Leadership

to Protect Communities from Hazardous PFAS Chemicals

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to improve coordination between federal and local governments to protect Michiganders from exposure to toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are man-made chemicals that are widely used in industry and consumer products and can lead to serious health effects. Peters’ bill would create a working group within the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to improve intergovernmental coordination to address contamination of these harmful substances.

Peters Rode Approximately 1,000 Miles to Muskegon, Traverse City, Munising, Hemlock, and Lansing Area

WASHINGTON, DC – While riding approximately 1,000 miles across Michigan on his annual motorcycle tour U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) highlighted progress for Michiganders on issues important to them, including expanding domestic manufacturing and creating good-paying jobs; ensuring our veterans can access the VA health care benefits they deserve; addressing shoreline erosion and rising water levels; investing in efforts to restore our Great Lakes, and strengthening our cybersecurity defenses.

DETROIT, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee — who served in the U.S. Navy Reserve including volunteering again after 9/11 — released the following statement in advance of Sunday’s 21st anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001: 

“It has been 21 years since a deadly attack on our soil took 2,977 lives, and changed our nation forever. As we continue to mourn the victims and their families, we must also never forget the first responders whose actions saved countless lives on that tragic day. These heroes – along with selfless servicemembers who fought and gave their lives in the Global War on Terrorism – deserve our unwavering gratitude and support. 

Tony Conley is a newer content contributor and show host for Michigan Business Network. To kick off his twenty-eighth episode, Tony has a three-segment conversation about congress, the FBI, security, Michigan politics, and how the media deals with all of it.   

He welcomes Mike Rogers, a former member of Congress representing Michigan’s Eighth Congressional District, an officer in the U.S. Army, and FBI special agent. 

Bill Allows Airports Increased Access to Testing Devices That Limit PFAS Exposure; Builds on Peters’ Previous Work to Ban the Use of Firefighting Foam Containing PFAS

WASHINGTON, DC ­­– U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today announced bipartisan legislation he authored to reduce the spread of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination at commercial airports has passed the U.S. Senate unanimously. The Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act would deploy more existing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding for commercial airports to purchase devices necessary to test their firefighting equipment without discharging toxic PFAS chemicals. This legislation would encourage commercial airports to purchase the relatively low-cost devices – also referred to as an input-based testing system – to help limit and prevent exposure to PFAS, which are known as “forever chemicals” because they do not naturally break down.

Vic Verchereau welcomes David Dye, who is the President of Let’s Grow Leaders and an award-winning author.

He's the latest guest for six segments with Vic Verchereau on Leadership Lowdown.

DIMONDALE, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, stopped in Dimondale Wednesday where he concluded his annual motorcycle tour across Michigan. Peters hosted National Cyber Director Chris Inglis at the Michigan State Police Headquarters to tour the Michigan Cyber Command Center, along with the Michigan Department of Technology Management and Budget, and discuss successful efforts to strengthen our nation’s cybersecurity defenses, including by bolstering coordination at the federal, state and local levels. U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) also joined Peters and Inglis. 

Peters has passed several pieces of cybersecurity legislation into law – including his historic, bipartisan bill to require critical infrastructure owners and operators to report to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) if they experience a substantial cyber-attack or if they make a ransomware payment.

West Michigan Partnership for Children celebrates historic investment into Kent County’s child welfare system 

West Michigan Partnership for Children (WMPC) is celebrating Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s signing of the bipartisan state budget for Fiscal Year 2023 that includes a three-year contract between WMPC and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to maintain a performance-based child welfare program.

Understand Generational Differences to Build Connected Teams

For the first time in history, many organizations are managing five different generations in their workforce. 

Program, Created by Peters’ STORM Act & Funded by Resources Peters Secured in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Helps States Establish Revolving Loan Funds to Reduce Natural Disaster Risk

DETROIT, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, applauded an announcement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on their intent to issue a funding opportunity to help states establish low-cost loan funds for local governments to carry out mitigation projects that reduce natural disaster risk. Peters authored the Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act, which was signed into law last year, to create this new program. He also secured $500 million in the bipartisan infrastructure law to provide the first funding for the program.