FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, June 16 (TNSres) -- The American Concrete Institute Foundation issued the following news release: The ACI Foundation's Concrete Research Council (CRC) selected 11 research projects to receive grants this year. The CRC seeks concrete research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and structures in coordination with ACI Technical Committees. The following research projects will receive funding from the ACI Foundati  more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 16 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news releaseon June 15, 2023: Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) and Promote the Vote (PTV) filed a brief with the Michigan Supreme Court arguing that the state should be permitted to prosecute two individuals accused of engineering an illegal scheme to suppress the vote in Black communities during the 2020 election. John Burkman and Jacob Wohl are accused of arra  more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 15 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Office of Field Operations reminds travelers preparing for their pilgrimage to the Hajj to be aware of important travel tips to help ensure a smooth return into the United States. Travelers should familiarize themselves with regulations regarding traveling with currency over $10,000, and be prepared to declare all food articles or mercha  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: Michigan is creating a blueprint for the rest of the nation on how to strengthen democracy through voting and representation reforms and how to build an inclusive economy for all through public and private investments stemming from historic federal legislation. The state's emergence as a national model is highlighted in two new reports from the Center for American Progress that detail the impact  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 17 (TNStalk) -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives issued the following statement on June 15, 2023: * * * The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is pleased to offer our support for the bipartisan Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act. The CONNECT for Health Act was first introduced in 2016 and is considered the most comprehensive legislation on telehealth   more

LANSING, Michigan, June 16 (TNSgov) -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: A bill package that would address climate change and move Michigan toward more clean, renewable energy was introduced in the House today and applauded by several organizations. "Energy affordability, reliability and resilience is a kitchen table issue for Michiganders, which is why we're pleased to see the House introduce a package of bills today," said Alexis Blizman, policy director   more

RESTON, Virginia, June 14 (TNSfund) -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: The SNMMI Mars Shot Research Fund is excited to announce that Paul Ellison, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison (principal investigator); Peter J. H. Scott, PhD, associate professor of radiology at the University of Michigan (co-principal investigator); and Melanie S. Sanford, PhD, professor of chemist  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 13 (TNSgov) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- commends Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer for establishing an LGBTQ+ commission. "Gretchen Whitmer has been and continues to be a champion for LGBTQ+ Michiganders. From her first days in office when she prohibited the use of state funds fo  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 15 (TNStalk)(TNScapv) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following statement and letter on June 14, 2023: * * * Following today's passage of a bill banning conversion therapy statewide by the Michigan House of Representatives, ten major health care organizations have joined the Human Rights Campaign and Equality Michigan in calling on Michigan legislators to send the bill to Gov. Whitmer's desk without delay. * * * Human Rights Campaign Vice President of Legal Sa  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 14 (TNSgov) -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release: Last week, at a public hearing in Grand Rapids, residents rightly expressed concerns about the local police department's proposal to purchase six drones. Just a few weeks before the police chief proposed buying drones, the Michigan Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about warrantless drone surveillance. Residents of Grand Rapids need only look north to Grand Traverse County, where Todd and Hea  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, June 16 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: * * * A national ban would be harmful, statewide data suggests * * * The state of New York lost $1.1 billion in cigarette tax revenue as a result of cigarette smuggling, according to new data released today by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. More than 54% of all cigarettes consumed in the Empire State were smuggled. New York continues to have the highest inb  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, June 16 (TNSrpt) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: * * * Mackinac Center's unique dataset more accurately estimates effect of ruling * * * More than 20% of workers in non-right-to-work states have dropped out of their unions, according to a new report from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. This month marks the five-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Janus vs. AFSCME, which gave public sector workers across th  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSgov) -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Today, a coalition of environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to enforce the Regional Haze Rule required by the Clean Air Act. Despite its mandate to approve or reject state haze plans within 18 months, EPA has failed to act on Regional Haze plans submitted by Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, O  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 15 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following statement on June 14, 2023: * * * On Tuesday, a circuit court judge declared that Michigan Republican Party Chair Kristina Karamo and her lawyers will need to pay tens of thousands of dollars in court costs for the frivolous election lawsuit filed just before the 2022 November election. The followi  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Today, a coalition of environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to enforce the Regional Haze Rule required by the Clean Air Act. Despite its mandate to approve or reject state haze plans within 18 months, EPA has failed to act on Regional Haze plans submitted by Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin. Th  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 16 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Just days after wildfire haze caused Detroit to experience the second worst air quality in the world, a coalition of organizations is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address another kind of traveling haze that also has roots in climate change yet pollutes our skies all year. The Sierra Club, Environmental Integrity Project, and National Parks Conservation Association fil  more