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A nonpartisan group with a bipartisan board has again named U.S. Sen. Gary Peters its most effective U.S. senator. It is the second consecutive term that Mr. Peters...

Responding to the severity of cyber threats to the healthcare sector, United States Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,...

WARREN, Mich. (FOX 2) - It is a challenge that confronts employers across the country and also throughout Michigan. "As I travel throughout Macomb County as well as the...

Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to extend federal programs that help support...

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee led a hearing to discuss current threats and actions to strengthen cybersecurity in the healthcare...

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - General Motors (GM.N) CEO Mary Barra met with two key senators on Thursday as the Detroit automaker pushes for legislation to speed...

The Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) is working to help local communities reduce risks from natural hazards and disasters. The...

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies holds great promise to improve the lives of millions of Americans yet also pose risks that include biased application and potential misuse...

US Senator Gary Peters is traveling across mid-Michigan, advocating to continue federal funding for Michigan fire departments. The senator made a stop in Saginaw this week. Peters...

ALPENA — Fire departments depend on federal grant funding to recruit employees, purchase equipment, pay for training, and other needs. Several federal grant programs are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLNS) — U.S. Senator Gary Peters introduced a bill to enhance the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to combat human trafficking. Peters’...

BENTON HARBOR — Cleaning up Ox Creek in Benton Harbor is getting a $3 million boost from the federal government. Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad announced last week the...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Michigan Senator Gary Peters is hoping to pass more funding for local fire departments. Peters highlighted this push by visiting the Saginaw Fire...

Public safety departments across Michigan are waiting to see if Congress votes to renew a grant program that has brought tens of millions of dollars to the state. Departments have...

Michigan’s U.S. Senate delegation is calling for stricter gun laws at the federal level, including a possible implementation of red flag laws and universal background checks,...

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — Senator Gary Peters (D) spoke Thursday on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the recent mass shooting on Michigan State University's...

Lee Township will receive a $129,545 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to purchase 10 new self-contained breathing...

Washington ― The U.S. Senate voted 49-42 Thursday to confirm Michigan U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan J.C. Grey to serve on the District Court bench for the Eastern...

Michigan Democratic Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow on Thursday called for expanding federal gun safety legislation in the wake of the mass shooting at Michigan State...

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after an announcement today from the United...