PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: The 2020 Annenberg Institutions of Democracy (AIOD) Panel Dataset, the source for the analyses in the 2023 book "Democracy Amid Crises," is now available to scholars to analyze. The data consists of 8 waves of panel data tracking the opinions of residents of four key battleground states - Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin - during the 2020 election and its aftermat  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * The agreement creates and funds an innovative special education teacher pipeline partnership between Flint schools and the University of Michigan-Flint. * * * The ACLU of Michigan, Education Law Center, and pro bono counsel White & Case LLP have reached a groundbreaking agreement in the federal class action lawsuit brought on behalf of Flint children to address the systemic   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law issued the following news release: * * * The explainers outline the election certification process and laws in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, and four other states. * * * All Voting is Local, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, Campaign Legal Center, and Protect Democracy have coauthored "Election Certification Processes and Guardrails," guides (https://www.brennancenter.org/series/election-cer  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 25 -- Capital Impact Partners, an organization that says it provides credit and financial services to underserved markets and populations, issued the following news release: * * * The 10th annual Co-op Innovation Awards provided $170,000 in grants to support four organizations' work in Maryland; Michigan; Montana; and Washington, D.C. * * * Four innovative organizations in four regions have received a combined $170,000 in catalytic grant funding from Capital Impact  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 24 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * Civil rights and community groups issued this statement in response to the Livingston County Board of Commissioners' approval of a resolution regarding the monitoring of all contact between undocumented immigrants and the Livingston County Sheriff's Office: We are deeply concerned about the passage of a resolution in Livingston County that, with the cooperation  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 27 -- The National Association for College Admission Counseling issued the following news: By Rachel Williams Los Angeles (Sept. 26, 2024) -- When Earvin "Magic" Johnson was in the ninth grade in Lansing, Michigan, his college counselor changed the trajectory of his life. "My counselor [Ms. Bird] pulled me aside and said, 'You're a great basketball player, but no one will ever know because you're reading below your grade level. I'm going to come up with a plan -- yo  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 27 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: Accessing local government records under the state's Freedom of Information Act will be more difficult after the Michigan Supreme Court chose not to hear an appeal. In a 5-2 decision, the state's highest court denied an appeal filed by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy on behalf of a Rochester parent who requested curriculum materials from her   more

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, Sept. 24 -- Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities issued the following commentary to Planet Detroit on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * Supreme Court's Decision Puts America's Health and Safety At Risk By Ashley Rudzinski My toddler daughter wakes up every morning, and we eat breakfast together. She munches oats, and we listen to music. During the day, I work and she plays--hopping in sprinklers, playing with her toys, or taking a dip in Traverse City's East Bay. We might  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following news release: Humane Society Legislative Fund endorses Representative Hillary Scholten for re-election WASHINGTON (September 23, 2024) - Today, the Humane Society Legislative Fund, the nation's leading animal protection political organization, announced its endorsement of U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten for re-election to Michigan's 3rd Congressional District. "Hillary Scholten fights for animals and the pe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior announced today $254.68 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 parks and outdoor recreation amenities. It ha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture issued the following news: McLain Clutter, Associate Professor at the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, has been named the Interim Executive Editor of the ACSA's Journal of Architectural Education (JAE). His term began September 1, 2024, and will continue through April 2026. Clutter has served on the JAE Editorial Board since 2019. "I am honored to serve in this rol  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: HAMILTON, VA. At a time when free market values need reinforcement in American labor law, Institute for the American Worker is excited to announce the addition of respected labor reform leader Joseph G. Lehman to its board of directors. As president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Lehman has been a fierce advocate for worker freedom in Mi  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: MIDLAND, Mich. The Michigan House is expected to vote later today on legislation that would take money from home health caregivers and divert it to a union. Senate Bills 790 and 791 would classify home health caregivers, who receive federal and state aid to help care for their sick or disabled loved ones, as public employees. It would also create t  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: Grand Rapids, MI A group of Michigan security guards, have voted to strip United Government Security Officers of America (UGSOA) union officials of their power to force the guards to pay union dues as a condition of keeping their jobs. A majority of the guards employed by Triple Canopy, Inc. voted overwhelmingly to remove union bosses' forced-dues powers in the "deauthorizat  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 24 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept. 23, 2024, to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: * * * Will Charging the Parents of School Shooters Help Prevent School Shootings? By Andrew R. Morral This month, Georgia officials charged Colin Gray, the father of the suspected Apalachee High School shooter, with two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter, and eight counts of cruelty to children. These ch  more

BURR RIDGE, Illinois, Sept. 25 -- The North American Spine Society issued the following news release: CHICAGO - The top spine care professionals in the world will descend upon the great city of Chicago this week for the 39th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS). While much has changed in the field in recent years, one constant has been NASS' presence as the top meeting in spine care. There were 1,567 abstracts submitted for this year's meeting, which takes place at McCormi  more