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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Dean Heller (R-NV) announced they are reintroducing the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act, bicameral, bipartisan legislation...

When it comes to taxes, many of us wonder where our money is going and what it’s being used for. U.S. Senator Gary Peters will be looking into the federal government’s...

SEATTLE — As a Senate committee approved a new version of a space weather research bill Jan. 24, officials at government agencies said they have seen little sign of changes...

Thousands showed up at a rally in Warren on Sunday where Democratic Presidential Candidate and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, along with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer...

U.S. 6th Circuit Appeals Court Judge Damon Keith, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and a pair of Detroit activists were honored Monday with awards from a national civil rights...

WASHINGTON – Michigan’s U.S. senators are again urging the Army Corps of Engineers to quickly finish recommendations for blocking the spread of Asian carp at a key...

WASHINGTON -- Michigan's U.S. senators said today that Flint will get nearly $13 million from the federal government to help purchase new buses and train bus drivers and...

Late last month just before Christmas, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D) requested an informal meeting with members of the Chaldean community. He wanted to hear what they had to say...

Former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin was a great friend of Alpena. U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow has been equally supportive. But the way things keep shaping up, U.S. Gary Peters ultimately...

President Barack Obama has signed into law a bipartisan provision introduced by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan) to help veterans who may have been given a less than honorable...

Moving into 2017, Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters plans to focus his efforts on cultivating Michigan as a hub for autonomous vehicle technology. For Peters, the state’s...

BAD AXE — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) toured the Huron Area Tech Center on Monday morning, after meeting with officials to discuss dual enrollment opportunities. Peters...

Washington — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters has been named to serve on the powerful Senate Committee on Armed Services during the session of Congress that starts next...

Nine Senate Democrats on Tuesday asked the Obama administration to finish and publicly release a formal intelligence assessment on Russian interference in the election before...

Congressional pressure for additional information on potential Russian interference in the U.S. election is growing, with a group of Democratic senators asking President Barack...

Troy – Forget the battle pitting Silicon Valley software against Detroit’s engineering and manufacturing know-how. The real race for position in the emerging mobility...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and state Rep. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit, are asking a joint American-Canadian group to investigate the public health effects of...

Washington — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters is pushing federal regulators to designate a mobility center that is under development in Ypsilanti Township as a “proving...

ADRIAN — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters got a firsthand look Monday at Lenawee County’s career preparation through education and a small Adrian business with international...

In a country seemingly caught in post-election turmoil, we were heartened by a visit to The Daily News on Thursday from U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, who toured a Greenville manufacturing...