wilson Ornithological Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2019 edition: MAJOR ARTICLES: * Seasonal movements of Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) in the northern Pantanal floodplains, Brazil * Migration tactics of a long-distance migratory song  more