NEW YORK, June 18 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following news release: American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO Ted Deutch, an alumnus of the University of Michigan, released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced Monday an agreement with the university following a Title VI investigation. Title VI prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin. At AJC Global Forum last week in Deut  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, June 20 (TNSres) -- The American Concrete Institute Foundation issued the following news release: The ACI Foundation's Concrete Innovation Council (CIC) gathered in Santa Fe, NM to discuss technology and innovation at the 2024 Technology Forum. The event took place May 14-16, 2024, at the Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza. The ACI Foundation Technology Forum is an innovation-focused educational and networking event for concrete professionals. The Technology Forum provi  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 19 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals returned the long-running Nessel v. Enbridge case to Michigan courts -- righting a wrong, but not without leaving the dangerous and decrepit Line 5 oil pipeline in operation and the water, wildlife, and people of the Great Lakes at risk of one of the gravest environmental disasters in U.S. history. "The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has rightfully returne  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 18 (TNSres) -- The Animals and Society Institute issued the following agency statement on June 17, 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 f  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following CAIR In the News wrap up on June 20, 2024: CAIR Video: Islamophobia in France would be even worse with far-right gov (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3723044111275228) - TRT World CAIR-MI: Muslim group sues Lodi Township over mosque denial (https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/06/20/muslim-group-sues-lodi-township-over-mosque-denial/74155800007/) - Detroit News CAIR: US civil rights N  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on June 20, 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 filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of a Michigan Muslim community against Lodi Township Michigan for the township's unconstitutional zoning laws and practices  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued the following news release: Although Black employment is currently the highest in a generation, things look different at the state level. A fresh analysis (https://cepr.net/report/black-employment-rate/) by CEPR's Director of Race and Economic Justice Algernon Austin (https://cepr.net/staff-member/algernon-austin/) finds that the states with the largest prime-age Black jobs deficits were New York, Illinois, and Michigan.   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 22 -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news on June 21, 2024: Today, Comcast Corporation and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) announced the winners of the Talent for Tomorrow: Digital Equity Challenge grant awards program at USCM's 92nd Annual Meeting in Kansas City. Each city has demonstrated leadership and a commitment to expand digital training programs to help close the skills gap. In the small cities category, Kinston, NC; Michigan City, I  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 21 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * Two Battleground State Polls: In Arizona, Two Thirds of Women Voters Favor Ballot Initiative to Protect Abortion Access; in Michigan, Women Voters Largely Say the Issue Was Settled By 2022 Initiative * * * A new KFF poll of women voters reveals that the issue of abortion is boosting Democratic women's eagerness to vote most in states with potenti  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 22 (TNSres) -- The Chesapeake Bay Program issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: * * * Despite heavier spring rainfall across the region, nitrogen pollution entering the Bay remained average * * * Researchers from the Chesapeake Bay Program, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, University of Michigan and U.S. Geological Survey announced today that they are predicting this year's Chesapeake Bay dead zone to be just above the long-term  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued an opinion and judgment to remand the case Nessel v. Enbridge back to Ingham County Circuit Court in Michigan. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's lawsuit, Nessel v. Enbridge, was originally filed in 2019 in Michigan, but Enbridge successfully removed the case from state to federal court. Nessel filed a motion to bring the case back to state court,  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 21 (TNScapv) -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: In a powerful display of unity and urgency, 40 groups representing conservation and environmental organizations from across the country have sent a letter urging Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to sign the Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes. This agreement is crucial for initiating the Brandon Road Lo  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 20 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, issued the following news release: On Monday, June 17, Independent Women's Voice (IWV) held a joint press conference with former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to urge policy leaders to reverse the Biden administration's radical Title IX rewrite, set to take effect August 1, and protect women's spaces and opportunities, including sport  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, June 20 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: Senate Bill 911, passed today by the Michigan Senate, would put teachers and taxpayers at risk by reducing pension contributions into the school retirement system. The Michigan House may consider the legislation next week. Below is a statement from James Hohman, director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. "Michigan owes $29  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions issued the following news release: The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions elected its slate of new officers for the Board of Governors at its 2024 Coalition Strategy Summit. Officers are elected by their board peers based on proven leadership and commitment to the National Alliance and coalition movement to advance and strengthen the efforts of employers and other purchasers to improve health, equi  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 22 -- 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 Thursday, 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, we dug into Michiganders' opinions about LGBTQ+ equality and financial transparency, as well as their knowle  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: Each policy conversation about lead in drinking water begins with a shared foundation: there is no safe level of lead in the human body. It is a persistent public health issue, one that for generations has disproportionately affected young people, particularly those living in underserved communities. No immediate solution is in sight, but over the past few years -- in response to the devastating  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following statement on June 15, 2024: * * * Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President Reno (NV) Mayor Hillary Schieve on today's mass shooting in Rochester Hills, Michigan: "Today, yet again, a mass shooting has marred what should have been an ordinary summer evening for families spending time at a park. While the details of this horrific act of violence continue to unfold, we know that multiple people, includin  more

FLINT, Michigan, June 19 -- The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation issued the following news: Summer programs play a crucial role in fostering children's development and well-being. They keep children engaged and safe, and they help to maintain academic progress made during the school year. Preventing the "summer slide" -- a term describing the loss of approximately two months of grade-level equivalency in math and reading skills -- is essential for the long-term development of children's learnin  more