WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: Mike Rogers is yet another carpetbagging GOP Senate candidate that is more interested in enriching himself than serving the people of Michigan. From wanting to ban abortion to getting rich off of Chinese and Saudi companies, Rogers is completely out of touch with regular Michiganders. His extreme re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: This evening, Tom Barrett and Paul Junge became the official nominees in Michigan's 7th and 8th congressional districts, respectively. Junge is taking his third shot at the seat after losing the last two general elections. Similarly, Barrett lost his general election in 2022. But   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 9 -- The Animals and Society Institute issued the following news: You are invited to join our upcoming Colloquium Series event with Professor Harvey Lemelin titled, Entanglements in Entomotourism: Insects, People and Leisure, on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10am PT / 1pm ET. Event Description: Each year millions of people visit monarch butterfly sanctuaries, firefly aggregations, glow worm caves, and butterfly pavilions. By highlighting the popularity of entomotour  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The International Franchise Association issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * Awards "Friend of Franchising" bipartisan endorsements in Michigan, Missouri, Hawaii, and Minnesota * * * The International Franchise Association (IFA) today endorsed seven bipartisan candidates ahead of their August primary elections, applauding their leadership on pro-business policies supporting America's locally owned franchise small businesses. Named a "Friend of Franch  more

CARY, North Carolina, Aug. 6 -- INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry issued the following statement on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Cary, NC/Washington, D.C., August 5, 2024 - INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry released the below statement regarding local media reporting of MI HB 4596. Michigan House Bill 4596, which was passed and signed into law by Governor Whitmer in May, has been the subject of significant misreporting from local news outlets in Michigan. The legi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior announced today $46.7 million in grants to communities through the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program. ORLP was started in 2014 to help economically disadvantaged communities with little to no access to public outdoor recreation spaces by funding the creation or improvement of outdoor recreation amenities. It has funded dozen  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- The Joyce Foundation issued the following news: The headlines are full of stories about artificial intelligence (AI) and the boom in data centers to power it. We are starting to see elected officials introduce bills to incentivize data center development (for example, in Chicago and Michigan). However, there is no clear indication of the economic benefits to communities hosting these facilities. What we do know is that data centers require a lot of electricity and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund congratulates Representative Elissa Slotkin on her victory in last night's primary election for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Representatives Hillary Scholten (MI-03) and Haley Stevens (MI-11) and candidate Michigan State Senator Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) on their victories in tonight's primary election, and former Michigan State   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- Mental Health America issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * Leaders from Kentucky, Ohio, North Dakota, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Florida, Massachusetts, and Michigan recognized at meeting for cutting-edge mental health treatments and supports * * * Mental Health America (MHA) today recognized 10 state legislators as 2024 Legislative Champions during MHA's Regional Policy Council (RPC) meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. These legislators demonstra  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 -- The Vera Institute of Justice issued the following news release: * * * The Fair Chance Access to Housing Act, long advocated for by the Vera Institute of Justice and Nation Outside, would reduce landlord discrimination and help people with conviction histories access rental housing * * * The Michigan Civil Rights Commission has issued a resolution supporting a series of housing bills including the Fair Chance Access to Housing Act (HB 4878). If passed, the Fair Chance Acc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Betsy Devos, Riley Gaines, Paula Scanlan Celebrate Signed Commitment Offering Hope to Michigan on the Importance of Preserving Equality and Fairness For Women * * * LANSING, MI -- Today, Independent Women's Voice (IWV) celebrates Mike Rogers, candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, for his Stand With Women Commitment and supp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: Tonight, Mike Rogers became the Republican party's nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan-putting his out-of-touch, anti-equality record in the spotlight. Despite a majority of Michiganders supporting abortion rights, Mike Rogers loudly proclaimed his support for a near-total abortion ban. When he had the chance to help pass vital hate crimes protections in honor of Matthew Shepard and James By  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following issue brief on July 23, 2024 by Maya Domeshek entitled "From Goal to Law: Institutionalizing Michigan's Electricity Decarbonization." Here is the introduction: * * * In November of 2023, the governor of Michigan signed a package of climate bills (Executive Office of the Governor 2023) that sets a 100 percent clean electricity target for 2040, one of the earliest in the United States (CESA n.d.). In 2020, the governor  more