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...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's senators are asking the Department of Transportation to make sure oil pipelines crossing underneath the Great Lakes are classified as...
Michigan Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters are stepping up pressure on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to speed up a cost-benefit study of building an additional passageway...
WASHINGTON – Michigan’s U.S. senators on Thursday urged the head of the Army Corps of Engineers to expedite a study into the benefits of building a second, super-size...
Peters, Stabenow say Line 5 through Straits of Mackinac may be treated as onshore -- not offshore -- pipeline and receive less scrutiny
WASHINGTON – Michigan’s U.S....
The Marines who trained at Canp Montford Point in North Carolina during World War II slept in temporary huts. They drove on dirt ruts.
The Montford Point Marines were among the...
Long known for auto plants and a thriving blue economy revolving around its lakefront, Macomb County is getting into the next chapter of space exploration.
A local firm is building...
United States Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) paid a visit to Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday to talk about federal and state issues going on in the Senate that are affecting the city and...
ALPENA - Monday afternoon students at Alpena Community College got a brief glimpse of an unmanned aircraft flying just below the tree line on campus. What they probably didn't...
Vehicle Innovation Act passes Senate, awaits approval in House
Legislation to promote investment in the future of the automotive industry is more than halfway to becoming law after...
Legislation introduced in the Senate last week is the best effort yet put forward by Congress to improve forecasts of an invisible yet potent threat: space weather.
The bipartisan...
FLINT, MI -- A bill that includes $100 million in federal funds for Flint has cleared committee and is headed to the full U.S. Senate.
Michigan Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary...