LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: On Monday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed testimony in Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation's (MGU) current rate increase request case open before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). MGU is requesting to raise residential rates by over 12%, citing a revenue deficiency of $17.6 million. However, after carefully reviewing and scrutinizing MGU's rate hike re  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is issuing a Consumer Alert regarding Alternative Gas Suppliers (AGSs) following numerous complaints about deceptive practices. Since the beginning of 2024, over 125 complaints have been filed with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) concerning AGSs. AGSs are third-party companies authorized to sell natural gas to residents in the Consumers Ener  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging grocery stores across the state to add clear signage to help consumers identify which eggs come from caged chickens. Today, the Department of Attorney General sent a letter to SpartanNash (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/July/SpartanNash-Letter.pdf?rev=7bf5185d23a64b869d922c695beb511e&hash=67E0  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a group of 24 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, the coalition urges the Supreme Court to reverse a mistaken decision by an appeals court overturning the ghost g  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Faced with an ecological crisis, public health emergencies and socioeconomic inequities, agroecology emerges as a transdisciplinary beacon of hope Study: Momentum for agroecology in the USA, Nature Food (DOI: 10.1038/s43016-024-01006-w) Agroecology is gaining momentum as a way to improve healthy food access and affordability, according to a University of Michigan researcher. Grounded in the principles of sus  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. United States that a former president has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for exercising their core constitutional powers, and at least presumptive immunity for other official acts. The Court has tasked the lower Courts to review the pending cases and apply its holding to the various crimes of which former President Tru  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 2 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP Partner Tom Lee was quoted in Inside EPA regarding whether state PFAS cleanup actions like those underway in Michigan and Washington offer any predictive value for how EPA may pursue cleanup actions under CERCLA. Both states have designated certain PFAS as hazardous substances, enabling cleanup requirements and legal actions. EPA hassimilarly listed two PFAS compounds as Hazardous Substances  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, July 2 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: By Conner Leslie Sethu Mettukulam Jagadeesan has recently completed his Thesis project for his Master of Science in Computer Science. The project "Developing an Efficient and Effective Pipeline to Support Surveillance of Unintended Passage in Riverine Environments" is using a program they created to identify invasive species of fish who are jumping across the fish pass, a barrier between the Mic  more

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, July 4 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news on July 2, 2024: The Clark Hill Dublin corporate team of Edward Johnston, Billy Brophy, Sean Nolan, and Gavin Halpin, assisted by Aoife Sheehy and Aine Quinn of the real estate team, supported FDT Consulting Engineers and Project Managers (FDT) in its sale to engineering consultancy NIRAS. FDT is based in Dublin and specializes in the design of food and drink production plants. "We're very excited for FDT, its e  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 1 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study: Limited attention to climate change in U.S. sociology A recent University of Michigan study exposes a gap in sociology: a lack of focus on climate change. Societies fuel and face the consequences of this crisis, but sociology as a discipline appears insufficiently engaged with the issue, says Sofia Hiltner, U-M doctoral candidate in sociology, whose research is published in The American Sociologist. S  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 1 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Traffic pollution emerges as a lead exacerbator for ailments that come with aging Study: Source-Specific Air Pollution and Loss of Independence in Older Adults Across the US Long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to a loss of independence for older adults, according to a University of Michigan study. In research published in JAMA Network Open, air pollution from traffic emerges as a key risk factor for  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 4 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * $50,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC's Public Spaces Community Places initiative * * * The City of Manchester will be activating a vacant space in City Hall to create a permanent senior center and community center through the anticipated success of a crowdfunding campaign. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the City of Manchester annou  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: * * * $50,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC's Public Spaces Community Places initiative * * * The Village of Honor will transform an underused field at A.B. Maley Park into an active play space through the anticipated success of a crowdfunding campaign. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the Maley Park Playground Committee, and the Village of Ho  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 3 (TNSres) -- CruiseCompete issued the following news release: CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends report for the month of July 2024. This report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for July 2024. After serving up close to 20 million cruise quotes, CruiseCompete CruiseTrends offers an inside look at what consumers want in cruise vacations based on their requests. CruiseCompete has mined its wealth of data to provide informatio  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: On Friday, a Wayne County jury in the 3rd Circuit Court convicted on all counts Davontae Eshawn Long, 31, of Detroit, for a 2021 murder, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Long was charged by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office in 2021 with six felonies, including Murder, Carjacking, and multiple firearm offenses. The case was investigated by the Detroit Police De  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * ROGERS, BROWN, LAKE, HOVDE, SHEEHY & MCCORMICK FACING FIREWORKS IN THE PRESS * * * ROGERS HAS "SIGNIFICANT TIES TO SAUDI ARABIA" - Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers "has been linked to several Saudi companies [...] which he has personally gained from," "including one with questionable nuclear ambitions," new reporting from Heartland Signal finds. These reports come as Ro  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Job market candidates benefit from Twitter (X) engagement Study: Social Media and Job Market Success: A Field Experiment on Twitter Job candidates often seek any advantage to secure employment, and a new study investigates a less-than-typical source: retweets from researchers on social media. The University of Michigan study indicates that when prominent economists retweet job market papers--which are doctor  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding two Brownfield Redevelopment Grants worth a combined $1.4 million to two commercial projects in northern Michigan. Freshwater Research and Innovation Center, West Bay Shore Drive, Elmwood Township The 9.24-acre site has been used for manufacturing, auto repair, and boat storage going ba  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointment of Adrianne Van Langevelde to the 56A District Court in Eaton County. "I am proud to appoint Adrianne Van Langevelde to the bench in Eaton County," said Governor Whitmer. "She brings a breadth of experience to the job as a prosecutor, member of the state's parole board, and city councilor. Adrianne will serve the people we  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: * * * New school aid budget includes $400 million more in ongoing funding than FY24 and an additional $1 billion in one-time investments * * * Today, Governor Whitmer reaffirmed her commitment to fighting for students and teachers in Michigan's public school system, delivering the largest investment in schools in our state's history for the sixth year in a row, including a $400   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Recently passed FY2025 budget supports educators with increase in pay for veteran teachers, continued student loan repayment, future educator fellowship, and stipends for student teachers * * * Governor Whitmer highlighted investments in the recently passed state budget to support educators--past, present, and future. "This year's budget will build on our historic efforts to invest in ed  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the legislature announced a Fiscal Year 2025 budget deal that included over half a billion dollars to help implement the MI Healthy Climate Plan (https://www.michigan.gov/egle/-/media/Project/Websites/egle/Documents/Offices/OCE/MI-Healthy-Climate-Plan.pdf?rev=d13f4adc2b1d45909bd708cafccbfffa&hash=99437BF2709B9B3471D16FC1EC692588). The MI H  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that Michigan signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Illinois to cosponsor the construction of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project. This milestone agreement with the Biden Administration unlocks $274 million in federal and $114 million in state funding for the first of three phases of the $1.15 billion project that w  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * Powered by federal funding, Michigan parks thrive and outdoor recreation booms * * * Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer highlighted that since she took office, Michigan has invested more than $780 million in parks and outdoor recreation facilities, supporting projects at636 locations across the state. This record investment includes the bipartisan Building Michigan Together   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, July 2 -- Northwood University issued the following news: * * * In celebration of the Fourth of July, Northwood University has posted a new lesson in the Philosophy of Free Enterprise, a free online course about freedom and free-market economics. * * * "This newest lesson in Northwood's online course is incredibly timely, as it explores the differences between freedom and equality, particularly regarding our nation's ongoing discussion about inequity between the rich and t  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 4 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Heartland Signal: "An internal email revealed it was alleged that former national security officials, including Rogers, were promised $1 million for each nuclear reactor sold to Saudi Arabia." * * * New reporting from Heartland Signal details Mike Rogers' ties to "several Saudi companies" "which he has personally gained from, including one with questionable nuclear ambitions." Rogers "has bee  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, July 4 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, has received the Michigan Public Service Commission's (MPSC) recent order regarding the Powering Our Future plan. The plan outlines I&M's continued commitment to providing our customers with reliable, safe and affordable service now and in the years to come. Under the order, a rate amount of  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Extreme Democrat Kirsten McDonald Rivet's desperate stunt is a pathetic, failing attempt to distance herself from Biden without answering the crucial question: Is Joe Biden fit to be President? When Detroit News (https://subscribe.detroitnews.com/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.detroitnews.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2F2024%2F07%2F02%2Fhillary-scholten-west-michigan-congress-kristen-mcdonald-  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, July 2 (TNSres) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: Ahad Ali, associate professor in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics, and Industrial Engineering at Lawrence Technological University, has been awarded a $26,306 grant from the National Science Foundation to support travel and professional development for college students to attend a professional conference. Specifically, the grant will fund travel and conference registration  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: We all watched it. Irrefutable evidence the President of the United States is experiencing cognitive decline as he sits in the Oval Office. Thursday's debate shook the country to its core. But even more of a shock is that according to a report from POLITICO, Gretchen Whitmer thinks Michigan is "no longer winnable" for Joe Biden and Democrats: This begs the question: How do Hillary Scholten, Curtis  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The States of Michigan and Illinois have signed a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to implement a long-awaited invasive carp barrier at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Illinois, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, whose team provided legal advice and assistance with negotiating the agreement. This critical project ai  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved a $17,329,000 rate increase for Indiana Michigan Power Co. The approval, which represents a reduction of approximately 50% from what the electric utility requested, provides funds for reliability investments, new generation projects previously approved in the company's integrated resource plan, and initial funding related to  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 4 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Fast facts: * The Advancing Rural Mobility pilot project provides new online tools for both rural public transit agencies and their riders. * The project is funded through a United States Department of Transportation SMART grant. * Participating public transit agencies include Benzie Bus, Cadillac/Wexford Transit Authority, Charlevoix County Transit, and Roscommon County Transport  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, July 1 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: A new 17-foot long oak sculpture has been installed on the south side of Witherspoon Hall at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. The sculpture was created by Julie Benda, 2024 Windgate Foundation artist in residence at ATU. According to biographical information published to her website, Benda is a writer, illustrator and visual artist with a practice in print, sculpture and public art. A native of Mich  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 2 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Understanding the reasons why young adults choose not to drink on certain days may inform prevention and intervention programs aimed at reducing the harms associated with alcohol consequences. Although alcohol use is declining among young adults, rates of hazardous drinking and its harmful consequences remain high. Current research has examined motivations to drink, but a new University of Michigan study sugg  more

PORTAGE, Indiana, July 3 -- The Ports of Indiana issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has approved a proposal from Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor to establish the first international sea cargo container terminal on Lake Michigan. This would create the only all-water container route for ocean vessels to serve the greater Chicago metropolitan area via the Great Lakes. The Burns Harbor terminal is located in northwest Indiana, inside the Greater Chicago Metro  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Rashad Maleek Trice, 27, of Lansing, pled guilty today in the 30th Judicial Circuit Court in Ingham County to one count each of First-Degree Murder and First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct for the 2023 murder of 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith and the violent assault of her mother, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. First-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: On January 6th, 2021, Donald Trump inspired a violent mob to attack our nation's capitol, and he then attempted to subvert the results of a free and fair election. Since then, Trump has only become more unhinged -- promising to be a dictator on "day one" if he returns to the White House and warning of a "bloodbath" if he loses. We know that Trump is willing to do anything in his quest   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 1 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Pictured are fossil Leea seeds, from the late Eocene of Panama. The Eocone is a geological epoch that ended 33 million years ago. Image credit: Monica Carvalho, University of Michigan; Fabiany Herrera, Field Museum of Natural History Study: Cenozoic seeds of Vitaceae reveal a deep history of extinction and dispersal in the Neotropics The ancestor of Vitoid grapes that gave rise to commercial grapes likely ori  more

OLIVET, Michigan, July 4 -- The University of Olivet issued the following news: * * * Transformational Leadership Recognized * * * The board of trustees of The University of Olivet has unanimously voted to extend the presidency of Steven M. Corey, Ph.D., for an additional five years. President Corey, who has led the institution since 2010, will continue to guide its strategic initiatives and vision through June 2029. "The board of trustees is elated that Dr. Corey will continue to lead The   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERT Q&A Since the early 1970s, there has been a worldwide promise to support women in achieving positions of authority in U.S. corporations. However, the business world has not necessarily met that promise. Cindy Schipani Cindy Schipani, professor of business law at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, explores some of the limiting factors and opportunities for improvement in her recent r  more

FLINT, Michigan, July 2 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: The University of Michigan-Flint transformed into a bustling hub of future health care heroes, June 18-20, during the "Exploring Health Care Careers" summer camp. Local students walked in the shoes of first responders during an eye-opening accident simulation, a highlight that gave them a firsthand look at challenges and teamwork in health care. The sounds of sirens and the sight of a staged car crash set th  more

SYRACUSE, New York, July 1 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Lynn Conway H'24, a renowned computer scientist who received an honorary degree during the University's Commencement in May, died June 9 in Michigan. She was 86. Conway, who revolutionized global information technology by inventing methods for designing Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) silicon chips, was at Syracuse University on May 12 to receive an honorary doctor of science degree. Lynn Conway is pictured with C  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 1 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERTS ADVISORY University of Michigan experts offer insights and reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that offers partial immunity to former President Donald Trump, while sending the case back to the lower court. Leah Litman Leah Litman is a professor of law and co-host and co-creator of "Strict Scrutiny," a podcast about the U.S. Supreme Court. "The court has made it much harder for Jack Smith to  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 1 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Closeup of vials in a photoreactor (not specifically this reaction, but the same set-up). Image credit: Katie Rykaczewski Study: Visible-light-mediated aza Paterno-Buchi reaction of acyclic oximes and alkenes to azetidines University of Michigan chemists have discovered a way to use visible light to synthesize a class of compounds particularly well suited for use in pharmaceuticals. The class of compounds, c  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: Utah's consumer sentiment decreased by 0.5% in June (from 77.7 in May to 77.3), according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute's Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. This monthly change is not statistically significant. A similar survey by the University of Michigan found that sentiment fell 1.3% among Americans as a whole during the same time (from 69.1 to 68.2).   more

ETTRICK, Virginia, July 3 -- Virginia State University issued the following news: Virginia State University is proud to announce that Governor Glenn Youngkin has appointed three new members and reappointed two members to its Board of Visitors. The Governor's latest appointments to the VSU Board of Visitors are: * M. Peter McPherson of Arlington, President Emeritus, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities; President Emeritus, Michigan State University * Verndell Robinson of Prince Wi  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, July 4 -- Northwood University issued the following news: Two Northwood University professors recently were featured by WalletHub's "Ask the Experts." Professor Jim Hop, who chairs Northwood's Entrepreneurship degree program, answered questions about zero-rate business credit cards. You can read his insights here (https://wallethub.com/credit-cards/business-0-apr/#expert=Jim_Hop). Dr. Michael L. Burkhardt, who leads Northwood's Insurance Risk Management degree program, disc  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 4 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: The Wayne State University College of Education received a $1.25 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Education to address a critical shortage of special education personnel in Michigan and across the nation. Project SUPPORT (Supporting Urban APE Personnel Preparation through Optimal Recruitment and Training) will prepare highly qualified adapted physical education (APE) specialists to serve students with   more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 3 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: One of the highest honors of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has been bestowed on Peter Lichtenberg, Ph.D., ABPP, a distinguished service professor of psychology at Wayne State University and the director of its Institute of Gerontology (IOG). Lichtenberg received the 2024 Donald P. Kent Award for exemplifying exceptional standards of professional leadership in gerontology through teaching, service and in  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The "messy Republican primary contest" "isn't over yet" as "Republican rivals attack Rogers" from all sides. The story notes that "Rogers is taking regular fire from rivals" with "both Pensler and Amash accus[ing] Rogers of flipping [stances]... when it served his electoral pursuits." Pensler is up on the airwaves attacking Rogers, and Amash is "running social media ads blasting Rogers' past defense o  more