NEW YORK, Oct. 11 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: West Bloomfield, MI, October 10, 2024 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced an anonymous Michigan donor has come forward to match the dollars already pledged by the Mizel Family Foundation as a reward for information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the attack on a Jewish Student near the University of Michigan campus. The reward now stands at $10,000.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Michigan Chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is monitoring the case of an assault on a 7-year-old Yemeni-American Muslim girl in Detroit. During the assault which took place at a park on the North-West Side of Detroit, a Yemeni-American Muslim girl suffered non-life-threatening injuries to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: The Michigan chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today announced that it is filing a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights asking for an investigation into whether or not University of Michigan is in compliance with their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act as well as its obligations under a Consent Resolution   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Indianapolis, IN Duke not only scored the worst among the five Indiana utilities evaluated, it tied for last place among all utilities throughout the country in the Sierra Club's updated Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report that was released today. Duke's heavy reliance on fossil fuels and lack of clean energy investments earned it a 0% (F) in the report while AES Indiana scored 56% (B),  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 9 -- Landmarks Illinois issued the following news release: CHICAGO - Landmarks Illinois has awarded over $31,000 in grant funding to preservation efforts on the South Side of Chicago, helping people save significant places in their neighborhoods. The grants through the Timuel D. Black, Jr. Grant Fund for Chicago's South Side will aid projects in the Bronzeville, Oakland and Pullman neighborhoods. Learn more about the grant recipients below. Phyllis Wheatley Home Gr  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 9 [Category: Economics] -- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation issued the following news release: Across Seven Key States, More than 9-in-10 Want Candidates to Have a Plan for the Debt Voters Want to Hear More about Plans to Address the Debt than Plans for Other Issues NEW YORK (October 9, 2024) New swing state polling reveals that 2024 voters overwhelmingly believe that the rising national debt is a critical campaign issue. More than 9-in-10 voters across seven key states Arizona  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 7 -- NSF, a testing and certification organization in the water industry, issued the following news: NSF, a leading global public health and safety organization, today celebrates its 80th anniversary at its headquarters, offices and laboratories around the world. Founded in 1944 as the National Sanitation Foundation, NSF has evolved into a global services organization at the forefront of standards development, product certification, and testing, serving industries, gov  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- People for the American Way Foundation issued the following news release: People For the American Way Foundation's Artists For the American Way announced a billboard and bus shelter campaign with original images from world-renowned artists to support the nonpartisan "Defend the Black Vote," campaign to mobilize Black voters and combat voter suppression and misinformation. The images will run in key states including Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin, an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- People for the American Way issued the following news release: With only four weeks left before Election Day on November 5, People For the American Way's Artists For Democracy launched a billboard campaign in five battleground states -- Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin -- using powerful, original images from more than a dozen world-renowned artists. View Images here: Art files (billboards) (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/xsfvgr8dvcbrxaxo3b90e  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of Rep. Tim Walberg to represent Michigan's Fifth Congressional District. The U.S. Chamber endorses candidates for federal office who will stand up for free enterprise, including by vigorously advocating for public policy solutions that will spur economic growth, support jobs, and promote businesses of all sizes' ability to continue to  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Oct. 7 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: MIDLAND, Mich. Michigan's discriminatory Blaine Amendment will continue to restrict school choice after the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging the amendment's constitutionality. Five families, represented by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and John Bursch Law, sued the state after they were prohibited from using fun  more