WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSper) -- The American Hospital Association issued the following news release: The American Hospital Association (AHA) Board of Trustees has elected Christina (Tina) M. Freese Decker, president & chief executive officer of Corewell Health, based in Michigan, as its Chair-elect Designate. Freese Decker will be Chair-elect in 2024 and become the 2025 Chair of the AHA, the top-elected official of the national organization that represents America's hospitals and health systems  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 21 (TNSper) -- The Detroit Regional Chamber issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: The Chamber team is proud to announce the promotion of two staff members to the Executive Management Team. Marnita Harris was promoted to Vice President of Racial Justice and Economic Equity (RJEE). She will lead internal RJEE efforts like the internal Equity Task Force and Board committee and manage external partnerships with entities like Gallup and the Racial Equity Bluepr  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNStalk) -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary on July 17, 2023: * * * "NIMBY" May Hurt Biden's Green Transition "Not in my back yard" (NIMBY) is having an effect on President Biden's "green transition," where many property owners do not want high-powered transmission lines, wind turbines, or solar panels in their back yard. Now, it appears that battery factories are also in that category. Ford is planning to build an EV battery factory in M  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, July 21 (TNSgov) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: An amicus brief filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit argues that Indiana is allowed to inform people of their First Amendment rights. The brief was jointly submitted by the Liberty Justice Center, Mackinac Center for Public Policy and Freedom Foundation. The Liberty Justice Center brought the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Janus v. AFSCME case, whic  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 18 (TNSgov) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: As Congress negotiates the 2023 Food and Farm Bill, voters across the political spectrum nationally and in four agricultural states--Colorado, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania--support policies that would buffer farms from the effects of climate change and provide better workplace protections for food and farmworkers, among other issues. That's according to new national and state  more