Tuesday - April 14, 2026

News Tipoffs - Michigan Editors

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AG Nessel Partners With National Labor Relations Board to Strengthen Worker Protections
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/August/MOU-NLRB.pdf?rev=88b21a8e6c1943c8aa23be12d363887d&hash=D8CC9286991B65799942C8EEB1A10AC5) with the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) Regional Directors from Board Regions 7-Detroit and 18-Minneapolis to strengthen worker protection  more
Attorney General Henry Joins Multistate Coalition to Protect Regulations on Gun Sales
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: * * * Multistate Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Support Common Sense State and Federal Regulations on Sale of Guns * * * Attorney General Michelle Henry joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general led by New York in support of common sense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024  more
Attorney General Josh Stein Fights for Commonsense Gun Protections
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting commonsense state and federal laws that keep communities safe. The brief, filed in U.S. v. Steven Perez, argues that federal laws to prevent people from transporting or receiving firearms from outside their home state are necessary to protect public safety, reduce violent crime, and suppo  more
Attorney General Nessel Joins Multistate Coalition to Protect Regulation of Gun Sales
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of commonsense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of firearms to keep communities safe. The coalition filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Steven Perez arguing that federal laws preventing individuals from transporting or receiving firearms from outside the state in which they reside, except   more
BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - July 2024'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 14, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - July 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.5 percent in July; up 2.7 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati  more
DOE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $50 Million to Strengthen America's Auto Communities and Bolster Domestic Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * Investing in America Agenda Will Help Drive Collaboration between States and Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers to Maintain Jobs and Retool Manufacturing Facilities for Electric Vehicle Component Production * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), today  more
EPA and Partners to Test Options to Remove Drums From Torch Lake in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to Hold Open House August 20 in Lake Linden * * * CHICAGO (Aug. 14, 2024) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will soon begin a pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of removing drums from Torch Lake near Houghton, Michigan. The study will help determine a final cleanup strategy to address more than 400 drums on the bottom of the lake. EPA is investing approximately $4 million in   more
FEMA Announces 38 Communities Selected to Receive Technical Assistance for Exercises
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Today, FEMA announced it will support 43 preparedness exercises across 38 state, local, tribal, and territorial governments through the National Exercise Program. Exercises play a vital role in building capacity in emergency preparedness and this support is provided at no-cost to the communities. Exercise experts from FEMA will work closely with each selected ju  more
Same skills, new role: How one employee found career growth at DLA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Many people have asked me why I made what seems like a dramatic career change from communications and media to project management. The two fields appear vastly different at first glance. However, I'm sharing my story to highlight that skills in one field can yield success in another. My journey began with a deep-rooted passion for marketing and communications, intertwined with an early f  more