ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Rock Island District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, received $1.5 million from the states of Illinois and Michigan this week to continue advancing the engineering and design of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project on the upper Illinois Waterway. "The Corps remains committed to this project of National significance in partnership with the States and the accelerated fundi  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District and Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) are pleased to announce the completion of a $1.67 million permanent sea lamprey trap on the East Branch Au Gres River in Iosco County, Michigan. The completion of the project represents a long-standing partnership between USACE and GLFC to control invasive sea lampreys and protect th  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Safe Haven Assisted Living of Haslett agreed to pay $15K in back wages, damages in January * * * The opening of a federal investigation into the pay practices of a Haslett assisted living facility in the fall of 2021 prompted its owner to threaten employees with termination if they spoke with investigators and trick them into admitting whether or not they had cooperated with the investiga  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $37,348,000 from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Michigan drinking water. This investment, which is allocated to states and territories, will be made available to communities as grants through EPA's Emerging Contaminants in Small   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-05-21-00030) entitled "Michigan Did Not Comply With Requirements for Documenting Psychotropic and Opioid Medications Prescribed for Children in Foster Care" filed under the Administration for Children and Families. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit The United States Food and Drug Administration issued a safety announcement stating that a review found   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with the City of Lansing, Michigan, that will resolve the department's religious accommodation and retaliation lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged that the city violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after discriminating and retaliating against Sylvia Coleman, a Seventh-day Adventist and former detention  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: Michigan man pleaded guilty today to money laundering and obstructing the IRS. According to court documents and statements made in court, from approximately 2008 through 2017, Matthew D. Adams, of Grosse Point Park, owned a property management company, MDA Property Services. Adams sold illegal narcotics to the president of Company A, who paid for the drugs using Company A's funds. The buye  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal court in the Eastern District of Michigan has endorsed an agreed preliminary injunction barring a Detroit-area tax return preparer and her businesses from preparing federal tax returns for others until the date on which trial on whether a permanent injunction is warranted occurs. The preliminary injunction was entered against Annetta Powell and her tax preparation businesses, known to customers a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The U.S. Marshals Service has concluded Operation North Star II (ONS II), a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative aimed at combating violent crime in 10 cities with a significant number of homicides and shootings. This 30-day initiative resulted in the arrest of 833 fugitives, violent criminals, sex offenders, and self-identified gang members in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland   more

STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Investigators found mother denied nursing space, time at Sterling Heights plant * * * After the U.S. Department of Labor found a Stellantis' auto plant in Sterling Heights violated the rights of nursing mothers employed there, the global manufacturer of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles, will create additional lactation rooms and correct its break policy to avoid  more

LIVERMORE, California, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: People afflicted with autoimmune diseases may someday receive help through treatments now under development by a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) licensee and its' collaborations with two major pharmaceutical companies. In late 2017, LLNL licensed a biomedical technology called nanolipoprotein particles (NLPs), which can deliver vaccines and   more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark A. Totten, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced that on Tuesday ASP Plating Company of Grand Haven, Gary Stephen Rowe, 70, of Grand Haven, and Stephen Frederick Rowe, 39, formerly of Grand Haven and currently of Oklahoma, were sentenced for violating the Clean Water Act and collectively ordered to pay more than $50,000 in financia  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, posted the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: The Justice Department announced today 49 awards to states, territories, and the District of Columbia as part of the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program. This investment of over $231 million will fund state crisis intervention court proceedings, including but not limited to, extreme risk protection order (ERPO) programs that work to keep gun  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2023, on the shooting at Michigan State University: * * * Jill and I are praying for the three students killed and the five students fighting for their lives after last night's shooting at Michigan State University. Our hearts are with these young victims and their families, the broader East Lansing and Lansing communities, and all Americans across the country grieving as the result of gun violence. Last night,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following agency statement on Feb. 12, 2023: * * * At 2:42 p.m. ET, at the direction of President Biden, and based on the recommendations of Secretary Austin and military leadership, an F-16 fired an AIM9x to successfully shoot down an airborne object flying at approximately 20,000 feet altitude in U.S. airspace over Lake Huron in the State of Michigan. Its path and altitude raised concerns, including that it could be a hazard   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the Department is investing $63 million to bring high-speed internet access to people living and working in rural areas in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Mississippi. Today's investments include funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides a historic $65 billion to expand   more