WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: Brady denounces the actions of armed extremists who entered the Michigan State House to undermine our democratic systems by intimidating lawmakers. Brady joins with numerous other national groups and elected officials in this condemnation and calls on all Americans to join in this call to reject extremism and hate. Yesterday, a small group of heavily-armed individuals broke off from a protest out  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on April 28: The ACLU of Michigan and six American Civil Liberties Union affiliates sent letters to state and local officials across the country urging public responses to the increasing incidents of harassment, discrimination, and attacks on Asians in America amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In two weeks alone, there were over 1,100 reports of bias-based attacks on Asians in America. In   more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 28 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, the ACLU's National Prison Project and Immigrants' Rights Project, and the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP filed a class action lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in federal court on behalf of immigrants detained by ICE in the Calhoun County Jail--the largest ICE detention site in Mic  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 2 -- The Altarum Institute issued the following news release: Altarum is working with Public Agenda to lead a new initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called Community Voices for Health, which will help organizations in six states increase engagement of community residents so they can be more effective participants in shaping a health system that addresses their needs. Communities need strong connections and stable systems of engagement to deal with  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 29 -- The American Board of Emergency Medicine issued the following statement: The mission of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) is to "ensure the highest standards in the specialty of Emergency Medicine." ABEM-certified physicians are demonstrating those high standards by risking their lives to care for victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. ABEM believes that the recent opinions released by Dr. Daniel Erickson and Dr. Artin Messihi regarding the COVID-19  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, May 2 -- Beaumont Health issued the following news release: Beaumont Hospital, Wayne plans to reopen soon to serve both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients after receiving required regulatory approvals. The campus will reopen in phases as the health system brings staff back. "Beaumont Health has cared for more COVID-19 patients than any other health system in the state. We've proudly responded to the community's needs during this pandemic and reconfigured our hospitals and   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 2 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Two Ford School faculty have been named inaugural recipients of the Public Engagement Faculty Fellowship, managed by the Center for Academic Innovation. They were among 18 University of Michigan faculty members from across campus. The fellowship aims to help faculty strengthen their public engagement skills, connect with a community of experienced faculty and public engagement professionals at U-  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 2 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Tensions between Democratic governors and President Trump has been growing for years. Response to the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated and amplified those conflicts, so that Democratic governors, who have alternately criticized the President and sought his help, represent the strongest opposition to the Trump administration, according to an article in Governing (link is external) published Ap  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 2 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The news released on April 30 that the U.S. economy had shrunk 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020 confirmed that the country is poised to experience a deep recession. The analyses of Ford School economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers have indicated the slowdown is an understandable reaction to the coronavirus pandemic. What is unknown is how long the recession could last and what ac  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 2 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: UNESCO, the United Nations' education agency, released data on April 21 revealing that half of all children currently out of school due to stay-at-home orders do not have access to a computer, and forty percent do not have access to the internet. Globally, with roughly 1.5 billion students affected by stay-at-home orders, that means nearly 830 million students have no way to access online educati  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 2 -- The Journal of Clinical Investigation, a journal from the American Society for Clinical Investigation that says it publishes basic and phase I/II clinical research on such biomedical specialties as autoimmunity, gastroenterology, immunology, metabolism, nephrology, neuroscience, oncology, pulmonology and vascular biology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2020 edition: * Complementopathies and precision medicine * Neuroimmune   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, April 25 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following statement by President Joseph G. Lehman: Michigan's decade-long recession and recovery proves that states are capable of weathering the storm without turning to Washington to bail them out. While bankruptcy should never be a first choice, Detroit demonstrated that it can be a tool governments use to begin to right the ship. Our state was better prepared for this latest crisis because we were practiced at  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, May 2 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: Manufacturing last month contracted at the fastest rate since April 2009 as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) walloped the economy, the Institute for Supply Management said. The Tempe, Ariz.-based group's manufacturing index, known as the PMI, nosedived to 41.5 percent, down from 49.1 percent in March. An index reading below 50 percent indicates economic contraction. Parts of the PMI showed e  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 1 -- The Michigan Education Association issued the following statement by President Paula Herbart regarding continued support of Gov. Whitmer's handling of the coronavirus crisis and the need for decisions going forward centered on public health protection: "As Michigan citizens continue to follow Stay Home, Stay Safe orders designed to flatten the curve of COVID-19 infections, everyone's sacrifices on behalf of public health warrant a serious conversation rooted in   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement by President and CEO Gilda Z. Jacobs on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's announcement of the creation of the Child Care Relief Fund: The fund is a grant program that helps child care providers in Michigan cover costs, stay in business and make child care more affordable during the COVID-19 state of emergency. * * * "At the League, we have long advocated for affordable, high-quality child care a  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following news release: The Michigan League for Public Policy's Kids Count in Michigan Project released its 2020 Kids Count online data profiles that examine child well-being at the state and county level. The profiles look at 16 child well-being indicators in four categories--Economic Security, Education, Family and Community, and Health and Safety--for each of Michigan's 83 counties, with additional data profiles  more

MANHATTAN, New York, May 1 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: The Michigan chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement about heavily armed demonstrators storming the Michigan Capitol to resist stay-at-home orders that Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. Demonstrators demanded to be let onto the   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Priorities USA issued the following news release: Priorities USA Action is launching a new TV ad tying the mounting coronavirus death toll and economic turmoil to Donald Trump's continued failure to adequately prepare for and respond to this crisis. The ad will be running on cable and broadcast in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as part of the $65 million of TV reservations Priorities has already announced through Election Day. This is part of Priorities' $200 mill  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, April 30 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: Boeing Co. reported a $641 million first-quarter loss as the 737 Max aircraft remained grounded and the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) slashed demand for the company's aircraft. The Chicago-based company also said it burned through $4.3 billion during the quarter. Separately, the aircraft maker told employees in a letter that it will cut 10 percent of jobs because of a fall in travel demand   more

DEARBORN, Michigan, April 29 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: Chief financial officers expect to take more workplace safety steps because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as companies return to work, consulting firm PwC said. In a survey, 77 percent of finance chiefs said their companies will alter workplace safety measures and requirements while 65 percent said work sites will be reconfigured to promote social distancing. Also, 52 percent antici  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, April 30 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: Ford Motor Co. said that its second-quarter loss will widen to more than $5 billion before interest and taxes as the automaker seeks to recover from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Dearborn, Mich.-based automaker posted a first-quarter deficit of $632 million before interest and taxes. The company reported a net loss of $1.99 billion, or 50 cents a share. That compares with a first-q  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 1 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement by President Rory L. Gamble: "We continue to engage in talks with Ford on an ongoing basis regarding protocols for the health and safety of our members in the workplace. "The UAW is asking for as much testing as is possible to prevent exposure to the virus. That said, we also understand that the availability and accuracy of tests are fluid, developing issues as we navigate this crisis. Our position is that  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 30 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: The brave men and women who are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis are getting a little help from a group of dedicated Detroiters who got together to deliver daily meals to these hardworking frontline responders. The UAW has supported the project with a donation of $25,000. "We are so pleased to be able to support this important effort to help the dedicated workers who are stepping up to save lives an  more