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News from May 2023

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Peters Helps Introduce Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 27, 2023

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) recently joined a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing the Kids Online Safety Act, comprehensive legislation to protect children online

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Peters, Stabenow & Slotkin Call on FDA to Take All Possible Actions to Mitigate Cancer Drug Shortages

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 27, 2023

U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Debbie Stabenow (MI), along with U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-07), wrote to Dr. Robert Califf, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Commissioner to ask that the FDA do everything in its power to mitigate the dire shortage of cancer drugs that has reached crisis levels in recent months

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AG Nessel Sues Avid Telecom Over Illegal Robocalls

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 26, 2023

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is suing Michael D. Lansky, LLC, which does business under the name Avid Telecom, its owner Michael Lansky, and its vice president, Stacey S. Reeves, for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people and violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other telemarketing and consumer laws

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Peters Bipartisan Bills to Improve Government Efficiency and Save Taxpayer Dollars Advance in Senate

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 26, 2023

Three bipartisan bills authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to strengthen the federal government’s effectiveness and save taxpayer dollars have advanced in the Senate

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Michigan: 22 people age 25 and younger are estimated to have died during week ending May 6

By Great Lakes Wire | May 25, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 22 individuals under the age of 25 died during the week ending May 6.

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“FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 23

By Great Lakes Wire | May 25, 2023

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS” on May 23.

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Calhoun County SAKI Secures Conviction, Sentencing on Two Sexual Assault Cold Cases

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 25, 2023

Logan David Fields, 33, of Hartford, was sentenced this month on one count each of 1st degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and 4th degree Criminal Sexual Conduct (CSC), stemming from separate assaults dating from 2009 to 2012, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel

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Peters Bipartisan Bill to Protect Commercial Satellites from Cybersecurity Threats Advances in Senate

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 25, 2023

Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) that would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to help protect commercial satellite owners and operators from disruptive cyber-attacks has advanced in the Senate

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in Michigan during week ending May 6?

By Great Lakes Wire | May 24, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 510 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending May 6.

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Peters Joins Bipartisan Working Group to Expand Access to High-Speed Internet

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 24, 2023

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) joined a bipartisan Senate working group to evaluate and strengthen reforms to the Universal Service Fund, which supports access to high-speed internet

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Randi Merchant Appointed as Michigan’s Public Administrator

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 24, 2023

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced On May 19, 2023, that Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed current Assistant Attorney General Randi Merchant as Michigan’s Public Administrator

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Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Peters’ Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Program to Reduce Violent Crime

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 23, 2023

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced U.S. Senator Gary Peters’ (MI) bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods program, a nationwide law enforcement program that uses evidence-based and data-driven approaches to reduce violent crime

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AG Nessel Writes OMB Requesting Statistical Policy Change for “Middle Eastern or North African” Residents

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 23, 2023

Last week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel authored a letter to the Office of Management and Budget’s Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards of the federal government to support revisions to a policy that aggregates populations of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent into the ‘white’ racial category for census and statistical purposes

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Gov. Whitmer Lowers Flags in Honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 23, 2023

On May 15, 2023, in accordance with a proclamation issued by President Biden, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered all U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the state of Michigan to be lowered to half-staff on Monday, May 15 in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day during Police Week

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488 people in 75-84 age group in Michigan are estimated to have died during week ending May 6

By Great Lakes Wire | May 23, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 488 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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CDC estimates 358 people in 65-74 age group in Michigan died during week ending May 6

By Great Lakes Wire | May 22, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 358 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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Registered Nurse Charged with Falsifying Medical Records

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 22, 2023

Patricia Lynn Nash, 41, a registered nurse, was charged yesterday with two counts of Medical Records—Intentionally Placing False Information on Chart —Health Care Provider, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced

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Former Northland Mall Security Guards Bound Over in Connection to 2014 Death of MacKenzie Cochran

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 22, 2023

Today, former private security guards Lucius Hamilton, John Seiberling, Gaven King, and Aaron Maree were bound over to the Oakland County Circuit Court in connection with the 2014 death of MacKenzie Cochran at the Northland Mall to face one count each of Involuntary Manslaughter, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced

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Governor Whitmer Visits Key Ukraine Ally, Thanks Foreign and Domestic Troops for Their Service

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 22, 2023

On May 12, 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer concluded her visit to Latvia

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Peters Underscores Need for Continued Strategic Investments in U.S. Manufacturing to Counter the Chinese Government

By Great Lakes Wire Report | May 22, 2023

During the Same Hearing, Peters Also Asked Defense Secretary Austin About Department of Defense’s Collaboration with Department of Homeland Security on Cybersecurity