U.S. Senator Gary Peters wants to turn the proposed autonomous car test site at the former Willow Run bomber plant into a national testing center that would pull companies from...
In another step to establish southeast Michigan as the hub of autonomous vehicle research, members of the Michigan congressional delegation have proposed that the American Center...
When the first astronauts take off for Mars in the 2030s, a handful of West Michigan companies will have a hand in getting them there.
At least 50 Michigan businesses are building...
SAGINAW, MI — A bill aimed mostly at improving the impact of federally funded science and technology research would hit closer to home, impacting local manufacturers in...
Fifteen Senate Democrats are urging President Barack Obama to secure more transparency from the inspectors tasked with verifying Iran's compliance with last year's controversial...
Washington — Legislation containing a 4 percent increase in the budget for the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which...
WASHINGTON – A congressional committee on Wednesday approved a bill written in part by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., which, if signed into law, could help spur...
Washington — President Barack Obama signed a bipartisan bill Wednesday that boosts federal pipeline safety oversight, including in the Great Lakes.
The measure, known as the...
YPSILANTI, MI – President Barack Obama will award retired Lt. Col. Charles Kettles of Ypsilanti with the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry on July 18.
According to a...
FLINT, MI -- U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., said the automotive research taking place at Kettering University will keep Michigan on the map as car capital of the...
WASHINGTON — A federal pipeline safety bill, which already has Senate approval, was passed by the House of Representatives this week and moves to the president's desk.
The...
UPPER THUMB — The “Safe Pipes” Act, which will protect against oil spills in the Great Lakes, awaits President Barack Obama’s signature.
It passed both the...
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and several corporate leaders lauded Calhoun County's aviation industry and its contributions to the state and national economy at a rally Friday in...
Congress has sent a bill to the president's desk that includes stronger safety measures for Great Lakes pipelines prompted by concerns about the threat of an oil spill from...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has granted final passage to a pipeline safety bill that will increase standards for pipelines in and around the Great Lakes and require more...
WASHINGTON – A proposal by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., to help make sure traumatized veterans retain their G.I. benefits passed the Senate on a voice vote on...
Michiganians know something about inventing the future.
We invented the auto industry, large-scale manufacturing, and the American middle class. During World War II,...
Michigan should lead the development of autonomous vehicle technology and needs to change the public’s perception that it’s an old-world manufacturing hub, automotive...
A U.S. senator now has a better understanding of Grand Rapids’ entrepreneurial scene.
Democrat Gary Peters, chair of the Senate Payments Innovation Caucus, took a tour of the...
Washington — U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, and Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, are joining a bipartisan group of 13 senators to urge the authorization of...