AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Ionia 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/ionia-mi 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/ionia-mi https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:12:59 -0500 Washington, D.C. -- Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI-05), Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced the Equal Campus Access Act. https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-walberg-sen-lankford-sen-scott-introduce-equal-campus-access-act-31555242-jackson-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-walberg-sen-lankford-sen-scott-introduce-equal-campus-access-act-31555242-jackson-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) announced new bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would require the U.S. Department of https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-announces-new-bipartisan-bicameral-bill-to-formulate-us-response-to-a-potential-taiwan-invasion-31557498-muskegon-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-announces-new-bipartisan-bicameral-bill-to-formulate-us-response-to-a-potential-taiwan-invasion-31557498-muskegon-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 SAGINAW, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and former Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-presents-commemorative-lapel-pins-to-local-vietnam-veterans-in-saginaw-31557500-saginaw-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-presents-commemorative-lapel-pins-to-local-vietnam-veterans-in-saginaw-31557500-saginaw-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) to help protect federal and critical infrastructure systems by https://www.americantowns.com/news/committee-passes-peters-bipartisan-legislation-to-help-secure-open-source-software-31557503-dearborn-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/committee-passes-peters-bipartisan-legislation-to-help-secure-open-source-software-31557503-dearborn-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today condemned Saudi Arabia’s military campaign in Yemen https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-condemns-saudiled-coalition-in-yemen-following-eighth-anniversary-of-war-31557507-livonia-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-condemns-saudiled-coalition-in-yemen-following-eighth-anniversary-of-war-31557507-livonia-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI), along with Representatives Haley Stevens (MI-11) and Tim Walberg https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-stabenow-stevens-walberg-reintroduce-resolution-calling-for-immediate-release-of-michigander-paul-whelan-31557513-novi-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-stabenow-stevens-walberg-reintroduce-resolution-calling-for-immediate-release-of-michigander-paul-whelan-31557513-novi-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) to bolster the performance of federal agencies and ensure https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-bipartisan-bill-to-bolster-transparency-and-accountability-for-federal-agency-performance-goals-advances-in-senate-31557515-ypsilanti-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-bipartisan-bill-to-bolster-transparency-and-accountability-for-federal-agency-performance-goals-advances-in-senate-31557515-ypsilanti-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) advocated for efforts to protect the Great Lakes and secured commitments to do so from Interior https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-advocates-for-efforts-to-protect-the-great-lakes-secures-commitments-from-secretaries-of-interior-and-homeland-security-31557517-frankenmuth-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-advocates-for-efforts-to-protect-the-great-lakes-secures-commitments-from-secretaries-of-interior-and-homeland-security-31557517-frankenmuth-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to incentivize community policing and then secured support https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-secures-support-from-department-of-justice-for-his-bipartisan-legislation-to-incentivize-community-policing-31557519-westland-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-secures-support-from-department-of-justice-for-his-bipartisan-legislation-to-incentivize-community-policing-31557519-westland-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined his Senate colleagues in a letter to https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-joins-senate-colleagues-in-underscoring-national-security-imperatives-tied-to-reproductive-health-care-access-for-service-members-31557520-alpena-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-joins-senate-colleagues-in-underscoring-national-security-imperatives-tied-to-reproductive-health-care-access-for-service-members-31557520-alpena-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 IDA, MI - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Gary Peters (MI) today announced that the Ida Township Fire Department will receive $200,000 to staff https://www.americantowns.com/news/stabenow-peters-announce-200000-for-new-staff-at-ida-township-fire-department-31558615-alpena-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/stabenow-peters-announce-200000-for-new-staff-at-ida-township-fire-department-31558615-alpena-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) released the following statement after a federal judge in Texas ruled against the Food and Drug https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-statement-on-federal-court-ruling-against-fda-approval-of-key-abortion-medication-31559373-frankenmuth-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-statement-on-federal-court-ruling-against-fda-approval-of-key-abortion-medication-31559373-frankenmuth-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to advance U.S. manufacturing policy and economic https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-reintroduces-bipartisan-bill-to-advance-us-manufacturing-policy-and-competitiveness-31559374-southfield-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/peters-reintroduces-bipartisan-bill-to-advance-us-manufacturing-policy-and-competitiveness-31559374-southfield-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed March 25, 2023, Medal of Honor Day in Michigan, to honor the sacrifice and heroism https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-whitmer-proclaims-march-25-medal-of-honor-day-31559928-ypsilanti-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-whitmer-proclaims-march-25-medal-of-honor-day-31559928-ypsilanti-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 LANSING, Mich – Governor Gretchen Whitmer, in accordance with a proclamation issued by President Biden, has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-whitmer-lowers-flags-after-mass-shooting-in-nashville-31559929-adrian-mi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-whitmer-lowers-flags-after-mass-shooting-in-nashville-31559929-adrian-mi.html Government and Politics Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500