ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 9 (TNSres) -- The Animals and Society Institute issued the following agency statement on May 7, 2024: ASI is pleased to share our 2023 Impact Report detailing all the ways we've been working across seasons and continents toward our mission to advance and share knowledge to improve nonhuman animal lives. With your support, ASI's work serves our shared vision to live in a compassionate and equitable world where nonhuman animals and our relationships with them flourish. W  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 10 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on May 9, 2024:: * * * Direct-to-Consumer Health Services May Pose Risks for Older Adults By Liz Seegert Nearly a third of all adults ages 50 to 80, and more than 42% of those ages 50 to 64, said they're interested in using direct-to-consumer services in the future, according to a poll released by the University of Michigan earlier this year. This trend is something journalists s  more

FLINT, Michigan, May 9 -- The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation issued the following news: A major renovation project is scheduled to begin this fall at the Summerfield Early Childhood Education Center in Flint. A $5 million grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to the Genesee Intermediate School District will support the work. Improvements will include a reconfigured main entrance, a repaired parking lot, and a new roof, boiler system and windows. Together, the updates will lead to an   more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 9 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: DarkSky International has formally recognized the Michigan State Wildlife Research Area on Beaver Island as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. It will be known as the Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area International Dark Sky Sanctuary (the "Sanctuary"). It's an important achievement as it is Michigan's first certified International Dark Sky Sanctuary, and the sanctuary is recognized within the core area  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Today, the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) joined the legal battle to overturn Michigan's (purportedly) "neutral" Blaine amendment, which is discriminatory in effect, and fight for education and religious freedom for families in the state. In Hile v. Michigan, five Michigan families who would like to obtain public assistance for their children's K-12   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 7 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: On Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court unanimously ruled that even if the government deliberately violates your rights by flying a drone over your property, it can still use its unconstitutionally obtained evidence against you in court. The ruling, which concerns Long Lake Township's repeated drone surveillance of Todd and Heather Maxon's property in order to gather evidence against them, se  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 8 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ), together with the Cato Institute, filed an amicus brief in a case before the Michigan Supreme Court, urging the justices to hold that, following the state's legalization of cannabis in 2018, the smell of marijuana on its own does not give police probable cause to stop, search, and seize individuals. "Marijuana in Michigan is legal, so it makes no sen  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 7 -- MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association (MEMA), applauds today's announcement by Vice President Harris and the Biden-Harris Administration in their support of small- and medium-sized auto parts manufacturers and autoworkers. Through the announcement of more than $100 million in funding and a suite of strategic actions, the Administration demonstrates its commitment to strengthen  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 9 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: James Reamsma, a security guard whose posts include the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building and other government sites in the Grand Rapids area, has hit the United Government Security Officers of America (UGSOA) union with federal unfair labor practice charges maintaining that UGSOA union officials are seizing dues money from his paycheck without providing required disclosures on   more

PETOSKEY, Michigan, May 9 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: Mechanics, parts department workers, and other auto service-related employees at Brown Motors, a Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep dealer, are seeking a vote to end Teamsters union officials' ability to demand payment of dues or fees as a condition of employment. Joseph Illes, a mechanic at Brown Motors, submitted a "deauthorization petition" to the National Labor Relations Board (N  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, May 8 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: SME, the nonprofit committed to accelerating manufacturing technology adoption and building North America's talent and capabilities, has expanded its educational content to serve the quickly-evolving needs in the electrification market today with the launch of its Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Packaging and Assembly Certification. This latest offering builds upon the initial t  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 9 -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, The Buckeye Institute joined the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) in filing an amicus brief in Hile v. Michigan, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and rule that Michigan's anti-religion Blaine amendment is unconstitutional. "Entrenched education bureaucracies   more