AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Germfask Michigan. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/germfask-mi 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/germfask-mi https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:08:34 -0500 Investments will benefit children, families, and small businesses in 81 counties, every region  Lansing, MI. — On March 10th, Governor https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-grants-to-help-communities-expand-access-to-low-or-nocost-child-care-31548321-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-whitmer-announces-grants-to-help-communities-expand-access-to-low-or-nocost-child-care-31548321-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 FLINT—Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) today led 61 Members of Congress in urging the Biden administration, including the U.S. Departments of https://www.americantowns.com/news/kildee-leads-new-effort-to-combat-child-labor-in-the-united-states-31549180-flint-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kildee-leads-new-effort-to-combat-child-labor-in-the-united-states-31549180-flint-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today spoke on the Senate floor to call on Congress to pass the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the https://www.americantowns.com/news/with-michigan-close-to-repealing-right-to-work-peters-urges-congress-to-pass-bill-to-protect-workers-right-to-organize-31549423-novi-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/with-michigan-close-to-repealing-right-to-work-peters-urges-congress-to-pass-bill-to-protect-workers-right-to-organize-31549423-novi-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) released the following statement today applauding the Biden Administration’s announcement https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-applauds-epas-firstever-proposed-national-drinking-water-standard-to-address-pfas-contamination-31549424-ypsilanti-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-applauds-epas-firstever-proposed-national-drinking-water-standard-to-address-pfas-contamination-31549424-ypsilanti-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 LANSING, Mich. -- Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer highlighted a recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), which found that Michigan https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-michigan-a-top-state-for-electric-vehicle-battery-investments-bringing-home-166-billion-creating-16300-goodpaying-jobs-31550078-lansing-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-michigan-a-top-state-for-electric-vehicle-battery-investments-bringing-home-166-billion-creating-16300-goodpaying-jobs-31550078-lansing-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON —Today, on Equal Pay Day, Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and https://www.americantowns.com/news/on-equal-pay-day-dingell-and-raskin-release-new-gao-report-on-gender-pay-gap-31550465-ann-arbor-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/on-equal-pay-day-dingell-and-raskin-release-new-gao-report-on-gender-pay-gap-31550465-ann-arbor-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement in support of the EPA’s proposed action to establish https://www.americantowns.com/news/dingell-statement-on-epas-proposed-pfas-drinking-water-standard-31550466-saginaw-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dingell-statement-on-epas-proposed-pfas-drinking-water-standard-31550466-saginaw-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), co-chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, sent a bipartisan letter with several colleagues to https://www.americantowns.com/news/dingell-great-lakes-task-force-urge-president-biden-to-emphasize-importance-of-canadian-investment-in-great-lakes-31550471-muskegon-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dingell-great-lakes-task-force-urge-president-biden-to-emphasize-importance-of-canadian-investment-in-great-lakes-31550471-muskegon-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 DETROIT — Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement on Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank: “What https://www.americantowns.com/news/tlaib-statement-on-silicon-valley-bank-and-signature-bank-31550480-detroit-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tlaib-statement-on-silicon-valley-bank-and-signature-bank-31550480-detroit-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), along with Congresswomen Cori Bush (MO-01), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), https://www.americantowns.com/news/tlaib-leads-reintroduction-of-resolution-calling-for-government-action-to-mitigate-violence-against-women-in-politics-during-womens-history-month-31550482-ypsilanti-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/tlaib-leads-reintroduction-of-resolution-calling-for-government-action-to-mitigate-violence-against-women-in-politics-during-womens-history-month-31550482-ypsilanti-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 LANSING, Mich. -- Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer was joined by Attorney General Dana Nessel, Senator Jeremy Moss, Representative Jason Hoskins, and https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-whitmer-signs-bipartisan-legislation-expanding-rights-and-freedoms-for-lgbtq-michiganders-31551212-muskegon-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-whitmer-signs-bipartisan-legislation-expanding-rights-and-freedoms-for-lgbtq-michiganders-31551212-muskegon-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, raised concern regarding the https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-raises-concern-regarding-us-military-support-to-azerbaijan-amid-continued-aggression-toward-armenia-31552066-southfield-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-raises-concern-regarding-us-military-support-to-azerbaijan-amid-continued-aggression-toward-armenia-31552066-southfield-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Federal Funding Peters Secured Will Help Advance Macomb’s Programs to Address Regional Worker Shortages in Manufacturing, Construction Trades https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-macomb-community-college-president-highlight-new-federal-funding-to-strengthen-workforce-training-for-manufacturing-construction-jobs-31552070-warren-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-macomb-community-college-president-highlight-new-federal-funding-to-strengthen-workforce-training-for-manufacturing-construction-jobs-31552070-warren-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Non-Partisan Center for Effective Lawmaking Recognizes Peters for Authoring and Enacting Most Bills Into Law of Any Senator in Previous Congress https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-again-rated-1-most-effective-us-senator-31552073-livonia-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-again-rated-1-most-effective-us-senator-31552073-livonia-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-convenes-hearing-to-examine-cybersecurity-risks-to-the-healthcare-sector-31552079-muskegon-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-convenes-hearing-to-examine-cybersecurity-risks-to-the-healthcare-sector-31552079-muskegon-mi.html Government and Politics Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500