FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, March 5 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: ACI President, Dr. Antonio Nanni, recently visited several countries in Central America to meet with industry leaders, connect with ACI Members and Chapters/Partners, and host and attend various seminars and technical symposiums. The excursion included stops in Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama. Beginning in Guatemala, President Nanni participated in the "Seminario en Conmemor  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 5 -- The Arts Council of Greater Lansing issued the following news: Each March, the Arts Council of Greater Lansing celebrates Youth Art Month with the launch of their Young Creatives Billboard Project, funded in part through a partnership with Adams Outdoor Advertising. The program shows students and the community how valued art is and the potential impact it can have on anyone who views it. The "Support Young Creatives" Billboard project is a component of the Arts Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The Michigan chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of Michael Shapiro, a Florida man who is accused of calling in death threats to its Canton, Michigan, office in December. READ INDICTMENT (https://www.cair.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 8 -- Caring Across Generations, an organization of family caregivers, care workers, disabled people and aging adults, issued the following news release: Caring Across Generations acknowledges Governor Gretchen Whitmer's $80.7 billion budget proposal for 2025 as a positive advancement for Michigan's care infrastructure, while emphasizing the need for these proposals to manifest as tangible support for family caregivers, older adults, disabled people, and care workers. J  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- Caring Across Generations, an organization of family caregivers, care workers, disabled people and aging adults, issued the following news release: Caring Across Generations acknowledges Governor Gretchen Whitmer's $80.7 billion budget proposal for 2025 as a positive advancement for Michigan's care infrastructure, while emphasizing the need for these proposals to manifest as tangible support for family caregivers, older adults, disabled people, and care workers. J  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 4 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release on March 2, 2024: The Michigan chapter of CODEPINK made a powerful statement on Saturday morning by unveiling a large banner over the Washington and Jefferson overpass. A big bold banner that read "Feminists Say No to War," was hung in solidarity with demands for a ceasefire and an end to Israe  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 6 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld key parts of a landmark 2015 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule mandating over 30 states close loopholes polluters use to emit vast amounts of harmful air toxins during a facility's start-up, shut down and malfunction (SSM). During those periods, in states like Louisiana, Michigan, and California, communit  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 8 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: A ruling today (https://www.mackinac.org/archives/2024/2024-03-07-COA_decision.pdf?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8YhqE1tamUNSiVxIkhqlNdl7ukwzTlN3c9CsGbAi3pPloIdQoKgx3-iWYzcJum1IDouAf0) from the Michigan Court of Appeals held that the 2023 income tax reduction is not permanent. This will cost Michigan's five million taxpayers around $714 million in 2024. T  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Armenian Assembly of America, an organization that says it promotes public understanding and awareness of Armenian issues, issued the following news: A memorial service and luncheon honoring the life of Arpi Vartanian, the Assembly's Regional Director in Yerevan, Armenia, will take place on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church in Dearborn, Michigan. A longtime staff member of the Assembly, Vartanian served the organization in numerous cap  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 8 -- The Michigan Health and Hospital Association issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * The following statement can be attributed to Brian Peters, CEO of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. Healthcare access is vital for the physical and economic health of our local economies. This budget proposal presented by the Whitmer administration checks the boxes hospitals and health systems need when it comes to crucial state funding. It includes new f  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 8 (TNSres) -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, the Immigrant Research Initiative (IRI) co-released a report with the Michigan League for Public Policy that projects the expected wages, economic growth, and state and local tax contributions from asylum seekers and newly arriving immigrants in Michigan. The Michigan report, Economic Projections for Asylum Seekers and New Immigrants, is one of several state-l  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 6 -- The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: With measles cases on the rise across the US, experts at the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) are urging the public to follow longstanding public health recommendations by making sure they are up to date on measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination. As of February 2024, 41 measles cases have been reported in 16 states, including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: On Friday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly poll that tracks public opinion about a variety of issues and political figures. This month's poll dug into attitudes about a variety of economic policies, including those proposed in Go  more