WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has a cooperative agreement with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and Michigan are working together to offer over $8 million in com  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Selections Complement 16 States and One Tribal Nation Selected to Receive Flood Mitigation Funding FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that both Michigan and Washington are each eligible for up to $20 million in funding to reduce flood risks. The funding is available through the fiscal year 2023 Swift Current funding opportunity, made possible by  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news brief: * * * Employers: Medhealth Suppliers & Providers Inc, operating as Evergreen Place, Evergreen Place 2; and Bedford Home, Lansing, Michigan, Roseline Rowan, owner Action: Consent order and judgement Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division Court action: On May 3, 2024, U.S. District judge Jane M. Beckering ordered Roseline Rowan, owner of Medhe  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Like a slightly revised version of "The Parent Trap," NSF supported researchers from Michigan State University have discovered that tomato plants have two related but totally separate pathways for producing acylsugars, a specific type of sugars that until now were thought to be produced exclusively in specialized hair-like structures found on tomato leaves. The researchers discovered the parallel   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Enforcement The Commission made public two closed cases, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Search System. MUR 7976 COMPLAINANT: Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party RESPONDENTS: John James; and John James for Senate, Inc. and Timothy Caughlin, i  more

CALUMET, Michigan, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: This summer Keweenaw National Historical Park (NHP), Keweenaw NHP Advisory Commission, and Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Association (IRKPA) welcome Kasey Koski as the first artist to participate in our new Commissioned Artist Program. Artists help our national parks with their root mission: conservation and enjoyment. Historic records and technical drawings help preserve   more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: The last of seven defendants in a drug conspiracy that resulted in overdoses and at least one death was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. Ison was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Today, United States   more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Luke Isaac Terpstra, a 30-year-old resident of Grant, Michigan, has been charged with transporting an explosive with the intent to kill, injure, or intimidate individuals or to unlawfully damage or destroy a building. Terpstra also faces a separate charge that he illegally poss  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten and the Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2024, as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. "Today is a day of reflection and commitment  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: James Aronovitz, D.O., and Michigan Ear Care PLLC have agreed to pay over $2 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by charging the Medicare and Medicaid programs for services purportedly provided by Aronovitz, but actually rendered by physician assistants who Aronovitz did not properly supervise, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison   more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Shelby Township physician Lawrence Mark Sherman, 75, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison based on his conviction following a jury trial on 20 charges related to the unlawful diversion of prescription drugs, announced U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Joining Ison in the announcement were Special Agent in Charge Cheyvorea Gibson, Federal Bureau of I  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 7 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on May 6, 2024, during a nationwide economic opportunity tour at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon, Detroit. Good afternoon. (Applause.) It's good to be back. Good afternoon. Please have a seat. Please have a seat. I want to thank Ron Busby. We have -- many of us have worked with him over the years and know: As preside  more