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Colleges and universities are saddled with the same restrictions for operating an unmanned aircraft system as commercial companies. As a result it is difficult for them to get...

Washington — The U.S. Senate has passed a bill reauthorizing the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and boosting pipeline safety and oversight,...

Tougher pipeline standards near the Great Lakes, improved oil spill response plans and more reviews of pipelines' age and integrity are all parts of a pipeline regulator funding...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday $3.6 million in emergency funds to expand Head Start and Early Head Start services for...

Gary Peters, the junior U.S. Senator from Michigan spoke at the monthly Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber Legislative Forum on Leap Day. Peters touched on a variety of topics...

Legislation will be introduced to protect W.K. Kellogg Airport from the Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Senator Gary Peters, a Democrat from Pontiac, announced he is asking...

After a task force found that Michigan ranked last in the ratio of school nurses to students, the state’s two U.S. senators are introducing legislation to allow schools and...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is proposing legislation which could further expand options for high school students to gain college credits by allowing higher...

New legislation U.S. Sen. Gary Peters is co-sponsoring would open up federal grant dollars to universities and colleges to develop concurrent dual enrollment programs with high...

Washington — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, is introducing a bill to expand options for high school students to earn college credit through dual or concurrent...

Flanked by Rockford High School seniors, U.S. Senator Gary Peters, D-MI, announced legislation introduced Monday, Feb. 22, to make college more affordable by expanding...

DETROIT - Michigan political leaders on Friday announced that the U.S. Department of Treasury will begin distributing millions in Hardest Hit Funds to Michigan to fight...

FLINT, Mich. - Senator Gary Peters was in Flint Monday getting a firsthand look at what residents are dealing with on a daily basis. Peters joined volunteers who donated bottled...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress has sent President Barack Obama legislation authorizing funds for design and construction of a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes, though it is...

Flint — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters visited Hurley Medical Center on Monday to highlight legislation set to be introduced Tuesday that would expand early education to children...

Michigan members of Congress announced Monday that they would be introducing bills to expand learning programs for Flint children who have been affected by the city’s water...

Michigan Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow, as well as Congressman Dan Kildee, are asking Washington to help enroll all eligible Flint kids in Head Start. The...

Michigan Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) has had a busy few days in Washington. He's met with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, and he met with the Department of Health and Human Services to...

After four and a half years, the family of former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati has been reunited with him at a U.S. military hospital in Germany, following his release from Iran as...

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) will have a man well-known to Dearborn at his side for the State of the Union Address Tuesday. Hassan Jaber, executive director of ACCESS, will be...