DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on Feb. 14: The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds today's decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland to provide relief for registrants on the Michigan Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA). In today's ruling, Judge Cleland ordered that if the legislature does not bring the law into compliance with constitutional requirements, the state will no longer be abl  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 12 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following statement by Vice President for Policy Molly Flanagan: Breaking public commitments, the Trump administration yesterday released the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Fiscal Year 2020 work plan without the necessary funding for the next phase of work to move us closer to building the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project to stop invasive Asian Carp. In late January at an event in Warren, Michigan, President Trump public  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- The Altarum Institute issued the following news release: Policy experts gathering in Washington, D.C. urged states to make health care more affordable for residents by regulating prices through a variety of mechanisms and reducing the provision of low-value care. The event was hosted by Altarum's Healthcare Value Hub with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Roslyn Murray, a consultant for Catalyst for Payment Reform, said reducing prices should be   more

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 -- American Baptist Churches USA issued the following news release on Feb. 12: The American Baptist Churches of Michigan announced in January that the Region board voted to approve the recommendation of the Executive Minister Search Committee, calling Rev. Brian D. Johnson to serve as Executive Minister. "The board has affirmed the appointment of Rev. Brian D. Johnson, Pastor of Crossroads Community Church of Stockbridge, MI as the next Executive Minister of  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is offering a new series of seminars to focus on the new ACI 318-19, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary. "ACI 318-19: Changes to the Concrete Design Standard" seminars will feature face-to-face interaction with highly recognized speakers, and attendees will receive a free copy of the ACI 318-19 code requirements and prese  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The American Concrete Institute Foundation issued the following news: The Certified Association Executive (CAE) accreditation was awarded recently to ACI Foundation Executive Director, Ann Masek. The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry. Masek joins more than 4,300 industry leaders worldwide. "ACI relies on our highly-trained and dedicated staff to best serve members and customers," states Lori Purdom, Director, Human Re  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The ACI Collection is the most comprehensive and largest single source of information on concrete design, construction, and materials, with nearly 50 codes and specifications and more than 200 practices - including all guides and reports. The ACI Collection features ACI 318 "Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete," ACI 301 "Specifications for Structural Concrete," and ACI 562 "  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) is pleased to announce that its women delegation will be joining other women from around the world in attending UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women 2019 64th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The session will be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, from March 09 to March 20,  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release: Clean Water Action announced its endorsement of Gary Peters for the United States Senate. "From increasing funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to standing up against the Trump administration's dirty water agenda, and making Enbridge Energy officials publicly answer for their inability to protect the Great Lakes from a Line 5 oil spill, Gary Peters has been a true fighter for the waters that defin  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Clean Water Action issued the following statement by Michigan Director Mary Brady-Enerson: The Trump administration released its Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal. It contains historic cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency and programs that Michigan relies on to protect water and health. The budget proposes reducing $28 million in water infrastructure funding for Michigan from the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds. "This is a devastating bu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Common Cause issued the following news release: * * * - Brief argues that the conflict of interest provision is essential to stopping partisan gerrymandering and ensuring a healthy democracy * * * Common Cause joined a group of nonpartisan and bipartisan political reform organizations in filing an amicus brief at the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of Michigan's nonpartisan redistricting commission in Daunt v. Benson and Michigan Republi  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * - $50,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC's Public Spaces Community Places initiative * * * The village of Milford will gain a downtown skatepark through a new crowdfunding campaign , the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the village of Milford announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. If the ca  more

ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- The Detroit Regional Chamber issued the following news release: Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) and Rep. Joe Bellino (R-Monroe) gathered with automotive industry leaders Monday morning at a roundtable to discuss the future of the electric vehicle (EV) industry, what policies are needed to support EV infrastructure and how Michigan can support the advancement of the EV industry. In June 2019, McMorrow introduced a bipartisan four-bill package that would  more

THOUSAND OAKS, California, Feb. 12 -- Education and Urban Society, a peer-reviewed journal that says it examines the role of education as a social institution in an increasingly urban and multicultural society, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2020 edition: * "I Never Would Have Noticed It Before": The Possibilities of Critical Discussion Groups for Teacher Candidate Policy Engagement * African American Males' Decisions to Teach: Barriers, Motivations, and Suppo  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement by Elizabeth Gore, senior vice president for political affairs, on the electric vehicles charging stations bill by Reps. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York: "We must meet the growing threats posed by a changing climate with increased investments in technology and infrastructure that will help transition us to a 100% clean economy. "That should include expanding the accessibility of   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Professor Paula Lantz contributed her expertise to a recently released National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine consensus report (https://www.nap.edu/read/25682/chapter/1) that informed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publication Leading Health Indicators (LHIs) for Healthy People 2030 (http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2020/leading-health-indi  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- The Journal of Clinical Investigation-Insight, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features preclinical and clinical research studies from the American Society for Clinical Investigation, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 13, 2020 edition: * Regeneration after acute kidney injury requires PTIP-mediated epigenetic modifications * Immune cell landscaping reveals a protective role for regulatory T cells during kidney injury and fibros  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: * * * - Latest CAP report card rates schools after factoring in poverty's impact on test scores * * * The Mackinac Center for Public Policy released the 2019 Michigan Context and Performance Report Card. The "CAP" Report Card measures elementary and middle school performance across the state by adjusting average test scores for schools based on their unique student demographics. Schools tha  more

ADRIAN, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following news: Sisters, Associates, family members, fellow parishioners, and friends of Margaret Reyez gathered at St. Catherine Chapel at the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse February 8, 2020, to celebrate her Ritual of Acceptance as an Adrian Dominican Associate.' A retired librarian for the Westland, Michigan, School District, Margaret has been involved in her parish, SS. Simon and Jude in Westland, serving as youth minis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, welcomed the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan's denial of summary judgment in a lawsuit CAIR brought on behalf of Anas Elhady against U.S. government officials. Anas Elhady is a U.S. citizen who was detained in 2015 in freezing conditions at the Ambassador  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following news on Feb. 13: The Michigan Senate voted 20-16 to reject Anna Mitterling's appointment to the Natural Resources Commission. Michigan Environmental Council and Michigan Trout Unlimited issued the following statement in response: "Today, Senate leadership voted down a very well-qualified appointee to the Natural Resources Commission reputedly because she uses sound science to guide her policy decisions," sai  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement by President and CEO Gilda Z. Jacobs on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's 2021 budget proposal and some specific policy highlights: New Revenue Needed: "What we have here is a failure to rejuvenate. As the governor's proposal outlined today, the state's budget revenues are facing significant constraints, due in part to the decisions of her predecessor. Gov. Rick Snyder's 2011 business tax cuts deci  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following news release: * * * - $50,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC's Public Spaces Community Places initiative * * * The village of Milford will gain a downtown skatepark through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Village of Milford announced. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. If the campaign reaches its  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following news release: The Michigan Municipal League Foundation awarded Alayna Knarian of Bad Axe, Michigan the George and Judith Goodman Scholarship to support her studies in public administration at Grand Valley State University. The George and Judith Goodman Scholarship is committed to building the pipeline of future local leaders in Michigan and encouraging traditionally underrepresented populations to enter the field  more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 15 -- Muslim Advocates issued the following news: Middle East Eye reporter Ali Harb noted that Mike Bloomberg's campaign ran this Arabic ad in the current edition of The Arab American News, a Dearborn, Michigan-based newspaper. As has been documented, the New York Police Department under Bloomberg's leadership used speaking Arabic or being in a place where "Middle Easterners" gather could justify police surveillance. In 2012, Muslim Advocates filed a lawsuit, Hassan v  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 12 -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches issued the following news release: The NABC has selected Penn State University, Ashland University, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Thomas More University and Sullivan County Community College as its Teams of the Week for games played Feb. 3-9. NCAA Division I - Penn State Head Coach: Pat Chambers Penn State extended its winning streak to six-straight games last week with a pair of Big Ten victories. On  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following statement on Feb. 13: The Michigan Senate voted 20-16 to reject nominee Anna Mitterling for the state's Natural Resources Commission along mostly party lines despite support for Mitterling within the state's hunting community. Mitterling is an adjunct biology professor at Lansing Community College, an avid hunter and formerly the manager of the Michigan Wildlife Cooperatives program for Michigan United Conservat  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- NSF International issued the following news release: NSF Health Sciences and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) are now accepting proposals for expert speaker and research poster presentations for this year's Legionella Conference to be held in Chicago Aug. 19-21. Legionella Conference 2020: Prevention of Disease and Injury From Waterborne Pathogens in Health Care will focus on preventing deadly outbreaks in hospitals and health care settings.   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- NSF International issued the following news release: The joint committee governing the American National Standards for drinking water treatment units recently lowered the maximum allowable concentration of lead in treated drinking water to 5 parts per billion. Standards 53 and 58 now require drinking water treatment units to reduce the lead in drinking water to 5 ppb or less--a 50% drop from the previous 10 ppb--and a threshold that matches Health Canada's new m  more

PORTAGE, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- Perspectives on Behavior Science, a journal that says it focuses on theoretical, experimental and applied topics in behavior analysis as well as allied behavior sciences from the Association for Behavior Analysis International, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2019 edition: Cultural and Behavioral Systems Science: * Out of the Lab: Shaping an Ecological and Constructional Cultural Systems Science * Effects of Negative Punishmen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Priorities USA issued the following news release: Priorities USA has launched new digital ads in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin on Trump's proposed budget cuts with a focus on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. The campaign includes graphs, videos and promoted news articles running on Facebook across the five states. These ads are part of Priorities' ongoing digital campaign which has been outspending Trump in key states since July 2019. The  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * - Seven Michigan businesses to join MEDC-led mission in Mexico, Feb. 18-20, 2020 - Trip will increase companies' export opportunities with crucial trade market * * * Business leaders from seven Michigan companies are traveling to Mexico with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to increase their export opportunities in the market. The delegation will take part in the  more

GRAND HAVEN, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement: This week the 37-year-old Sims coal fired power plant in Grand Haven will be shut down permanently in accordance with plans made one year ago by the Grand Haven Board of Light & Power after sustained advocacy by Sierra Club, its local volunteers along with many community members In response, Jan O'Connell, Energy Issues Organizer & Development Director for Sierra Club's Michigan Chapter, released the following st  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: John Rice is president, CEO, and director of Sigma Labs Inc. The company is a provider of software to the commercial 3D printing industry. Rice answered questions from SME Media about how the aerospace industry has embraced additive manufacturing. He has run a variety of companies in diverse business sectors including design and manufacture of high-end jet engine test equipment for the U.S  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: Talk is cheap. Actions speak louder than words. The proof is in the pudding. There are an untold number of idioms and figures of speech to drive home the point that putting something into action matters. Formlabs continued turning additive manufacturing's talk into action with the release of the company's newest material, Tough 1500, part of Formlabs' Engineering Resin segment. Designed for  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: Machine tool orders surged in December as customers put in orders they had delayed, AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology said in a monthly report. Orders totaled $403.8 million for the month, up 24 percent from an adjusted $324.45 million in November. "Our members received orders that manufacturers had put off for most of 2019 due to a lack of confidence and fear of a recessi  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments issued the following news release: SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, announces the 30-day public comment period for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Plan for Southeast Michigan. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Plan for Southeast Michigan ensures that the region's nonmotorized system meets the transportation, quality of life, health, and accessibility needs of its residents and visitors, as w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The National Association of County and City Health Officials issued the following news release: * * * - Funding awarded in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Caroli  more

FLINT, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: * * * - Flint Truck and AC Spark Plug Veteran to Lead UAW in 73 MI Counties * * * Michigan Delegates from UAW locals in 73 counties met in Flint to select a successor to long-time Regional Director Gerald Kariem, who became a UAW Vice President in January. Delegates selected Steve Dawes, a veteran spot welder from the Flint Assembly Plant with a long history of service to the union. Dawes has been an Assist  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release: Vital Strategies announced a new round of projects in a $10 million dollar commitment to Michigan to strengthen the state's ability to respond to the crisis of overdose. This effort is at the forefront of a national trend to adopt health-focused, harm reduction strategies and move away from punitive responses to substance use. It is part of a three-year, $50 million investment from Bloomberg Philanthropies to help hard-hit  more