WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2023: * * * Today, failed gubernatorial candidate James Craig announced he is jumping into the GOP primary for U.S. Senate -- if he can file the paperwork correctly. With this announcement, Michigan joins countless other states where the GOP is dealing with bruising and expensive primaries.   more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2023, Government Relations Director Molly Medenblik: * * * "The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) was thrilled to see the Senate Health Policy Committee pass oral chemotherapy fairness legislation unanimously today. ACS CAN looks forward to seeing the full Senate quickly pass this legislation and the Governor signing this critical legislation into law s  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following news: By Walter Edward Block, FEE Faculty Network One of the very, very high points in the history of the gay community, from the libertarian point of view, was their fight against the police in New York City in 1969. This was the Stonewall riots, and the homosexuals and their supporters were entirely in the right. Up until that time, the police would raid bars, pubs, bathhouses, etc., frequented by homose  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 7 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following statement by writing fellow Peter Jacobsen: * * * This week I have a question from Heath who frequently writes to me for Ask an Economist. He has a question about a specific policy out of Florida. Heath writes: * Recently Florida passed House Bill 637 which requires automobile manufacturers to use independent dealerships to sell cars instead of selling direct to consumers. The claim through the years is th  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 4 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2023: * * * Profits get a lot of hate, but we all benefit from them every day. * * * By Walter Edward Block, FEE Faculty Network Profits have a bad press. Perhaps second to private property (theft, according to Bakunin) profits are the devil incarnate in the view of our friends on the left. In the star-studded movie "Reds," the hero, played by Warren Beatty, was asked for his explanation   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 6 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following news: * * * Publius Rutilius Rufus (158 B.C.-78 B.C.) attempted to reform Rome's corrupt tax system, and soon found himself accused of corruption and extortion himself. * * * Banished for debasing the currency from his home city in what is now north-central Turkey, Diogenes of Sinope chose to beg in the streets of Corinth and Athens, live in a clay jar, and eschew wealth of any kind. The story is often to  more

MICHIGAN CITY, Indiana, Oct. 6 -- The Association of Equipment Manufacturers issued the following news release: Hitachi Global Air Power, in partnership with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), hosted Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb at the company's Michigan City facility. Through its I Make America national grassroots program, AEM works with equipment manufacturers to host elected officials on shop floors across the country, highlighting our policy priorities and advocating for the  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following statement on Oct. 2, 2023: * * * Today, the Michigan Attorney General's office moved to dismiss a challenge to the state's unlawful income tax increase. The lawsuit was filed by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy on behalf of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan, National Federation of Independent Business, Inc., Senator Ed McBroom, Representative Dale Zorn, and six individual taxpayers fr  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- The Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association issued the following news: * * * Vehicle suppliers indicate growing layoffs and concern for sub-supplier financial viability;border disruption further exacerbates supply chain issues * * * MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers surveyed its members on the impact of the UAW strike against the Detroit Three. Vehicle suppliers employ over 900,000 workers, over six times more than the 146,000 UAW Detroit Three   more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 7 -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2023: Downtown Mackinaw City was today named the winner of the second annual Buy Nearby Grant, a $7,500 grant sponsored by Great Lakes, Michigan Jobs. A competitive grant, Mackinaw City developed a program to match customers' dollars with grant dollars and give Mackinaw City the chance to promote a "Buy One Get One" Deal of $50 MAC CA$H Gift Receipts to be spent at downtown retailers an  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 4 -- The Michigan State University Research Foundation issued the following news: A new program organized by the Michigan State University Research Foundation, MSU Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU), and the Eli Broad College of Business Insurance and Risk Management Program aspires to reshape the landscape of finance and insurance entrepreneurship in Michigan. This collaboration is launching the Conquer Finance and Insurance Accelerator, an initiative aimed at advancing  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2023: Yesterday, the United States Senate confirmed Susan Kim DeClercq to serve on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Judge DeClercq is the first federal judge of East Asian descent in Michigan. "NAPABA congratulates Susan DeClercq on her confirmation to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, a district where nearly ha  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- The Detroit Regional Chamber issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: The Detroit Regional Chamber today announced its involvement in a new, long-term economic growth coalition called Great Lakes Growth (GLG). The Chamber is a founding member of the coalition, along with the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Manufacturers Association, and the Grand Rapids Chamber. Learn more about the coalition and its work in the announcement below. As some in the   more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- 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 Oct. 3, 2023: * * * Following the news that the Michigan Republican Party paid a business associated with Ottawa Impact President and Ottawa County Board of Commissioners Chair Joe Moss over $74,000 for undisclosed services, Progress Michigan Managing Director Denzel McCampbell released  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2023: * * * Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Susan DeClercq to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan: "The confirmation of Susan DeClercq to the Eastern District of Michigan is a critically important step toward en  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 3 -- The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation issued the following news release: The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has submitted a petition for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to protect several subspecies of the large marble butterfly, Euchloe ausonides, under the Endangered Species Act. The large marble butterfly is found in 16 states ranging from Alaska to New Mexico and as far east as Michigan. Despite its widespread distribution, studies have  more