JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: The Air Force will host a virtual meeting for the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at 5 p.m. EST. The virtual meeting is a collaborative effort between the Air Force's Base Realignment and Closure Program (BRAC), and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to maintain open communicatio  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: The Air Force will host a virtual meeting for the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base Restoration Advisory Board on April 15, at 5 p.m. EST. The virtual meeting is a collaborative effort between the Air Force's Base Realignment and Closure Program, and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to maintain open communication with the local co  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) announced a settlement with Cottonwood Financial, Ltd., which does business under the name Cash Store. Cash Store is based in Irving, Texas and owns and operates roughly 340 retail lending outlets in Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. The Bureau found that in the course of marketing, servicing, and collecting on high  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 2 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Employer's Unlawful Inquiry and Termination of Employee Violated the ADA, Federal Agency Says * * * Blue Sky Vision, L.L.C., a Delaware-based management services organ ization that provides support to eye care providers, violated federal law when it subjected an employee to an unlawful medical inquiry and then fired him because it perceived him to be disabled, the U.S. Equal E  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - More than 10,000 pieces of PPE to be donated for use in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin * * * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 announced that it was actively working with FEMA to provide excess personal protective equipment to emergency and health professionals on the COVID-19 frontlines. The Agency maintains a supply of PPE for mission-cr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 is now accepting applications for Sustainable Materials Management Grants to fund recycling markets or food waste reduction projects in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Proposed projects must focus on enhancing plastics and paper recycling markets or preventing food waste or diverting it from landfills.   more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Matthew Schneider, issued the following news release: In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, United States Attorney Matthew Schneider and FBI Special Agent in Charge for Michigan Steve D'Antuono have announced an effort to investigate and prosecute hoarders of scarce medical supplies in the Eastern District of Michigan. The Justice Department is receiving reports of people using the pandemic to h  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Michigan to supplement the state, tribes and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. The President's action makes federal funding available for Crisis Counseling for affected i  more

CADILLAC, Michigan, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Huron-Manistee National Forests - issued the following news release: National forests are experiencing increased use following Michigan's "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order. With season openers, more users are expected to visit popular sites, creating crowds at a time when social distancing is imperative. Recreationists can ensure their health and safety by staying home, avoiding crowded day-use sites, or r  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, April 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Byerly Birge, issued the following news release: * * * - Birge says residents reporting internet and phone scams are like a 'neighborhood watch' and his office is actively pursuing those leads * * * U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge urged the public to continue reporting suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 (the Coronavirus) by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) hotline (1-866  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Matthew Schneider, issued the following news release: In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan is providing this Coronavirus Prosecution Guide to Michigan's state and local law enforcement. The purpose of the Guide is to help law enforcement identify cases for possible federal civil action or criminal prosecution. The Guide pro  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, April 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Byerly Birge, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge and Sarah Kull, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) in Detroit, warned West Michigan residents to watch out for scammers attempting to steal COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments. "With relief payments coming soon, we want people to be mindful that scammers are out  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Matthew Schneider, issued the following news release: * * * - Over $24,000,000 Available to Michigan * * * The Department of Justice announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation signed by President Trump, will   more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: About 20 members of the Michigan National Guard are helping the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) establish a federal medical station (FMS) at TCF Center. Michigan National Guard members will assist with inventory of equipment and supplies at the FMS. The facility will be used for patients if area hospitals experience a surge in demand due to COVID-19. The FMS received by Michigan supports the 1,000-bed al  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: On March 1, 2020, Michigan corn stocks totaled 133 million bushels, 24 percent lower than a year earlier, according to Marlo Johnson, Director, USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. About 56 percent of the corn was stored on farms. The second quarter disappearance was 68.1 million bushels, compared with 60.8 mil  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Michigan farmers intend to plant higher acreages of nearly all major field crops in 2020 than they did during the wet-weather ravaged Spring of 2019, according to Marlo Johnson, Director of the USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Michigan producers intend to plant 2.20 million acres of soybeans, up 25 percent  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The White House issued the following news release on March 28: Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Michigan and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. The President's action makes Federal funding available for Crisis Counseling for affected individuals i  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Michigan office issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand announced that USDA is investing $65 million to improve critical community facilities to benefit more than 600,000 rural residents in 14 states. "Access to modern community facilities and essential services is critical for growth and prosperity in rural commun  more